Fred BaehnerMay 2Is artificial intelligence (AI) right for your company?Simply put, artificial intelligence (AI) is intelligence demonstrated by machines, as opposed to the natural intelligence displayed by...
Fred BaehnerMay 1Uruguay is a Cultural Well Kept SecretUruguay’s capital city of Montevideo may not be an internationally renowned hotspot for tourism, but what it lacks in name recognition,...
Fred BaehnerMay 1Bloomin’ Blinds – a fast-moving company that utilizes AI to help drive its businessBloomin’ Blinds is a family-owned, blinds and window covering franchise committed to the customer experience since 2001 and headquartered...
Fred BaehnerMay 1Bye Aerospace Utilizes Artificial Intelligence (AI) for its Electric MotorBye Aerospace is the small, international Denver, Colorado-based company we featured in our February 2021 edition. It relies on AI from...
Fred BaehnerApr 25Trucking Spot Rates Are FallingApril 25, 2022 – According to today’s Cargo Business News, April’s national average spot rates for dry van freight have already fallen to...
Fred BaehnerApr 19Food Exports Drive North Dakota ExportsApril 18, 2022 – While the national export growth was 23 percent in 2021, North Dakota exports surged 42 percent driven by its186 percent...
Lisa BlalockApr 7Don’t Overlook SloveniaSlovenia is one of those countries that is often overlooked and underestimated. Sandwiched between the larger countries of Italy,...
Fred BaehnerApr 5Business confidence slides among 9-state midwestern supply managersThe US January 2022 trade deficit rocketed to a second straight record monthly high of $107.6 billion. For 2021, the US trade deficit...
Fred BaehnerApr 5Another Midwestern option to avoid congested West coast port delaysFreightWaves reported earlier this month that a Canadian Pacific (CP) - Kansas City Southern Railway (KCS) freight train traveled from...
Fred BaehnerApr 5SWIFTBy Michael Salerno, Vice President, Global Banking Group, First National Bank of Omaha Most international transactions are processed...
Fred BaehnerApr 5Looming West Coast port strikes cause shippers’ uneaseAccording to a recent report from Everstream Analytics, in an effort to avoid anticipated congestion at West Coast ports due to a looming...
Fred BaehnerMar 23Is the WTO becoming more irrelevant?March 23, 2022 – Posing a recent question from The National Interest, is the World Trade Organization (WTO) drifting to further...
Fred BaehnerJan 7The December economy surged ahead along posturing a positive business confidence entering 2022January 4, 2022 – With manufacturing, exports and imports closing 2021 on a positive note, purchasing managers indicated that they expect...
Fred BaehnerDec 23, 2021Comprehensive Tariff Bill Stalled by CongressDecember 23, 2021 – Earlier this month, over 200 US companies and associations sent a letter appealing to the leaders of Congress to pass...
Fred BaehnerDec 7, 2021Economic Growth in NovemberDecember 2, 2021 - The overall economy, manufacturing, exports and imports all registered growth in November despite supply chain...
Fred BaehnerNov 19, 2021While Imports and Business Confidence Languished, Exports and Manufacturing Forged Ahead in OctoberNovember 1, 2021 – Both the US and Heartland imports dropped in October along with business confidence, while new export orders and...
Fred BaehnerOct 11, 2021Power Crunch May Bite China's Near-Term GrowthOctober 11, 2021 – Asia Today International is reporting that recent power outages and production suspensions in some parts of China are...
Fred BaehnerOct 6, 2021August Beef Exports Top $1 Billion; Pork Exports Remain on Record PaceOctober 6, 2021 - US beef exports soared to another new value record in August, topping the $1 billion mark for the first time, according...
Fred BaehnerOct 4, 2021US Manufacturing, Exports and Imports Continued to Exhibit Growth in SeptemberOctober 4, 2021 – Despite supply chain bottlenecks, labor shortages and effects from the recent Hurricane Ida, US manufacturing, new...
Fred BaehnerSep 23, 2021Tallinn Digital Summit Focuses on Free World Digital Connectivity to Address CybersecuritySeptember 22, 2021 – US Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo met with heads of state from several free-world countries, hosted by Estonian...