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. […]


01.27.2022

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 […]


01.27.2022

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 […]


01.27.2022

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 […]


01.27.2022

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 […]


01.27.2022

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 […]


12.16.2021

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. […]


12.16.2021

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 […]


12.16.2021

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 […]


12.16.2021

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 […]


12.16.2021