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"It has been a year since the first Fuelarts Startups Report. Over the last 12 months, we faced the threat of a major war, plunged into the crypto recession, and were once again struck by new strains of coronavirus. At the same time, we had the most successful year in the history of physical art sales, and similarly, in terms of overall investment in Art related startups. Fuelarts Report is the only niche analytical research on investments in infrastructure Art+Tech & NFT startups. It is designed to make investments in Art+Tech more transparent and reliable for investors, and for startups to make the fundraising process more accessible and understandable."

Fuelarts x Tezos Accelerator - the acceleration program for Art+Tech startups announced in mid-November, and aroused the significant interest of international audiences, continues to accept applications for participation until December 30, 2022. This 11-week online batch will span from February to April 2023 and will cover four core segments: art, technology, marketing and finance.

A combination of Chinese regulation and business slowdown has created a distinct retreat of Chinese firms from the Stock Market. In order to find replacements for the now-departed firms, US stock exchanges are looking to locations such as India and south-east Asia. This is a new development, particularly as Asian businesses that aren't based in China haven't featured much in US stock exchanges in recent years. As the loss of revenue from Chinese firms that have left the stock markets starts to cause issues for the New York Stock Exchange and the Nasdaq, there have been new attempts to attract listings from other Asian countries.

The Affordable Care Act (ACA) has had a bumpy journey since it was first enacted in 2010. However, when President Biden came into office in January last year he reopened the nation's online insurance marketplace - a move that was incredibly timely given the ongoing pandemic conditions the country was suffering through. In the six weeks following 1st November last year, an all-time high of 12.6 million Americans signed up for health coverage under the ACA. President Biden has been quoted as saying, "As we keep up our fight against the pandemic, it is more important than ever that we continue to expand coverage and lower costs."

Real-time data analytics and visualization technology pioneer Brytlyt recently raised a €4.4 million funding extension. This comes as no surprise to many, as the market for data analysis is expanding at a fast pace, as more organizations are keen to optimize this for greater digital transformation. The growth in the market for data analysis has been impressive and by 2024 it is forecast to be worth more than $75 billion.

Much of the proportion of federal funding that is going to be heading towards Nebraska is going to be poured into roads and highways. The $2.5Bn Infrastructure Bill funding will arrive alongside a billion-dollar slice of federal pandemic recovery funding and the two combined could have a huge impact on the state. Although it has yet to be decided how the money will be allocated, there are already ideas that focus on repairing Nebraska's roads and bridges. For example, the completion of the Heartland Expressway, which reaches through Alliance and Scottsbluff on its route from Rapid City, South Dakota, to Denver.

Labor shortages present one of the biggest challenges to the recovery of the US construction sector today. Federal employment data released by the Associated General Contractors of America indicates that one of the reasons for employment below the levels seen prior to the pandemic is simply the fact that there aren't enough workers to fill roles. According to the Association, it's the tight labor market that is preventing recovery to levels seen before the pandemic began.

New figures have revealed that the US is now leading the EU as a destination for UK financial services exports. The UK remains a significant global center for financial and related professional services but relationships and trade links have shifted since the UK left the EU. In 2020, financial services exports from the UK to the EU were down 6.6% to £24.7 billion year-on-year. However, while this trade link between the UK and the EU seems to be reducing in intensity, that's not the case with the connection to the US.

Oil and gas prices have been spiking significantly in recent months. However, even with this incredible upward movement, helium still remains expensive - 100 times more expensive than natural gas. Natural gas fields tend to be the source of most helium and it's in the USA where you'll find the largest conventional natural gas field. There is no longer a federal reserve of helium and the potential shortages make helium a strong bet in 2022.

Amazon has a reputation as a business that is keen on innovation and the retailer has created many logistics and supply chain jobs through its actions over the years. That's especially so with respect to the behind-the-scenes planning that has gone into Amazon's approach to the complex journey that can be involved in a product purchase. What many don't realize is that Amazon has actually been making its own containers, leasing cargo planes, and chartering cargo ships for many years.

Fleet electrification is a key goal that could make it easier for sustainability targets to be met. However, there are many obstacles in the way of this, including a lack of information and resources to make it happen. Now, Catalyze and Microgrid Labs are joining forces to combine software and clean energy transitions to help make it easier for fleets across the US to integrate electrification. Working with fleet owners across the country, the clean energy partnership will provide help and support with all aspects of the clean energy process, including financing, implementation and operations.

Military procurement is a vital part of the sector when it comes to procurement jobs. It has been announced that Northrop Grumman has won a $354 million U.S. Navy contract to supply aircraft for the French Navy. The aircraft in question are three E-2D Advanced Hawkeye airborne early warning and control aircraft. The procurement is going ahead under a Foreign Military Sales (FMS) agreement between the French Defense Procurement Agency and the U.S. government. Production will start on the aircraft in 2024 and it is thought that the three planes could be the last ever E-2Ds to come off the production line.

