As the pandemic (hopefully) subsides, tourism companies welcome a steady surge in business

It’s been a long 2-plus years downturn, but tourism is showing strong signs of a comeback

The biggest economic development news about tourism is the end of the pandemic—hopefully. Even as another variant appears to be taking over, there is a growing sense that the worst is…

The food and beverage industry is making a strong a comeback

New ideas in consumer preferences and unique product marketing drive a quickening pace of development

The food and beverage industry has been taking some serious economic hits over the last year. For example, Pepsico’s net income for the second quarter announced July 12 was down almost a billion dollars…

Crowded Seaports Adjusting to Increased Import Volumes

But more and improved infrastructure is still needed to keep imports and exports rolling along in a post-pandemic business climate
It’s been a tough year or two for seaports around the world, with the pandemic becoming the main impediment to generating steady revenue, but also because of the…

Agri-technology adoption begins in earnest amidst the digitization of farming

How new technologies and rapidly spreading connectivity with the internet are profoundly transforming farming
An October, 2020 McKinsey report found that agriculture must embrace a digital transformation enabled by connectivity—but it’s behind. “Agriculture remains less digitized compared with many other industries globally,” the report found. Past advances were…

Airports Readying Facilities for the Coming Surge in Traffic

As the pandemic appears to be waning, developments at airports accelerate to help prepare for a streamlined, safer, and more technology-connected passenger experience
The survival, reorganization, and renewal of airports across the country has begun as more airports are relaxing pandemic standards and have used some of the downtime…