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      Artificial Intelligence | Data Centers | Construction | Manufacturing | Executive Talent For the past several years, much of the conversation about Artificial Intelligence and employment has focused on one question: How many jobs will AI eliminate? But a September 12, 2026 Economist article, “Help Wanted,” presents another side of the equation. While AI is eliminating or changing some jobs, the magazine finds evidence that it is simultaneously creating employment—from data scientists, engineers and AI specialists to the electricians, HVAC technicians and construction workers needed to build the enormous physical infrastructure behind AI. That distinction may be particularly important here in Indiana. Rather than waiting for an “AI economy” to arrive sometime in the future, Indiana appears to be participating in one of its most capital- and labor-intensive phases right now: building the infrastructure that makes AI possible. The Indiana employment numbers are cons...

    A Labor Day Weekend Perspective from Career Solutions As we head into Labor Day Weekend, it is an appropriate time to think about the people who build companies—and, particularly, the handful of leadership decisions that can fundamentally change where a company goes next. Yesterday, I received a call from the CEO of an industrial company that acquired an out-of-state competitor last year. The acquisition essentially tripled the company’s operating capacity and gross revenue. It also created an entirely new leadership challenge. Historically, the business has generated EBITDA margins exceeding 20%. Today, profitability is under pressure as the organization “digests” tremendous strategic growth. The CEO isn’t looking simply to fill a vacancy. He has a vision for a Lean Transformation of the combined organization, and he needs an executive capable of turning that vision into operating reality. The person must understand Lean theory and disciplines at a sophisticated level—but...