WARREN, Ohio – Regional business leaders say technological change, shifting worker expectations and evolving public policy continue to reshape the workplace. Representatives from various industries describe a future defined by expanding automation, cautious integration of artificial intelligence and a sustained push for flexibility.

Plus, Anthony Gonzalez, a former NFL wide receiver and U.S. representative, joined Jim Tressel on the “It’s All About the Team” podcast to discuss the career turns that led him from football to politics and, ultimately, back into business.

And Jessie Wright, assistant professor of accounting in Youngstown State University’s Williamson College of Business Administration, has been recognized as a 2025 Power of Change honoree by The Ohio Society of CPAs.

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