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- Business Formation Statistics August 13, 2025Total U.S. Business Applications were 470,571 in July 2025, up 2.6% from June 2025.July 2025: 2.6° % ChangeJune 2025 (r): 2.1° % Change
- Monthly Wholesale Trade: Sales and Inventories August 7, 2025June 2025 sales of merchant wholesalers were $698.5 billion, up 0.3 percent (+/- 0.5 percent)* from last month. End-of-month inventories were $906.3 billion, up 0.1 percent (+/- 0.2 percent)* from last month.June 2025: +0.1* % Change in InventoriesMay 2025 (r): -0.3 % Change in Inventories
- U.S. International Trade in Goods and Services August 5, 2025The nation's international trade deficit in goods and services decreased to $60.2 billion in June from $71.7 billion in May (revised), as imports decreased more than exports.June 2025: -16.0° % ChangeMay 2025 (r): 18.9° % Change
- Manufacturers' Shipments, Inventories, and Orders August 4, 2025New orders for manufactured goods in June, down two of the last three months, decreased $30.9 billion or 4.8 percent to $611.7 billion.June 2025: -4.8° % ChangeMay 2025 (r): +8.3° % Change
- Construction Spending August 1, 2025Total construction activity for June 2025 ($2,136.2 billion) was 0.4 percent (+/-0.8 percent)* below the revised May 2025 ($2,143.9 billion).June 2025: -0.4* % ChangeMay 2025 (r): -0.4* % Change
Goodwin Recruiting's Industry Experts
No matter if you’re tackling the fast pace of healthcare, the challenges of sales, or the high stakes of executive search, we’ve got the experts who know the playbook inside and out. Our Recruiting Partners are top performers in their fields, ready to bring you the strategies and insights to help your business thrive. So pick an industry below, see what's in the news, and let’s connect you with the pros who are crushing it in that space!
Our Sales Industry Experts
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In the News
- B2B Sales Automation: The Tools Driving Pipeline Growth August 13, 2025B2B sales teams live and die by the strength of their pipeline. Every conversation, proposal, and deal starts with a prospect who was found, qualified, and nurtured at the right time. Yet keeping that process consistent and at high volume often overwhelms sales teams. B2B sales automation changes that by allowing digital tools to manage...continue […]Sean Murkar
- What Is Field Sales Automation? Benefits, Tools, and Best Practices July 28, 2025Field sales teams face a unique set of challenges: constant travel, territory planning, manual data entry, and unpredictable schedules. As outside sales continues to evolve, the pressure is on sales leaders to streamline operations without sacrificing performance. That’s where field sales automation and field force automation come in. By automating the most time-consuming and routine...continue […]Ryan Thornton
- What Is a Digital Sales Room? Features, Benefits, and Tools for B2B Sales Success July 22, 2025Changes in the sales landscape have made digital sales rooms (DSRs) an essential part of the sales process. Sales has evolved. Buyers are more informed, more independent, and more selective than ever before. Traditional sales methods like long email threads, scattered attachments, and static presentations no longer support how modern B2B deals are made. This...continue […]Kyle Fletcher
Our Manufacturing & Engineering Industry Experts
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In the News
- Welspun Tubular's $150M Arkansas Pipe Mill Expansion August 13, 2025The company expects the expansion to create 300 new jobs.
- Precision Rifle Maker Relocates to Oklahoma Facility August 13, 2025The company expects the $8.1 million investment to create 60 jobs.
- Delivery Drones Are Coming to More U.S. Neighborhoods After Getting Off To a Slow Start August 12, 2025A service previously confined to suburbs and rural areas could soon change with new FAA rules.
- As Electric Bills Rise, Evidence Mounts That Data Centers Share Blame. States feel pressure to act August 11, 2025And states are feeling pressure to act.
- US Tariffs Shake Global Trade: Impact on Imports August 8, 2025It's been nearly 100 years since the U.S. had an overall import tax rate this high.
- Tracking Wire by the Inch: Explosion-Proof LED Maker Levels Up Control August 7, 2025“The more complicated your manufacturing process gets, the more MRPeasy makes sense,” Senior Production Engineer Alfred Neufeld says.
- CISA Offer Insight, Guidance on New, Ongoing Microsoft Vulnerabilities August 7, 2025The advisories cover administrative access permissions and malware detection.
Our Construction Industry Experts
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- Ryan Skinner
- Jana Walker
- Andrew Busby
- Rebecca Steeves
- Tor Stave
- Michael Forgione
- Jesse Slupianek
- Tim Bridges
- Catherine Kosiba
- Dee Holland
- Jamaloan Abraham
Visit our page: Construction Recruitment
In the News
- Detroit Football Club Plans $150M HOK-designed Soccer Stadium August 13, 2025The soccer stadium will be built on the site of an old hospital in southwest Detroit.
- EPA to Distribute $410M for Resilient Water Infrastructure in NC August 13, 2025U.S. Environmental Protection Agency funding is set to boost water infrastructure resilience in North Carolina, but more than $100 million in FEMA funds are in limbo due to new administrative changes at its parent agency, the U.S. Dept. of Homeland Security.
- Construction Economics for August 18, 2025 August 13, 2025ENR’s 20-city average cost indexes, wages and materials prices. Historical data and details for ENR’s 20 cities can be found at ENR.com/economics
- How to Participate in Upcoming ENR Market Surveys and Competitions August 12, 2025Get the latest information about deadlines and how to participate in ENR Top List surveys and recognitions
- Bears Eye Arlington Heights for NFL Stadium as Chicago Mayor Vows to Keep Team August 12, 2025The Chicago Bears finalize Arlington Heights dome plan, with construction hinging on Illinois’ fall vote for a tax-certainty bill to launch work in 2025.
