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2021 COVID-19 Pandemic Survey for the City of Huntsville and Madison County Companies & Organizations

This survey is being sent to Huntsville and Madison County corporations and organizations to better understand the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and to seek input on how Huntsville has supported the resiliency of its businesses, organizations and citizens.

The survey is a joint effort conducted by Mayor Tommy Battle, the Huntsville/Madison County Chamber of Commerce, Exemplar City, Inc., and Huntsville’s technology initiatives (Geo, Energy, Cyber and Bio).
1.What is the current status of your workforce?(Required.)
2.If your workforce is partially remote, when do you expect that you will go back to primarily on-site operations?
3.Is your company expected to reduce the size of your office space in Huntsville/Madison County as a result of the pandemic?(Required.)
4.What measures did your company take at the beginning of the pandemic (March 2020 and beyond) to sustain business continuity? Check all that apply.(Required.)
5.Are you planning to require vaccination for your workforce in order to fully staff your office location?(Required.)
6.What would you do differently (lessons learned) that would have prepared your company better?(Required.)
7.Please identify your industry sector.(Required.)
8.What is your primary industry type?(Required.)
9.What is the accessibility of your operating facilities?(Required.)
10.What is the employee size of your organization?(Required.)
11.Did the area’s infrastructure (fiber, telecommunications, transportation, hospitals etc.) contribute to your success during the pandemic?(Required.)
12.What did Huntsville’s Community and Government organizations (e.g. city government, Chamber, business community, volunteer organizations) do right or wrong to support your business during the pandemic? Please be as specific as possible and name an organization and an example.(Required.)
13.Please provide your contact information:(Required.)
Results of the survey will be publicly distributed in May by the Chamber of Commerce and Exemplar City. Your company responses will not be identifiable. As incentive to complete the survey, participating companies will have an opportunity for a preview and discussion of the results. 

Exemplar City Background: Exemplar City is a 501c3 charitable non-profit organization founded in 2014 in Huntsville, and a sister organization to Huntsville’s technology initiatives in Energy, Geospatial, Cyber and Biotech. Exemplar City develops educational programs that municipal governments can follow when faced with a wide variety of challenges such as responding to a local emergency or crisis, mitigating economic impacts, facing overwhelming infrastructure demands, or dealing with workforce skill and capacity issues. The objective is to build safe, secure, and sustainable communities using integrated technology foundations and best practices.