If you build it, can you power it, staff it, supply it, and sustain it? The year 2025 will see professionals in commercial, economic, and policy development tackling major shifts in industrial demand and capacity, including a growing near-insatiable thirst for electrical power. Challenges will also bring...Read More
“Our region is sinking into oblivion,” noted one Daviess County local 20 years ago. Back then there was no $100 million WestGate@Crane Technology Park, no direct interstate access to the $2 billion Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC) at Crane, no ROI Master Plan for development. No state READI...Read More
As AI and other forces grow in scope, more catalyzed change is expected in the next 25 years than there was in the last 25. And that’s taking into account past major events of systemic change like the previous rise of the internet, and with it cloud-computing, cryptocurrency, high-power cell phones,...Read More
When everything’s on the line, what makes the decisive difference? State-of-the-art weapons systems and cutting-edge technology play a role, but one element is absolute. In their wide-ranging book Conflict – The Evolution of Warfare from 1945 to Ukraine, General David Petraeus and historian Andrew...Read More
The Site Selection magazine headline recently summed it up: “When Being Small Is a Big Advantage.” Over the past four or so years, rural America has experienced an unexpected and remarkable growth trend. As the magazine noted, “record inflation, remote working, rising big-city crime, and lifestyle...Read More
In an AI-cluttered world, how does your brand voice resonate across key communication channels? Can your brand champions, influencers – and most importantly – your customers easily grasp a consistent brand tone, content, and style? Is it time to refresh your brand voice? Far from being an abstraction,...Read More
“Imagine what we can create together.” Global business opportunities. National security issues arising from East Asia, Europe and the Middle East. AI-powered manufacturing innovation. Complex challenges in achieving zero emissions for a healthy planet. CEOs, top executives and experts spanned...Read More
Last fall, Knox County officials and I joined Gov. Eric Holcomb and the Indiana Economic Development Corporation (IEDC) for a week-long trade mission in Japan. Some may ask, why are focused visits like these vital to Indiana – and particularly southern Indiana? Here’s a key fact: Indiana has the...Read More
