Automation Transforming the U.S. Economy

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 […]

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Defining Automation

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.

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Montrose Development Debate Data Driven Economic Development Webinar

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

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Bringing Fierce Competitors Together to Drive Change – Guest Blog

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

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Grassroots Lobbying Produces Policy Results

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

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