Most prognosticators agree: the economic outlook seems pretty rosy as we head into 2024. Construction spending during November 2023 was estimated at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 11.3% above November 2022, while revenues are expected to increase in 15 of 18 manufacturing industries and 16 of 18 services-sector industries. But do disruptions in global supply chains, fueled by geopolitical crises, threaten to undo all this economic progress? In our 2024 kickoff episode, we give our top economic insights (and some economic predictions as well) for the wholesale distribution industry. And as always, we talk take a deep look into how artificial intelligence plays into all of this!

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