All Alder Koten Highlights

If you’re still reeling from a whirlwind week, you’re not alone. Last week started like most normal weeks until most mass events began to cancel, and we all raced to find the last available toilet paper roll at Costco. So here we are. Let’s work remotely! The technology is there. Many of us have interacted remotely for many years. So are we ready? Now, what do we do?

Intelligent redefining customer demand for industrial equipment and platforms. And supply chains are reeling from volatile prices of raw materials, shortages of skilled workers and uncertainties of global trade wars. Clearly, industrial equipment companies are under enormous stress today. While most are fighting back, only a small group of innovative companies are distinguishing themselves in this disruptive era

Travel is both a luxury and a necessity. For some people, they prefer going all out when they go on a trip whether it’s for business or just leisure—first-class, five-star hotels, and rental cars. For others, they go the more affordable route.

Researchers at the University of Sussex in the U.K. and Aarhus University in Denmark have developed techniques to map the total potential of onshore wind energy across the European continent. The research suggests that Europe could produce 100 times more energy than it currently does from onshore wind farms.

Health care suffers from a hype problem. But drug makers have also produced some innovative medicines in the past decade—ranging from personalized gene therapies for rare diseases to more wide-spread treatments that tackle infectious disorders and more common conditions such as heart and lung disease. Some of these drugs, and the diseases they tackle, don't get a whole lot of attention.

Customer data holds incredible value in the financial services industry, but the way that data is treated is critical. When data is properly organized and interpreted, business leaders can leverage that information to improve customer engagement through personalized outreach.

Five non-profit organizations developing the future of the manufacturing and trades workforces were awarded $10,000 each at the Association of Equipment Manufacturers’ (AEM) 2019 Annual Conference as part of their Next Gen Grant Program. The winning organizations focused on training for and encouraging careers in construction, manufacturing, technician service, and business and financial skills development.

Uncertainty about where gasoline prices are going in Mexico this year may push more motorists to look for alternatives — such as the product of Carlos Slim’s new venture. A made-in-Mexico electric vehicle designed by Giant Motors — part of Slim’s financial conglomerate Inbursa — could hit the roads in a year’s time.

Something is afoot at the corner of Belmont and East Pike in Seattle’s Capitol Hill neighborhood. A large retail space on the ground floor of an apartment building stands empty, with its windows blacked out and tagged with “no trespassing signs.” After years of silence, Amazon Go, the team in charge of the tech giant’s novelty “cashierless” store concepts, recently confirmed that the location is home to a new experiment on retail shopping.

Though it may seem backward, advisers might be better served spending more time and energy on current clients. According to a survey of more than 650 individuals who work with a financial adviser or planner, 88% said they consider communication style and frequency before referring their adviser to family and friends.