25% of the manufacturing workforce is over 55 years old. At the same time, the manufacturing industry is struggling to attract enough younger workers with the right skills and qualifications. Facing a workforce crisis—with open jobs in manufacturing recently reaching an all-time high—manufacturers are finding that retaining older workers is not only a necessity but an asset. Learn more here.
In August 2019, Business Roundtable (an association of chief executive officers) released a historic statement that redefines the purpose of a corporation. The big change? Shareholder primacy no longer rules supreme. Learn About the Greater Purpose of a Corporation as defined by 181 CEOs.
Last week, Inc. magazine published its annual list of the 5,000 fastest growing private companies in the USA. This year’s list includes 135 companies from North Carolina (53 from the Charlotte region) and 57 companies from South Carolina.
The team at OneRagteam (a platform that brings together entrepreneurs, investors and corporations) has created a terrific infographic that illustrates concrete ways in which Artificial Intelligence either has disrupted, or will disrupt across a wide range of sectors. View it here.
Last week, the Charlotte Regional Business Alliance published its Second Quarter 2019 “Charlotte Regional Growth Report”. The key take away? Tech and Logistics dominated job announcement growth in the quarter with 13 projects; 3,421 jobs; and a capital investment of $250.1 million.
So what can the labor flow of 500 million people on LinkedIn tell us about the structure of the global economy? Quite a bit according to a first of a kind study conducted by researchers at Indiana University and LinkedIn. One example: there are strong ties in the flow of labor between the credit card and airline industries. Learn more here.
Yes, it always pays to leverage warm connections in the world of professional networking. That said, cold messaging someone on LinkedIn can deliver results. Here are the 4 essential strategies you need to know to improve your cold messaging LinkedIn Inmail game! Click here.
Recently, Fortune magazine profiled Charlotte and the city’s impressive economic renaissance and exploding startup scene (the Queen City can now boast that it has birthed three “unicorns” including Tresata, Red Ventures and AvidXchange). Learn how Charlotte became the south’s capital of capital.
Did you know that in the world of karate, there is a better chance of breaking a board with the strike of your hand if you aim for a spot about 6″ behind the board? There is a lesson to be learned here. Aiming beyond the target can be beneficial when planning for the future. Read this article from Chief Executive magazine to learn more.
At the beginning of August 2019, Business North Carolina magazine published its annual list of the 50 largest public companies in North Carolina. New to the list: Honeywell International (#2), Dentsply Sirona (#11), Advance Auto Parts (#13), Kontoor Brands (#33), BMC Stock Holdings (#36), Precision Biosciences (#44), Barings BDC (#46) and Biodelivery Services International (#49).