Our Healthcare Industry Experts
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In the News
- Early ADHD Treatment Tied to Less Risk of Crime, Car Accidents August 13, 2025(MedPage Today) -- Drug treatment for attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) was tied to reduced risks for a handful of dangerous and harmful behaviors, a Swedish target trial emulation found. The study evaluated 148,581 adults and children...
- Quitting Smoking Tied to Better Odds of Recovery From Other Addictions August 13, 2025(MedPage Today) -- Smokers with substance use disorders (SUDs) who quit cigarettes were more likely to report recovery from their other addiction, according to a nationally representative cohort study. Among more than 2,600 individuals followed...
- ‘Makes No Sense': Experts Push Back On RFK Jr.’s Doubts About Hepatitis B Vaccine August 13, 2025(MedPage Today) -- Public health experts are pushing back against doubts and criticisms about the hepatitis B vaccine spread by HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and his allies. Since overhauling the CDC's Advisory Committee on Immunization...
- No Chemo Benefit in Older Women With High-Risk HR-Positive Breast Cancer August 13, 2025(MedPage Today) -- Older women with genomically high-risk hormone receptor (HR)-positive breast cancer did not benefit from adjuvant chemotherapy, which caused a high rate of severe toxicity, according to a large randomized trial. Overall survival...
- GLP-1 Drugs May Hold Benefit in Painful Skin Disease August 13, 2025(MedPage Today) -- Patients with hidradenitis suppurativa who started taking GLP-1 receptor agonists experienced reductions in a long list of disease measures, a small retrospective study found. Six months after treatment initiation, patients...
Our Executive & Retained Search Experts
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In the News
- New Tax Rules, New Giving Realities: Implications for Corporate Philanthropy August 13, 2025
- The LEI for Germany Flat in June August 13, 2025The Germany LEI remained unchanged in June 2025 at 87.7
- LEI for Japan Increased in June August 12, 2025LEI for Japan increased to 87.8
- US Consumers Less Swayed by “Made in USA” August 11, 2025Tariffs and Price Pressures Undercut Products’ Country-of-Origin Appeal
- LEI for Spain Held Steady in June August 8, 2025The LEI for Spain was unchanged in June 2025 at 101.6
- Sorry Gen X: Boomers are making millennials their successors for CEO jobs instead because they’re down with AI August 7, 2025Sorry Gen X: Boomers are making millennials their successors for CEO jobs instead because
- LEI for South Korea Increased in June August 7, 2025The LEI increased to 111.4
Our Finance & Accounting Industry Experts
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- Ben Riggs
- Melisa Zucaro
- Codi McCommon
- Melissa Montero
- LeeAnn Hamon
- Jeremy Hamon
- Casey Conger
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In the News
- Tax cut impact of OBBBA expected to vary across states August 13, 2025A new study predicts the One Big Beautiful Bill Act will reduce federal taxes on average for individual taxpayers in every state, but the impact will differ.Michael Cohn
- IRS Criminal Investigators unveil bank records request initiative August 13, 2025The Internal Revenue Service's Criminal Investigation unit is working on a new initiative for requesting financial records from banks to track illegal activity such as money laundering.Michael Cohn
- Tariff revenue jump fails to halt wider budget gap August 13, 2025President Trump's signature tax and spending bill is expected by most economists — and the Congressional Budget Office — to worsen U.S. deficits over the coming decade.Bloomberg News
- Sovos acquires foothold in APAC, ME regions August 13, 2025Sovos announced plans to expand into the Asia-Pacific and Middle East regions, starting with the acquisition of India-based Tax Technology ASP business unit from India-based IRIS Business Services.Chris Gaetano
- The consequences of PE, and how independent firms can gain advantage August 13, 2025Here are 10 key consequences of this wave of investment and what you can do about them.Ira Rosenbloom
Our Food, Beverage, & Lodging Industry
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In the News
- Turn Up the Volume on Guest Experience with GCSTIMES NFC-Enabled Music Key Cards August 14, 2025As warm summer nights set the scene for rooftop parties, poolside gatherings, and terrace cocktails, hotels are discovering a new way to make their events unforgettable, by putting the soundtrack directly into guests’ hands.
- How Storey Hospitality recovered $213K+ in direct revenue in 6 months with Revinate and Safara August 13, 2025Based in Northern California, Storey Hospitality operates a curated portfolio of independent luxury hotels, resorts, villas, and furnished apartments around the world—from Fiji to Anguilla. Storey Hospitality takes a highly customized approach to management, celebrating the unique story, spirit, and history of each property to create magical, memorable guest experiences. Their commitment is to maximize […]
- FHS World 2025: Celebrating 20 years of shaping global hospitality investment August 13, 2025This year marks a milestone for us at The Bench as we celebrate 20 years in the UAE. Over the past two decades, Future Hospitality Summit (FHS) has evolved into the region’s most influential hospitality and tourism investment event, serving as a vital platform for leaders, innovators, and investors to connect, collaborate, and shape the […]
- Coury Hospitality Opens The Seahaus Hotel on Atlantic City’s Boardwalk August 13, 2025Coury Hospitality, a leading lifestyle hospitality management company renowned for its exceptional service and innovative strategies that transform hotels into vibrant community hubs, has announced the grand opening of its newest boutique property , The Seahaus Hotel, marking the debut of the first Marriott Tribute Portfolio lifestyle hotel in Atlantic City , NJ . Located […]
- How AI is Reshaping Guest Engagement and Hotel SEO August 13, 2025The hospitality search experience has undergone a quiet revolution. Where travelers once Googled their way to vacation options, many now turn to AI assistants like ChatGPT, Copilot, and other “agentic” tools to dream, plan, and book. With tools like Google’s Search Generative Experience (SGE), users receive detailed answers, trip summaries, and personalized insights based on […]
