Two BRT-member CEOs reported the U.S. economy as a mixture of good and bad as they participated in a Milken Institute Global Conference 2012 panel Tuesday. The two CEOs on the Tuesday panel, "U.S. Overview: Is the Recovery Sustainable?" were Eric Spiegel of the Siemens Corp. who serves as vice... Continue Reading
Andrew N. Liveris, President, Chairman and CEO of The Dow Chemical Company, offered big news and a big-picture perspective in an interview Thursday on CNBC's Kudlow Report. The big news was Dow's announcement that the company would construct a $1.7 billion world-scale ethylene production plant... Continue Reading
President Obama today signed an executive order that, if pursued diligently, could bring useful coordination to federal oversight of hydraulic fracturing used in natural gas production. The executive order bears the title, "Supporting Safe and Responsible Development of Unconventional Domestic... Continue Reading
Fortune Magazine has published a column by Alexander "Sandy" Cutler, Chairman and CEO of Eaton Corp., detailing his views on what it will take to restore U.S. competitiveness. Many CEOs have been speaking out on the issues, including taxation, education and infrastructure. From "Fixing America... Continue Reading
The Washington Post traveled to western Michigan to report on the nascent recovery of manufacturing, held back by the lack of skilled workers. The shortage is by now a familiar story, but it bears repeating as a reminder that when U.S. education fails, the economy -- and Americans -- suffer the... Continue Reading