How Memphis Security Companies Are Filling the COVID Screening Gap
Memphis security firms are adding temperature checks, capacity monitoring, and mask enforcement as Shelby County businesses reopen during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Memphis Violent Crime Is Up Almost 10% This Quarter. The Pandemic Is Only Part of the Story.
Violent crime in Memphis rose 9.7% in Q2 2020 compared to the same period last year. The pandemic contributed, but economic stress, court closures, and shifting police resources tell a more complicated story.
Six Months of COVID: Which Memphis Security Companies Showed Up and Which Disappeared
A mid-year review of how Memphis security companies handled the pandemic. Some adapted and grew. Others went quiet. Here's what we've seen from the firms working the Memphis market in 2020.
Getting a Guard Card in Tennessee Right Now Is a Nightmare. Here's Why.
COVID-19 has thrown Tennessee's security guard licensing process into chaos. Fingerprinting backlogs, closed training facilities, and delayed background checks are leaving companies short-staffed.
Curfews, the National Guard, and Boarded-Up Windows: Memphis After a Week of Protests
One week of protests in Memphis brought curfews, National Guard troops, vandalized businesses, and an overwhelmed private security industry scrambling to respond.
George Floyd Is Dead. Memphis Is About to Erupt. What Private Security Needs to Know Right Now.
With protests spreading from Minneapolis to cities nationwide, Memphis private security companies face urgent questions about civil unrest preparedness, liability, and the days ahead.
Memphis Reopens in Phases. Security Companies Are Making It Up as They Go.
Shelby County's Phase 1 reopening forces Memphis security companies to retrain guards for temperature checks, mask enforcement, and occupancy counting - duties nobody signed up for.
Every Warehouse in Memphis Needs Security Yesterday. There Aren't Enough Guards to Go Around.
E-commerce is surging and Memphis warehouses can't hire security fast enough. Armed guard shortages and TDCI licensing backlogs are making it worse.
Memphis in May Is Dead for 2020. Here's What That Costs the Security Industry.
Memphis in May's full cancellation wipes out millions in event security contracts. Local firms scramble as every major festival and sporting event disappears.
Tennessee's Stay-at-Home Order Ends April 30. Most Security Companies Aren't Ready.
Gov. Lee lifts Tennessee's stay-at-home order but Shelby County stays locked down. Security firms face a split reopening with new duties they never trained for.