Josh Boak

Associated Press

10 Common Operational KPIs

10 Common Operational KPIs

A closer look at the top 10 operational KPIs that could prove vital to enterprise-wide success and employee engagement. Editors David Mantey and Jeff Reinke take a look at the top 10 Operational KPIs outlined in Oracle Netsuite's latest white paper.

President Joe Biden speaks during a visit to the General Motors Factory ZERO electric vehicle assembly plant, Wednesday, Nov. 17, 2021, in Detroit.

White House Offering More Aid for Winter Heat, Utility Bills

The sum comes largely from the $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief package.

Workers repair a park near the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, July 21, 2021. About 8 in 10 Americans favor plans to increase funding for roads, bridges and ports and for pipes that supply drinking water.

AP-NORC poll: Parties Split on Some Infrastructure Proposals

The poll finds a slim majority of Americans approve of Biden’s handling of infrastructure.

White House press secretary Jen Psaki speaks during the daily briefing at the White House in Washington, Monday, June 21, 2021.

Biden, GOP Struggle Over Infrastructure Costs

Biden wants to increase taxes for corporations and households making more than $400,000 a year.

Sen. Mitt Romney, R-Utah, speaks to reporters as he walks on the Senate subway on Capitol Hill, Tuesday, June 8, 2021, in Washington.

For Infrastructure Deal, Biden Eyes 'Multiple Paths Forward'

How to pay for the spending remains the topic of debate.

Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., walks on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, June 8, 2021.

Biden Ends GOP Infrastructure Talks, But New Group Emerges

Some Democrats have considered options that would allow them to pass the bill without Republican support.

President Joe Biden speaks during a meeting with lawmakers on investments in infrastructure, in the Oval Office of the White House, Thursday, Feb. 11, 2021, in Washington. From left, Sen. Ben Cardin, D-Md., Sen. Jim Inhofe, R-Okla., Vice President Kamala Harris, Biden, Sen. Tom Carper, D-Del., and Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va.

Biden Hopes Infrastructure Can Bridge Partisan Divide

Both the Obama and Trump administrations famously promised to invest in infrastructure, only never fully to deliver.

In this March 18, 2020, file photo a few people walk on Wall Street in front of the New York Stock Exchange in New York. There are emerging signs that any recovery will fail to match the speed and severity of the economic collapse that occurred in just a few weeks.

Economy Recovery Likely Slow

There is a reason economics is called the 'dismal science.'

President Donald Trump speaks during a meeting with Irish Prime Minister Leo Varadkar in the Oval Office of the White House, Thursday, March 12, 2020, in Washington.

Trump Economic Team Grasps for Credibility with Outbreak

President Trump is confronted by a public health and economic maelstrom caused by the coronavirus.

In this Dec. 12, 2019, file photo workers process chickens at the Lincoln Premium Poultry plant, Costco Wholesale's dedicated poultry supplier, in Fremont, Neb. On Friday, Jan. 17, 2020, the Federal Reserve reports on U.S. industrial production for December.

US Industrial Production Fell 0.3% in December

Still, factory output improved 0.2%.

In this Sept. 18, 2019, file photo people stand in line to inquire about jobs available at the Bean Automotive Group during a job fair in Miami. On Friday, Jan. 10, 2020, the U.S. government issues the December jobs report.

US Adds 145,000 Jobs

Unemployment is holding at 3.5%.

In this March 27, 2019, file photo people work on the Boeing 737 MAX 8 assembly line during a brief media tour in Boeing's 737 assembly facility in Renton, Wash. On Friday, Jan 3, 2020, the Institute for Supply Management, an association of purchasing managers, reports on activity by U.S. manufacturers in December.

Mfg Falls to Lowest Level in 10 Years

Last month was the lowest since June 2009, when the U.S. economy was at the tail end of the Great Recession.