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Gov. Mitch Daniels delivers remarks in 2011 at a MEK Group-produced media event for the WestGate Academy groundbreaking.
Aug 7, 2024 | Trends and Insights

“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 

Impact of unintended consequences
Aug 2, 2024 | Trends and Insights

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 

What makes the devise difference between victory and defeat? Strategic leadership
Aug 2, 2024 | Trends and Insights

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 

Rural Economic Development

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 

How does your brand resonate across key communications channels?
Mar 29, 2024 | Trends and Insights

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 

Tony Satterthwaite, Senior Vice President of Cummins,delivers the keynote address.
Mar 29, 2024 | Trends and Insights

“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 

Christopher Pfaff CEO Knox County Indiana Economic Development
Jan 2, 2024 | Trends and Insights

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 

Dec 28, 2023 | Trends and Insights

Note: in July 2024, Google reversed its decision and will retain 3rd-party cookies. As the Wall Street Journal reported on July 23, “In a major reversal, Google is ending a plan to eliminate cookies in its Chrome browser after four years of efforts, delays and disagreements with the advertising...Read More 

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