Economic News, Blog Posts & Updates

Retail Sales: A Waning Consumer

There are different pictures to paint for the retail industry in 2019, depending on the sector you’re looking at. While some outlooks are sunnier than others, the overarching ...

Manufacturing in 2019: Preparing for the Slowdown

By: Alex Chausovsky on 01/10/19 8:45

The manufacturing sector prospered in 2018. Supported by favorable tailwinds associated with tax reform, business investment surged, and many manufacturing companies had their ...

2019-2020: The Other Side of 2018

By: Brian and Alan Beaulieu on 12/03/18 10:24

The business cycle is shifting, and the transition is occurring now. Accordingly, we all need to shift our thinking in anticipation of where the business cycle is taking us.

80/20 Business Transformation: What to Expect

By: ITR Economics on 11/01/18 15:50

In the mid-1980s, Illinois Tool Works (ITW) became the first company to embrace the Pareto Principle as a business operating model. The move paid off, leading to 25 years of ...

Where Are the Various Construction Markets Headed in 2019?

By: Connor Lokar on 10/10/18 16:13

This webinar will cover the state of construction in the US, how different industry segments are faring, and which regions the leading indicators and other metrics are favoring.

Is US Manufacturing Dead?

By: Lauren Saidel-Baker on 08/15/18 13:25

Is US manufacturing dead? Not exactly. Contrary to this often-repeated pronouncement, total US manufacturing production has more than doubled since the 1970s and is now close ...

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