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COVID-19 Has Upended the Traditional Company-Worker Location Dynamic

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...

COVID-19 Accelerates Call to Bring Customer Support Jobs Home to the U.S.

COVID-19 Accelerates Call to Bring Customer Support Jobs Home to the U.S.

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...

Manufacturing

The Global COVID-19 Pandemic Is Accelerating the Pace of Reshoring

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 ...

Regulated Energy

Polymer Companies Appear to be Taking The Plastic Rubbish Problem Seriously

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

How Technology Influences the Logistics Market

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

Technology

IT for the 21st Century

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

Workforce

The Workforce of the Future Is Taking Shape Today

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

Workforce

Shifting Workforce Dynamics Require Changing Solutions

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

New Directions for Medical Device Manufacturing

New Directions for Medical Device Manufacturing

The global medical device industry has seen strong and sustainable growth. Banking on an aging population, increasing incidence of chronic and lifesty...

Reshaping Economic Development Policies from the Governor’s Office

Reshaping Economic Development Policies from the Governor’s Office

The 2018 elections caused a spirited debate on job creation, the economy and the direction our country will take to maintain economic prosperity. Alth...