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As we look ahead, the Council is poised to lead the debate on a number of game-changing issues vital for the United States to maintain its competitive edge in the global economy. Building off our inaugural National Competitiveness Forum (NCF) in 2012—that brought together top American public and private sector leaders to assess the state […]

The purpose of the Technology Leadership & Strategy Initiative (TLSI) a distinctive, leadership network of chief technology officers from industry, academia and national laboratories incubated by the Council on Competitiveness is to understand a range of changes, challenges and opportunities facing the United States and to design a new paradigm for public-private partnership necessary to […]

A roadmap for policymakers to increase investment and job creation in the United States and enhance prosperity for all Americans.

For the past 25 years, the Council on Competitiveness has framed the national and global conversation around one of the most critical issues of our time: how to create the conditions for sustainable productivity growth at the heart of national prosperity.

Jeco Plastic Products, LLC is a small custom-mold manufacturer of large, complex, high-tolerance products with a plant in the Indianapolis area. Two processes are used in the manufacturing facility—rotational molding and twin-sheet pressure forming. Materials used range from commodity thermoplastic resins, such as polyethylene (PE), to extraordinarily difficult resins, such as polyetherketoneketone (PEKK) with continuous […]

The Council's 2010 Global Manufacturing Competitiveness Index indicated that the U.S. ranks fourth in global competitiveness behind China, India, and South Korea, and is expected to fall to number five, much due to outdated manufacturing policies and a lack of investment. This year, China became the global leader in manufacturing output by dollar amount, ending […]

The image of manufacturing as "dumb, dirty, dangerous and disappearing," is far from accurate. Today, manufacturing is smart, safe, sustainable and surging—involving a wide range of digital, mechanical and chemical technologies that infuse every step of designing, developing, fabricating, servicing and delivering manufactured goods. This includes high-tech modeling and simulation. It includes robotics, artificial intelligence […]

The Council's 2010 Global Manufacturing Competitiveness Index indicated that the U.S. ranks fourth in global competitiveness behind China, India, and South Korea, and is expected to fall to number five, much due to outdated manufacturing policies and a lack of investment. This year, China became the global leader in manufacturing output by dollar amount, ending […]