To the nearly 300 members who joined us at the Tech/Plant Summit in Phoenix, Welcome! We hope this March 3-8 event gives you a sense of optimism that will help counter the negative news that’s predominated since the credit crisis erupted last fall. 
 
Idea quest
 
Say what you will about the period since September’s collapse of Lehman Bros. kicked off a major downturn in the economy, the times we’ve experienced since have been anything but dull. Out went the notion that the economy could rely on technological advances to fuel growth. That’s stopped. Along ...