Category: Economy

The entire country is grappling with the changing nature of work and the resulting implications for educational and skills levels.

In a recent series on this blog, Anita Brown-Graham detailed four drivers of change affecting our workforce: demographics, automation, business model changes, and the rise of the individual. Governments are … Read more

The opioid epidemic in North Carolina ignores boundaries and divisions, plaguing rural, urban, and suburban communities alike.

Enabled by new technologies, individuals are forging pathways to work that bypass the long-term institutional connections once required for career development.

Disruption in business is not new. We can all think of companies from our past that ceased to exist some time ago. Remember Kodak? What is different today is the … Read more