CONTENTS
FEATURES
January 2022
44 58
36
44
50
WORKPLACE & EMPLOYMENT LAW
Remote Work Is Here to Stay
Even when the pandemic ends , many Capital Region workers won ’ t go back to five days a week in the office . by Steven Yoder
ECONOMIC FORECAST
Sacramento ’ s 2022 Economic Forecast : It ’ s Complicated
After a once-in-a-century pandemic , what happens next ? The Capital Region ’ s economic experts weigh in . by Jeff Wilser
MANUFACTURING
Getting Fuel Out of the Woods
Innovative companies are turning wood into fuels . Can forest waste be next ? by Eric Johnson
ON THE COVER PHOTO BY TERENCE DUFFY
2022 ECONOMIC FORECAST | HEALING GROUNDS | TURNING TREE WASTE TO FUEL
BUSINESS INSIGHT FOR CALIFORNIA ’ S CAPITAL REGION JANUARY ‘ 22 VOL . 34 | NO . 1
the new remote reality
Working from home will continue in 2022
58
ARCHITECTURE
New Health Care Facilities Provide Healing Grounds
Local health care providers are moving away from sterile , stark buildings to soft , welcoming , holistic facilities . by Laurie Lauletta-Boshart
January 2022 | comstocksmag . com 13