INDUSTRY | CE Pro 100 Overcomes MAJOR HURDLES 2021 The median CE Pro 100 integration firm's revenues fell just 2.4% in 2020 despite pandemic shutdowns. By Jason Knott WHOEVER introduced hurdles to the sports world might have been a masochist. The history books say that in 1830 someone decided it would be a fun idea to take an already-challenging running race and place large wooden barriers on the track that are clearly designed to make the runners trip and fall flat on their faces. It's pretty cruel when you think about it. But even with those barriers confronting them, competitors still take on the challenge of the race. In 2020, CE Pro 100 integration companies faced major obstacles also, but these were much greater than those faced by Olympians. These were life and death challenges - literally in 26 | CE Pro May 2021 C2105 pp26-36 CEP100.indd 26 cepro.com 4/6/21 10:40 AMhttp://www.cepro.com