Measuring the impact of automation involves a consideration of both macroeconomic and microeconomic measures; however, the critical measure of how automation impacts a regional economy is what regions will gain and lose jobs with this massive economic change. The American economy has benefitted from technological advances. In 1870, almost 50% of American employees worked in […]
The American economy remains the strongest in the world but technology advances are expected to have a major impact on a range of American industries as illustrated by the table below. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Current economic projections see overall job growth in professional services, educational services, and health care while most other […]
Automation is the technique of making an apparatus, a process, or a system operate automatically and can further be defined as the creation and application of technology to monitor and control the production and delivery of products and services.[i] Recent economic analysis of automation is often tied to “machine learning” or Artificial Intelligence and machine robotics. […]
We live in the age of Big Data. The access to massive amounts of data points matched with unprecedented computer power and broadband speeds are transforming the global economy. Who would have imagined that Amazon would have over 300,000 employees at the end of 2018 compared to just 100,000 at General Motors? Join the Montrose […]
We live in the age of Big Data. The access to massive amounts of data points matched with unprecedented computer power and broadband speeds are transforming the global economy. Who would have imagined that Amazon would have over 300,000 employees at the end of 2018 compared to just 100,000 at General Motors? Automation has been […]
By Kimberly McConville, CAE No matter your industry, chances are there’s a community issue you champion and support. Consider distracted driving, education, poverty, health. While we can forge ahead as individual organizations to deliver solutions, what if instead we joined forces? In the non-alcoholic beverage industry, we are achieving progress by doing just that. Through […]
State government term limits, a sharply divided electorate and unregulated campaign contributions have dramatically complicated the public policy making process at the local, state and federal government. Local government leaders are impacted by changes in state and federal laws. State lawmakers in 15 states have term-limits which reformers hoped would launch a new breed of […]
2018 will be a year dominated by politics and some policy in the Ohio Statehouse. 99 Ohio House seats and half of the 33 Ohio Senate seats are up for grabs in 2018. With 2018 being an election year, and one in which many are predicting a potentially challenging year for Republicans, legislative leaders are […]
A tax reform victory does not mean that Washington DC is working again. Immigration reform, federal budget and appropriation, health care and a range of other issues are a constant political struggle for the President and the Congress. President Donald Trump, who defines unpredictable threw out a unique idea as to how to promote bi-partisan […]
America lives in the age of political chaos. You don’t have to look at Washington to understand this statement. Look at the politics of the Buckeye State. Ohio is a political state that is in play for both Republicans and Democrats nationally in every Presidential election. The upcoming 2018 statewide elections in Ohio illustrates this […]