Healthcare spending is climbing every year. According to projections, businesses will pay an average of 9% more for their employees’ medical benefits in 2025, up from the 6.4% increase in 2024. Inflation plays a part in this trend, as does the growing burden of treating chronic conditions. Meanwhile, employers are under increased pressure to offer high-quality benefits that … [More]
How AI Can Help Future-proof the Workforce
The true potential of AI lies in its capacity to empower and uplift the workforce
Businesses often leverage technology to gain or maintain a competitive advantage. This can come in many forms, from market expansion to new business models to new solutions for growth in order to capture additional or more profitable market share. With a growth focus, it can be easy to overlook or underestimate the effort required to ensure their workforce is prepared to help … [More]
Trending in 2025: Forecasting Strengths and Challenges in Our Key Economic Sectors
As we look to the new year ahead with the usual mixture of eagerness and trepidation, we recognize how interconnected we are. Business does not exist in silos, so we value insights from fields that touch our own, even if only peripherally. In Business Magazine reached out to leaders of businesses in our community for their thought leadership in areas at the very foundation … [More]
