By Michael Keating, Contributing Writer for Expansion Solutions ~ Sites for electric vehicle assembly, food and pharma are in high demand ~ Economists at the Federal Reserve expect the U.S. economy to grow in 2021 by four percent and unemployment to…
Site Selection Investigates New Location Drivers for Aviation
By John H. (“Jack”) Boyd, The Boyd Company, Inc., Location Consultant Introduction The U.S. aerospace and defense industry (A&D) is a major player in our nation’s economy. It accounts for almost 15 percent of our country’s manufacturing workforce or about…
Retail: Winning Hearts and Wallets in the Age of COVID-19 and Beyond
By Michael D. White, author and freelance writer It’s been said that trying to forecast the future without taking a good look at the past is like speeding down a crowded highway without a rear view mirror. To look, then,…
Cybersecurity: Blood in the Water
By Michael D. White, author and freelance writer Over the past year, the internet has attracted an increasingly disconcerting number of predatory cybercriminals, who, like sharks to chum, are irresistibly drawn to unwary prey and the escalating dependence of businesses…
How to Leverage Data to Enhance and Strengthen Decisions in Volatile Freight Markets
By Adam Robinson, VP, Product Marketing SONAR For all freight management segments, navigating a volatile freight market’s complexities stand out as a leading disruption of 2020. This year has taught freight management experts and leaders that nothing is set in…
Solid Check Up for Medical Device Industry
By Mark R. Smith, Contributing Writer Imagine this scenario: The U.S. headquarters of an international medical device concern starts the year in growth mode and by the end of 2020 – despite the COVID-19 pandemic – adds more than 1,000…