Capital Investment in a Recovering Economy

Over 350 companies, with annual sales ranging from under $1 million to over $350 million participated in our study. Topics included investment priorities for the next three years, priorities for the last three years (past priorities explain a lot about future priorities), investment rates, plans to invest in new equipment, in used equipment, to expand capacity, to replace capacity, the most trusted sources of capital investment advice, and where the capital investment process most needs to be improved. Here’s some of what we learned: