As a company that helps clients anticipate, plan, and prepare for the challenges of today and tomorrow, Borderland Partners tracks the opportunities and threats posed… Read More »Why human capital still matters, everywhere
Financial institutions throughout the world were shaken in early March by the collapse of the Silicon Valley Bank (SVB). Founded over a poker game in… Read More »How the second-biggest bank failure in U.S. history can learn from supply chain woes
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Elon Musk wants to build electric vehicles in Mexico, the only question is where. Starting in the Fall of 2022, Musk visited several locations, which… Read More »What, or rather, Where, Elon Musk Thinks About Mexico
The recent surge in US manufacturing stems from two sources, one unanticipated, the other strategic in nature. Covid-19 forced boards of directors and CEOs to… Read More »How promising megaprojects can do even better: Lessons from Intel and Ohio
Borderland Partners tracks the megatrends that promise to exert an outsized impact on the way we do business and on the workplace itself. One megatrend… Read More »The Metaverse is arriving. Or maybe it’s here already. It really depends.
Manufacturers in the United States are contemplating an upswing in business not seen in decades. Billions of dollars flowing to projects courtesy of the Bipartisan… Read More »Determined to flourish: How a manufacturing pacesetter creates opportunities for its workers
Covid-19 left an incredible thumbprint on workplaces in every sector and industry. From where we work, to how we meet, to what we wear, the… Read More »Three realities of the new workplace: Key takeaways from the Boston Fed’s research conference
One aspect of our work focuses on helping employers rethink their approach to workplace learning, and helping schools and postsecondary institutions support workforce preparation. In… Read More »Answering Tough Questions About Pandemic’s Impact on Learning, In School and at Work
Lessons from LEGO. The LEGO Group may love Virginia, but it also refuses to break up with its existing plant south of the US border.… Read More »Why US states interested in manufacturing should think hard about Monterrey, Mexico
Lessons from the LEGO Group. Virginia is for lovers, as the Commonwealth’s iconic slogan indicates. The LEGO Group certainly thought highly enough of the Old… Read More »How Global Manufacturers Size Up States for Relocation
The LEGO Group, one of the best known and well-loved companies in the world, announced in June 2022 that it would establish its first US manufacturing plant in Virginia. The numbers associated with the announcement at the Science Museum of Virginia were staggering:
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