The U.S. economy is recovering, albeit slowly, and manufacturing seems to be a bright spot, along with the energy and technology sectors. But this recovery is taking place in a sea of uncertainty. Companies of […] Read More
Global perspectives from MSCI
The U.S. economy is recovering, albeit slowly, and manufacturing seems to be a bright spot, along with the energy and technology sectors. But this recovery is taking place in a sea of uncertainty. Companies of […] Read More
The Big Sort: Why the Clustering of Like-Minded America Is Tearing Us Apartby Bill Bishop. Mariner Books, 2009.We blame political partisanship for all sorts of things: gerrymandering, humongous campaign contributions, plots on the right or […] Read More
“Dogs don't bark at parked cars”- Anonymous At the summer meeting of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce’s Committee of 100, talk turned inevitably to leadership and action. One of the keynote speakers, a former Cabinet secretary, […] Read More
America’s manufacturing companies are on the cusp of a major demographic transition. Managers and senior supervisors who entered manufacturing in the 1960s and ’70s—the Baby Boomers—are beginning to retire. Their logical successors would be members […] Read More
The adage “What gets measured, gets done” has long been true in the metals industry. But the changing dynamics of the industry—the demand for more customized services, increasingly sophisticated technology, and recruiting and hiring challenges—are […] Read More