Agility recovered critical operations at three Iowa businesses as a result of recent flooding and is currently involved in an unrelated recovery in Montreal:
- A foodservice vendor in Cedar Falls, Iowa, lost its Internet access, a critical function of its front-office operation. Agility restored connectivity with a satellite dish within 24 hours of the disaster declaration.
- An insurance agency in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, received a generator and satellite connection from Agility within 24 hours of the disaster declaration.
- In Cedar Rapids, Iowa, a large financial sector of a Fortune 10 company required 100 laptop computers for use by employees displaced by the flooding. The laptops arrived onsite within 24 hours of the disaster declaration.
- Unrelated to the flooding in Iowa, a Montreal-based insurance division of a global financial services company experienced severe damage from a tornado and hail storm. Agility-provided mobile office space, generator, satellite connectivity and technology is onsite. The company’s operations were restored on June 17.
In addition to the recoveries, Agility worked with 13 other Iowa businesses. These businesses were on “alert” status, meaning they experienced a threat to their operations but have not yet initiated an Agility recovery.
“We’re monitoring disaster activity throughout North America and are ready to deploy resources to members in need,” said Bob Boyd, Agility’s president and CEO. “Our promise is to deliver within 48 hours. I’m happy to say we’ve cut that timeframe in half and have had our members up-and-running when they needed us most.”