On December 8, 2020 Courtney Bailey, Bailey Coach vice president of sales and operations, spoke at our weekly meeting. When coronavirus hysteria reached fever pitch, in mid-March 2020, many businesses were forced to close temporarily or, within a matter of days or weeks, permanently. Bailey Coach, Southcentral Pennsylvania’s fastest-growing transportation company, was deeply impacted when travel ground to a halt. The company had been through tough times before. The September 11, 2001, attacks forced them to lay off staff for the first time, and four years later, the company was back to where it had been prior to the attacks by focusing on diversification such as handling travel for sports teams, military units and weddings. The Bailey transportation business was experiencing thousands of dollars in cancellations each day. They came up with a way to keep the business afloat by using the disinfecting sprayers they were using for vehicles. They would offer to disinfect area businesses. This would allow them to generate some income, keep some staff working and allow them to do some good in the world. These electrostatic sprayers, also known as foggers, are commonly used in airplanes, cruise ships, hospitals and meat-packing facilities. Amid its pivoting and reinventing itself at a critical time, the Bailey Coach team continued to live up to the company’s mission to give back to the community.
