Meet Karen Meaney, Senior Analyst/Editor at Simba Information

Karen Meaney is a senior analyst/editor at Simba Information, where she has worked for 14 years, writing more than two dozen reports on the educational publishing industry.

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U.S. Kidney Dialysis Clinics Form a Profitable $24 Billion Industry

Kidney dialysis is a life or death, crucial healthcare service that costs about $90,000 per year per patient. The large competitors have enjoyed a near monopoly for years, but changes are coming that could hamper that growth and profitability.

Topics: Healthcare Industry Insights

Cannabis Growing Supplies in North America: 4 Key Markets to Watch

In June 2019, Illinois became the eleventh U.S. state to legalize recreational (i.e., adult use, nonmedical) marijuana, and just the second in the Midwest after Michigan to clear the way for adult marijuana retail markets to form. Furthermore, in July 2019, the Ending Federal Marijuana Prohibition Act received a historic first hearing in congressunderscoring that legal weed is no longer just a west coast phenomenon.

Topics: Retail Industry Insights The Freedonia Group

Weekly Wrap-Up: July 19, 2019

Take a break from the heat with some ice cold industry analysis from The Freedonia Group, Freedonia Focus Reports, and more!  Articles this week covered the impact of bikesharing on bike shops, new cannabis laws and packaging, water treatment companies, and electric vehicle charging systems.

Topics: Industry Insights

12 Global Water Treatment Companies to Watch

Though fragmented in terms of overall market share, the global water treatment industry is generally dominated by major international suppliers of equipment and chemicals, though smaller, more local manufacturers can play a significant role in driving the market. The Freedonia Group, a division of MarketResearch.com, has years of experience examining this diverse industry, with a full catalog of reports focused on water treatment products and key market participants.

Topics: Materials & Chemicals Industry Insights The Freedonia Group

Overview of the Electric Vehicle Fast Charging System Market

An electric vehicle fast charging system is an essential component of the electric vehicle ecosystem and is used to charge batteries of electric vehicles faster than other chargers. These chargers supply electric energy to the electric vehicle to charge the battery of both electric vehicles and plug-in hybrid vehicles.

Topics: Transportation & Shipping Industry Insights

Weekly Wrap-Up: July 12, 2019

Catch up on all the latest from The Freedonia Group, Packaged Facts, and Simba Information. This week's headlines include air and noise pollution, the grocery shopping habits of the affluent, disruption in the market for K-12 instructional materials, and more.

Topics: Industry Insights

Meet Owen Stuart, a Research Analyst at Freedonia Focus Reports

Owen Stuart works as a market research analyst at Freedonia Focus Reports, a division of MarketResearch.com, where he conducts high-level research on a broad range of markets. In the last year, he's written more than 19 Freedonia Focus Reports. He recently completed reports on the US packaging market, the US machine tools market, and the US sheet metal market.

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6 Key Resources for Company Information

Tracking down corporate information can feel like searching for a needle in a large haystack, especially if you're dealing with a small private firm with no history of public disclosures.

Market research publishers like The Freedonia Group, Packaged Facts, and Simba Information – all divisions of MarketResearch.com – employ business intelligence analysts that are trained to source and verify high-level company research, dedicating weeks of time and effort to ensuring their competitor data is top notch.

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How Semiconductor OEMs Are Exploring System on a Chip Design to Manage Power in IoT Devices

Internet of Things (IoT) is a mega trend that is driving digitization across multiple industries, both at enterprise and consumer levels. While IoT devices may appear as a simple idea, actual implementation is complex as they require high-performance hardware platforms equipped with an integrated architecture of components for computing, sensing, and wireless communication.

Topics: Software & Enterprise Computing Industry Insights