The widespread adoption of cloud computing has been an ongoing theme over the past year or so. This accelerated take-up has been partly due to the impact of the pandemic, as organizations in areas such as healthcare have rushed to try and cope with lockdowns and more remote working, as well as the pressure on the industry. As a result, there has been significant growth in global healthcare cloud infrastructure and the market is now forecast to reach $142 billion by 2028.

As a procurement headhunter, we are always focused on incoming trends that could affect the landscape of procurement in the years to come. For 2022, there are some key developments to watch, including much more of a focus on risk management in order to protect supply chains going forward. Another big trend for this year is increasing investments in IT solutions, something that is being prioritized by businesses keen to ensure that the IT infrastructure in place is resilient enough and able to support swift change.

Energy conservation has become a key part of conversations between people especially with the emergence of smart grids. At any one time, an estimated 15 trillion watts of power are being used across the planet, that's the equivalent of powering ten billion 100-watt light bulbs simultaneously. Energy is essential for people's lives from the houses we live in, the electricity we use in these homes, to the roads people drive their cars on and the water people drink. This has led to an increase in demand for qualified professionals in the industry.

Companies that fail to follow mandated regulatory compliance policies may be forced to participate in remediation programmes, which may include on-site compliance audits and inspections by the appropriate regulatory agency. Noncompliant organisations also face fines and sometimes they also harm their brand name too. Therefore, all organizations must be cognizant of the regulatory compliance rules of each country they operate within. Larson Maddox, a leading specialist talent partner for the Regulatory and Legal functions, provides recruitment services for the regulatory and compliance sector.

The end of 2021 showed strong growth in logistics and supply chain services. As per the December edition of the Services ISM Report on Business issued by the Institute for Supply Management (ISM), the Services PMI fell 7.1% compared to November's all-time high reading of 69.1.

With the development of new sophisticated molecules, medical devices, and even gene therapies, there has been a rise in the demand for highly skilled and talented pharmacists in the growing area of medical affairs across the world. To meet up the growing needs for top talent in the medical affairs sector, EPM Scientific provides permanent, contract and multi-hire recruitment solutions for different job opportunities including medical writing director, medical director, director health economics, QA project manager, and many others.

Cloud is a booming industry in the world especially as the worldwide data is estimated to grow to 175 zettabytes. The industry has gone into overdrive as businesses all over the world have sought new, more flexible ways to function during the COVID-19 pandemic. Even before the pandemic, cloud infrastructure careers across the USA were a burgeoning area, with the global market forecast to significantly increase year on year. With the expansion of the cloud, there is also an increasing demand for qualified personnel certified to work with cloud technology and infrastructure.

There has been a continuous rise in the number of unemployed Americans amidst the return of a new Corona variant. Jobless claims totaled 207,000 by the 1st of Jan, higher than the 195,000 estimates and 7,000 more than the previous week. Although the number is not big, still the labor market has to go a long way before it reaches pre-Covid levels. As per the claims, there is no huge impact of Omicron on the rising unemployment level yet, however, the number is expected to rise with the spread of this new variant.

Despite the fact that the Omicron variant has been dominating the headlines and triggering a vast amount of speculation about the negative impact this could potentially have on markets, there are also signs that December could be a great month for stocks. November and December have traditionally been the S&P 500's second-and-third-best months of the year since 1950 and history may indicate that December could end up being especially strong.

Prospects are looking bright for the insurance sector in 2022 - at least according to Deloitte's 2022 insurance industry outlook. Despite the fact that this year has been a tricky one for many insurance businesses, two-thirds of the respondents to the Deloitte survey said that they felt that revenues would be "significantly better" next year.

The legal sector is becoming an increasingly innovative environment, especially given the momentum provided by more sophisticated technology. Automation has been a growing trend in the commercial world for years but has not been picked up by many legal teams. However, the pandemic has caused a significant shift in attitudes towards what technology can be used to do and how, and where, it is most relevant.

The impact that the new Omicron variant of coronavirus could have on energy demand has been a hot topic in recent times. It has been something that has been particularly influential with respect to oil output policy, especially given the shaky impact that the new variant has been having on the market in recent weeks. Increased price volatility, as well as the potential that the new variant has to negatively affect demand, are two key factors when it comes to what comes next for the oil industry.

The labor market in the US has gone through some seismic shifts over the past year or so and new patterns are emerging in terms of the way that we engage with work today. In particular, we are beginning to see a new working generation focused on leveraging the power that they have in the labor market to continually move on to bigger and better things.

Supply chain disruption has been hitting the headlines throughout 2021 and there is no sign that this is going to ease up much as we start the new year. In fact, recent input from the experts indicates that the problems experienced with supply chains today could well continue into 2023. High variability, rising inflation, issues with port infrastructure and shortages of containers are noted by experts as being significant, creating something of a perfect storm when it comes to ongoing disruption. Rather than a focus on last mile delivery issues it's actually the first mile of delivery where reliability in the supply chain is currently a real problem.

The vulnerability of supply chain inefficiencies came into sharp focus during the pandemic, from congestion in ports to far extended transit times. President Biden's response has been to create a solution to the lack of investment that has been made in infrastructure in the country in recent years, so that speeding up the flow of goods might finally be possible.