News & Updates

The 2016 National Competitiveness Forum and Gala Dinner marked the 30th anniversary of the Council on Competitiveness (Council). This special report captures highlights from the event, including the release of our Clarion Call and No Recovery reports. It tells the Council’s story during an historic point in time–a change in administrations and an uncertainty about […]

American agriculture—including the related industries and value-add sectors that fuel and depend upon it—is a case study in innovation-driven productivity and competitiveness, and one of the United States’ largest exports. This sector study builds on the Council’s Energy & Manufacturing Competitiveness Partnership (EMCP) sector study and report, Leverage: Water & Manufacturing, conducted in 2016. Similar […]

Bioscience is a top manufacturing technology priority across the federal government and is critical for U.S. competitiveness. While the United States maintains a world leadership position in engineering biology and bioscience technology development, other countries are investing heavily in these areas, putting the United States at risk of losing its competitive advantage. This report explores […]

Conventional wisdom—as reported in many major newspapers and media—tells us the U.S. economy is “recovering.” Well-meaning economists, academics and government officials use the term “recovery” when discussing the economy, implying that growth is getting stronger. The Council on Competitiveness asked Gallup to conduct, pro bono, a comprehensive study of U.S. growth and productivity for the […]

The Clarion Call, and partner infographic, is issued by the Council on Competitiveness to identify critical global economic transformations and put forth a set of recommendations for policymakers that would strengthen the United States’ economic foundation and allow for long-term, sustained growth.

The Clarion Call, and partner infographic, is issued by the Council on Competitiveness to identify critical global economic transformations and put forth a set of recommendations for policymakers that would strengthen the United States’ economic foundation and allow for long-term, sustained growth.

The report is the second sector study to come out of the Energy & Manufacturing Competitiveness Partnership (EMCP) in year one and provides a summary of the analysis, findings and recommendations related to the manufacturing and use of advanced materials.

This report provides a summary of the highlights and analysis on water and manufacturing as they relate to talent, technology, investment and infrastructure as well as background on why water is essential for businesses and communities to function, using Milwaukee and the surrounding region as a case study.