There is a quote attributed to Wayne Gretzky that you have likely seen in PowerPoint presentations. It is the one about skating to where the puck is going, rather than where it is. In hockey,...
Alan Tughan
Allied Blower
Clearing the Air
The last time Business in Focus touched base with Allied Blower, the whole world was in turmoil. The company’s plans to expand to the United States had just run into an obstacle that nobody could...
United States Tour Operators Association (USTOA)
Making the World Smaller—and Better—for Travelers
The luckiest among us will never have to face a major crisis through the course of our careers. Many people may face one professional calamity; the chances of dealing with more than one are very...
AI is Powering Innovative Efficiency
Making the Smart Grid Smarter
The traditional power grid wasn’t built to be smart. It was built with one purpose in mind: generate massive amounts of power in a few locations and get that power as efficiently and reliably as...
Human-Centric Urban Planning
Liveable Cities
What makes a city liveable? Some global rankings—such as the list compiled each year by the Economist Intelligence Unit—consider factors that are well outside the purview of any municipality. On the...
Hangcha Forklift Canada
Lifting the Industry Higher
If there was a textbook showing how to expand a company globally, Hangcha could write that textbook, and Hangcha Forklift Canada would make a perfect case study. Hangcha was founded in China in...