The Weekly Report
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Hopeful Adapting
September 14, 2020
As students of all ages head back to school this fall, one thing is sure: Few back-to-school seasons have been weirder.
College enrollments were trending downward even before COVID hit. About a year ago before anyone heard the word “COVID,” 250,000 fewer students had registered for higher education than the year before — with 77,000 of that number coming from two-year colleges…
Hopeful Adapting
The Weekly Report – September 14, 2020 As students of all ages head back to school this fall, one thing is sure: Few back-to-school seasons…
Prospective Hindsight
The Weekly Report – September 8, 2020 Face it. Most manufacturers are looking for creative ways to bring clarity to an otherwise murky marketplace.
Opportunity Knocks Twice
The Weekly Report – August 31, 2020 Our State of Manufacturing® survey was cut short by COVID-19, but the timing of the do-over could not…
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Browse previous Weekly Reports
- September 8, 2020 – Prospective Hindsight
- August 31, 2020 – Opportunity Knocks Twice
- August 17, 2020 – Face Value
- August 3, 2020 – Printing Success
- July 20, 2020 – Battle Tested
- July 13, 2020 – Adapted Planning
- July 3, 2020 – Almost Like Being There
- June 16, 2020 – A Pandemic Success Story
- June 8, 2020 – NextGen Manufacturers
- June 1, 2020 – National Exposure
- May 19, 2020 – The ‘Off Season’
- May 4, 2020 – USA! USA!
- April 27, 2020 – The Value of Shared Experiences
- April 20, 2020 – Manufacturers Strapping in for a Tumultuous Ride
- April 13, 2020 – The Hunt Continues
- April 6, 2020 – Rosie’s Return
- March 30, 2020 – Lemonade
- March 17, 2020 – Forget the Paper Trail
- March 2, 2020 – All Roads Go Through Strategy
- February 25, 2020 – Lean Lives
- February 17, 2020 – Off the Radar
- February 10, 2020 – A Bigger Room
- January 14, 2020 – The Real Skinny
- January 7, 2020 – Minnesota’s war on “Wage Theft”
- December 16, 2019 – Planning = Results
- December 10, 2019 – Holistic Business Strategy
- December 2, 2019 – Recognizing the Value of HR Professionals
- November 18, 2019 – Mind the GAP
- November 11, 2019 – People and Process
- November 4, 2019 – Strategy for Teams
- October 28, 2019 – Nothing Like Experience
- October 21, 2019 – Use Your People
- October 14, 2019 – Manufacturing’s Grand Enabler
- October 1, 2019 – Tested by Fire