The US infrastructure is in dire need of upgrading. Highways, bridges, and sewer systems across the country are showing signs of wear and tear, in some instances even crumbling. The estimated cost of critical infrastructure improvements exceeds $1 trillion. In February 2018, the Trump administration proposed a $200 billion infrastructure… Read More

Today’s skills gap has multiple root causes. Tops among them: education shortfalls, mass Baby Boomer retirements, a tight talent market leading to fewer active job seekers. But promising efforts are underway to reduce the skills shortfall by revamping two age-old pathways to workforce building. Educational institutions, companies, and federal, state,… Read More

As we’ve explored in our other articles, simply recruiting and hiring top talent isn’t enough to ensure a company’s success. How organizations manage talent over time determines how, or if, that talent is able to make a meaningful contribution to the bottom line. How effectively you onboard, train, develop, and… Read More

3-D printing technology has been around since the mid-1980’s and has been particularly useful for creating design prototypes. But, in recent years, it has matured significantly and is now used in a variety of industries to speed up the design and manufacture of products.  As the technology, also known as… Read More

Given ongoing rapid advances in automation, there is widespread concern about its impact on employment and the future of jobs. Automation in certain sectors, such as manufacturing, has already caused massive displacement of workers. Experts say automation will profoundly change the nature of the job market across sectors in the… Read More

With the labor market near full employment, employers trying to expand their workforce face a daunting challenge. Companies looking to fill skilled-labor jobs face an even greater challenge because skilled tradespeople are in particularly short supply. Currently, many of these jobs are filled by aging baby boomers who are retiring… Read More

The cryptocurrency industry has experienced massive growth in the last several years resulting in a frenzy of media coverage about how digital currency may disrupt global payments systems and the world economy. The attention is merited: the cryptocurrency market is expected to achieve a $1 trillion valuation in 2018. 1… Read More