Above Average Rise in Cost of Employee Benefits in 2018

Employers are looking at ever-rising health costs in the coming year, as it is predicted that the average cost for employee health benefits will rise by over five percent in 2018. How can employers prepare for this above average rise in cost of employee benefits predicted for next year…

U.S. Department of Commerce Invests $600,000 to Boost Entrepreneurial Development in Texas

The U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $600,000 grant to the Dallas Entrepreneur Center of Dallas, Texas, to provide technical assistance to businesses in South Dallas through the creation of three new entrepreneurial centers. According to grantee estimates, the project is expected…

Alabama: Innovation in Technology for Economic Development

In Alabama, public and private sectors are committed to helping the businesses and industries of the state succeed, which has been a major factor in bringing many world-class companies to Alabama in recent years.

Airbus, BASF, GE Aviation, Home Depot, Honda, Hyundai, Mercedes, Outokumpu, Polaris, Remington, Toyota and Webster…

14th Annual BioManufacturing Capacity and Production Report and Survey

The 14th Annual Biopharma Manufacturing Capacity and Production Report is the industry’s most detailed, leading study of biotherapeutic developers and contract manufacturing organizations’ current and projected future capacity and production.

The report’s 476 pages of data-rich analysis will help improve decision-making in biomanufacturing operations, with in…

Healthcare Today: National Access vs. Local Cost & Quality

The following is a dialogue between Mark Kramer, co-founder and managing director of FSG, a global social impact consulting firm and Dr. Atul Gawande, a public health researcher and associate professor of surgery at Harvard Medical School.

Mark Kramer: Why is it that most private foundations believe that health…