January ‘22 at-a-glance … regulations
The U.S. Supreme Court blocked the Biden administration’s proposed vaccine or testing mandate for companies with 100+ employees Jan. 13. […]
Key learnings from 2021
McKinsey’s top 10 articles for 2021 address the post-pandemic world, reskilling China’s workers into lifelong learners, diversity and inclusion, harnessing […]
Retaining younger talent demands innovative approaches
Gartner’s How to Retain Gen Z and Millennial Supply Chain Talent identifies increasing work flexibility as the leading approach for […]
U.S. ranks high on assessment of where to locate production facilities
A new study by KPMG and the Manufacturing Institute compares the cost of doing business in the U.S. with 16 […]
January ’22 at-a-glance … energy
Now that DOE is revisiting test procedures and energy-conservation standards, it also has reactivated the Appliance Standards and Rulemaking Federal […]
Despite supply chain challenges, Santa set to depart Dec. 24
Continuing the holiday tradition, the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) will again track Santa’s progress online, by phone at […]
State of American Business – U.S. Chamber of Commerce event
Register to join the U.S. Chamber of Commerce’s State of American Business signature event Tuesday, Jan. 11 at 10 a.m. […]
December at-a-glance … taxes, tariffs & trade
NAFEM provided comments to the U.S. Department of Commerce (DOC) about its concerns with the tariff rate quota (TRQ) that […]
December at-a-glance … supply chain
U.S. retailers Target and Walmart report higher inventories than last year, with Walmart reporting U.S. inventories up 11.5%. Additionally, FedEx […]
DOE announces changes to 2020 Process Rule; rolls back standardized rulemaking process
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) issued a new 2021 Final Process Rule. The new rule, effective Jan. 12, revises […]