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Automotive Aftermarket Growth and Hiring Observations

Hiring in the automotive aftermarket was challenging in 2025, due in part to slow growth (1% according to SEMA), as well as widespread changing employer requirements and hiring processes. SEMA projects 3-4% growth in 2026, which is more in line with (non-COVID) historic growth trends. A number of factors will affect this projected growth, some ...

2026-01-21T23:43:21-06:00January 21st, 2026|

Industry Experts Weigh In on Rising Food Costs

With the current trend of rising food prices, I decided talk with some of my food ingredient manufacturer clients to see if I could get their perspectives on what might be causing this. One of my flavor manufacturers told me that the hardest part of doing business recently has been the uncertainties caused by the ...

2026-01-21T23:28:03-06:00January 21st, 2026|

UT, ID, CO Banking News:

Industrial & Traditional Banks As we begin the new year, I wanted to share what I am seeing going on in the banking industry in Utah, Idaho, and Colorado. First off, regarding new industrial bank charter applications, PayPal has recently applied for an industrial bank charter. They join others like Nissan, GM Financial, Edward Jones, ...

2026-01-21T23:18:05-06:00January 21st, 2026|

The 2026 Talent Gap:

Why Your People (Not Just AI) Are the Solution As we look toward 2026, a significant perception gap is emerging between leadership and staff: while many executives believe job satisfaction is rising, only a small fraction of workers agree. This disconnect, paired with an accelerating wave of Baby Boomer retirements, threatens to strip organizations of ...

2026-01-21T23:10:05-06:00January 21st, 2026|

The Great Resignation

The “Great Resignation” is one of many factors affecting the job and hiring marketplace right now. We’ve identified a number of recent articles that address this issue and point to a number of other issues that have made it difficult for companies to attract and retain great employees. Some of these are listed below for ...

2022-03-24T21:15:06-05:00March 24th, 2022|

When Is the Best Time to Hire?_

By Joe Mullings One of the most common stressors for companies is knowing when to hire. Many build out hiring plans for the next year in late Q3 or Q4 while they’re deep in budgeting mode, and start hiring in Q1 when bonuses have been paid out vacation time has been used, and top talent ...

2021-02-23T22:52:35-06:00February 23rd, 2021|

Employment Summary for December 2020

Total nonfarm payroll employment in December declined by 140,000 in December, well below the consensus forecast of a job gain of 45,000. The unemployment rate remained unchanged at 6.7 percent or 10.7 million unemployed persons. The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) noted in today’s release that both unemployment measures are much lower than their April ...

2021-01-11T22:29:27-06:00January 11th, 2021|