When Disaster Strikes, Businesses Answer the Call

When Hurricane Helene left three feet of mud caking the streets and devastated his health clinic, Joshua Newton didn't wait for help—he grabbed medical supplies from his damaged building and spent three weeks treating flood victims for free. In an op-ed in Disaster Recovery Journal, U.S. Chamber Foundation's Rob Glenn explores how businesses across America are becoming essential first responders to disasters, filling critical gaps with speed and precision, and argues why supporting them could transform how communities recover from future disasters.