Op-ed: Being a bad employer is never a competitive advantage

Op-ed: Being a bad employer is never a competitive advantage

This op-ed originally appeared in the Crain’s Cleveland Business Forum on Jobs on November 14, 2022. Click here to read the original and explore the forum, the first in a series focusing on public policy issues that matter to Cleveland Business, funded by the Joyce...
Where Are the Teachers?

Where Are the Teachers?

How Northeast Ohio educators responded to the “Where Are the Workers” survey Recently, Fund for Our Economic Future President Bethia Burke joined the Sound of Ideas on WKSU Ideastream to discuss what we learned about the experiences, preferences and priorities of...
Op-ed: Being a bad employer is never a competitive advantage

The value of people, the power of place

This op-ed originally appeared in the Crain’s Cleveland Business Forum on Transportation on July 25, 2022. Click here to read the original and explore the forum, the first in a series focusing on public policy issues that matter to Cleveland Business, funded by...
Manufacturers Can’t Find Workers. Where’d They Go?

Manufacturers Can’t Find Workers. Where’d They Go?

This post originally appeared on Forbes on June 30, 2022. Read the original post here. By Ethan Karp, President and CEO of MAGNET Manufacturers are not alone in wondering what has happened to the shrinking base of American workers over the last two years. Have they...