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Sometimes it seems that every economic development organization includes “advanced manufacturing (AM)” among the industries it hopes to attract and su...

With quarantines, lockdowns, restaurant closures and work-from-home, consumers had more time to research how their food is being produced and where it...

Since the end of WWII, the world’s manufacturers have pursued the lowest cost of production with little regard to tariffs, trade policy and shipping i...

Offshore outsourcing has been a hot topic for many years and gained tremendous momentum in the 1990s and early 2000s with companies intently focused o...

While reshoring is a hot topic right now, it’s important to recognize the trend predates the global COVID-19 pandemic by about five years. The global ...

For many years, nobody knew much about the plastics business because it was sandwiched between oil and gas and a huge variety of finished goods. But n...

Technology is revolutionizing the logistics sector and modifying the fundamental ways in which we look at and define logistics. There are many forms o...

Each year, companies reach out to information technology firms to find a partner that meets their technology and business needs. IT professionals must...

America’s governors are stepping up to the challenge of growing automation and globalization in the workforce. Recognizing that preparing the workforc...

The ancient philosopher Heraclitus of Ephesus has been credited with the phrase, “There is nothing permanent except change.” This line of thought is ...