Good Resolutions

摘要

It's the first issue of CONTRACTOR for 2021. One more trip around the sun for us and for our readers. Facing a new year most people take what time they can to take stock-both of the times they're living in and of themselves. As for the times, they're chaotic. But then again, when are they not? Which is not to say that things like pandemics and elections happen all the time, but it's always something. Maybe whatever it is affects the world, maybe just your neighborhood, maybe just your family, but if becoming an adult has taught me anything it's that there is always a new challenge, a new opportunity, difficulty or decision you need to grapple with, and it never seems to end. (Maybe-hopefully!-some of my readers who have made it to retirement can tell me different.) Our annual industry forecast begins on the cover and in putting it together we interviewed some of the country's top manufacturers. In a nutshell, they have plenty of optimism about the coming year. 2020, while not meeting expectations, still saw plenty of growth, and all signs point to more in 2021. All are investing in their facilities, their people and their technology. The nation and the world may be a long time recovering from the economic fallout caused by the pandemic, but all the fundamentals look sound.