Earlier this month, the House passed the America Competes Act, which aims to invest in domestic research, manufacturing and innovation to strengthen the country’s global competitiveness. A similar bill passed the Senate in June and now Congress will work to reconcile the two for the President’s signature. The message behind…

At this time last year, we were hopeful for a transition from a worldwide pandemic year to one with a return to normalcy. It began promisingly enough but the COVID-19 virus stuck around, tenacious in its grip on our health, our day-to-day lives and, significantly, our economy. …

“When the end of the world comes, I want to be in Cincinnati because it’s always 20 years behind the times.” So said beloved author Mark Twain according to local legend. I like to think it is more legend than truth, although Twain did spend some time in our fair…

The most recent jobs report from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics shows a dramatic drop in unemployment between June 2020 and June 2021. This is an excellent sign that we are finally turning a corner after the toll this pandemic year has taken on the economy. Now, as we…

I was a software executive, and an industrial engineer by education, during the nascent days of the internet in the mid ’90s and the majority of my colleagues were clustered in technology hubs like Silicon Valley and Boston. Me, I was smack in the middle of the beautiful heartland. …