The New Forestry Momentum

The National Forest System sees over 149 million visitors a year, bringing over $10 billion to the U.S. economy and supporting about 143,000 jobs, mostly in gateway and rural communities.

Wildfires, always the biggest concern for the U.S. Forestry Agency, burned almost 7.6 million hectares across…

The Manufacturing Trifecta: Better Design Methods, Streamlined Production, Reduced Costs

Manufacturing in general in the U.S. has always been one of the greatest drivers of economic growth across the nation. Today, with the challenges of COVID-19 shutting down plants and reducing output, it’s critical to examine manufacturing facts and figures from last year to get a real…

Global and U.S. Seaports Struggling in a State of Economic Flux

Shipping and other logistics involved in the infrastructure of transportation, distribution and delivery are holding steady for now, but struggling as the economy looks to regain its footing amid a raging COVID-19 pandemic.

Seaports have always been one of the nation’s vital economic engines and employment generators, which…

Agri-Technology Picking Up Speed While Food Processing Expansion Clicks Up

What is happening in technology serving agribusiness planting, harvesting, processing and distributing right now promises to advance the agricultural industry by leaps and bounds.

Drones monitor crops; farms can work entirely hydroponically, with complete crop systems stacked up vertically in reclaimed warehouses in urban areas; new water and pest mitigation…

The Economic Fallout from COVID-19—and what business is doing about it

As a global pandemic rages on with continuing uncertainty, projections for a positive, beneficial outcome are a moving target.

Every day now, there is another forum of people in politics, in business, in healthcare, and in societal or media analysis talking about the COVID-19 pandemic and what to do…