Strategic Information Technology Applications Significantly Boost Economic Growth

IT-related services and applications are spreading into more business operations—but bring with them new privacy and intellectual property concerns
Digital technology continues to work its way into every phase of our lives, even as governments across the world seek more regulation and try to slow its growth.

The…

Making Forests More Profitable

How the U.S. is using new ideas, innovative approaches to land management and efficiencies in crop production.
The United States has the fourth-largest forest estate in the world, including about eight percent of the world’s forests.

Tom Tidwell, chief of U.S. Forest Service of the U…

Automotive Developments Today - and the Profound Changes on the Horizon

The U.S. auto industry has flourished in part due to the influence of Japanese companies here. But there are serious game-changing events underway.
The automotive industry became a key growth industry in the U.S., especially after World War II, helping the U.S. solidify its position as…

Ports Look to Infrastructure Upgrades

As losses from the pandemic subside, economic recovery for ports means making them more useful for larger and larger container ships.
The pandemic, now showing signs of abating, effectively slowed down cargo shipping into the U.S. through 2020, especially those shipments originating in China. But things are changing fast…

Time To “Pivot, Stretch, And Adapt”

One of the global industries that has taken the biggest economic hit over the last year is the tourism industry. Tourism made up 10 percent of global GDP in 2019 and was worth almost $9 trillion, according to McKinsey and Company tourism report, making the sector nearly three times larger…