AI enthusiasm gap
A new report by Penta uncovers an AI enthusiasm gap between senior- and junior-level workers, fueled largely by the latter group’s concern about potential job displacement. The July 2024 survey of 500 full-time employees at large companies identified employees’ biggest concerns about integrating AI into the workplace:


19%
U.S. manufacturing leaders who ranked supply chain concerns as their top business risk in 2024; 18% say they expect it to also top their list in 2025
Source: Beazley

10.6%
The decline in manufacturing industry salaries from 2023 to 2024, according to an annual IndustryWeek survey
Source: IndustryWeek
$15.2 million
Total National Electrical Vehicle Infrastructure funds awarded to Zero6 Energy, which is partnering with Faith Technologies Incorporated to design, develop and install electric vehicle charging sites in California and Wisconsin
