Expert insights on security services, Tennessee regulations, hiring best practices, and industry trends. Published since 2015.
Tennessee security firms can't hire fast enough. With Amazon paying $15/hr and guards earning $10-12, the math doesn't work. Here's how the crisis is playing out.
Allied Universal is finalizing its G4S buyout, creating the world's largest security firm. Here's how Tennessee clients and competitors will be affected.
Memphis homicides in January 2021 signal another deadly year. With MPD down 500+ officers, private security demand is surging across Shelby County.
What Tennessee's security industry faces in 2021: post-COVID recovery, Nashville bombing fallout, Memphis violence, and a hiring surge on the horizon.
COVID-19 permanently altered Tennessee's security industry. Winners, losers, and the trends that aren't going away as 2020 draws to a close.
Tennessee's holiday retail security spending is shifting from storefronts to warehouses. Memphis logistics hubs and curbside pickup are rewriting the playbook.
Tennessee counties are ramping up polling place security for the 2020 election. Private security, legal questions, and heightened tensions complicate the picture.
Remote video monitoring and virtual guard services are filling staffing gaps across Tennessee. Here's where the technology works and where it falls short.
Memphis is on pace for 330 homicides in 2020. Property owners and businesses are spending more on private security than ever before.
COVID split Tennessee's security industry down the middle. Healthcare and logistics can't hire fast enough while events and hospitality bleed jobs.
George Floyd protests reach Tennessee in late May 2020. Security companies face spiking demand, curfews, and tough questions about their role in the moment.
Security guards across Tennessee work hospital entrances, warehouses, and retail stores during COVID-19. Most get no hazard pay, no recognition, no PPE.