Plastic Elasticity

By Pete Julius For many years, the plastics industry has shown up near the top of just about every new and expanded analysis that we conducted.  Then the industry seemed to all but disappear.  The chart below provides a four-year insight into the number of new and...

Featured Website: Search Engine Watch

By Jeff Vedders Internet search engines aren’t the most exciting topics, are they?  But if you’re in the information business (and who isn’t these days?), if you use the Internet for any of your research, or if you rely on the Internet as a marketing tool, you must...

Attracting Corporate Headquarters

By Leigh Howe What features and environmental factors do corporate headquarters consider and need in a business location?   To answer this question, we look at the location factors important to any headquarters, and current trends in relocation.  Then you can evaluate...

What is Technology Transfer?

By Pete Julius Technology transfer is the process of transferring intellectual property designed for one particular purpose to another.  For example, the Air Force developed an advanced composite called carbon fiber to construct a more durable, light-weight jet...

Competing & Surviving in the New Economy

By Pete Julius We now live in a world that revolves around innovation, speed, adaptability and change.  Those who snooze will lose.  Gone are the days of reactive strategies of survival.  In today’s economy, companies must be at the forefront and willing to take a...