Articles by author: Azam Saghir

The robotics industry is growing – and fast. Predicted to hit $34 billion in the US this year, the robotics market is changing the way companies interact, factories assemble, and people work. The work behind these robots is no easy feat, it takes years, sometimes even decades to build the machines we rely on. So,…

Between January 16-18, 2023, a record number of people working in the automation field attended the A3 Business Forum in Orlando, Florida. The annual forum hosts events relating to robotics, vision and imaging, motion control and motors, and the newest addition: artificial intelligence. The three-day forum is also a major networking opportunity for professionals in…

Direct pay permits, which allow taxpayers to pay sales tax directly to the state rather than sellers, are becoming more common. Many businesses see direct pay as an essential element to the management of their state and local tax obligations, however there are still many questions. How do direct pay permits work and how are…

Every year, legislators make new regulations and changes to the tax code, and 2023 is no exception. On this episode of On the Shop Floor, Weaver’s Partners-in-Charge of Manufacturing, Distribution, and Retail Services—Colby Horn and Jody Allred—sat down to talk with Weaver’s Tax Services Partner, Kurtis Dixon on the latest developments and tax changes in…

While remote work might seem like a fantastic way to build a company and retain employees, some unintended consequences come with it. In this episode of Location Cubed, Weaver’s Howard Altshuler, Partner-in-Charge, and Rob Nowak, Partner, talk about the strategies and dilemmas companies face in undertaking remote work. Often, when a company changes location, there…

Brian Hunt is a Texas native whose career focus includes insurance and risk management. Today, Hunt is a VP at USI, the seventh largest insurance broker in the country, where he specializes in construction and real estate. “It’s not my job to tell you what you want to hear. It’s my job to tell you…

Education is the name of the game in every modern industry. To help close the skilled labor gap, drive productivity and efficiency, and more, organizations need to engage in near constant – and always successful – workforce skills development and job skills training. Empowering through automation, they are transforming the landscape of job skills and…

It’s not often one spends their entire career in a single industry. For Mike Fisher, President at Calvary Automation, there’s no other place he’s quite as comfortable than automation and robotics. With dynamic changing markets at play in the robotics and automation industry, Calvary Automation, like other organizations, has its share of challenges. In this…

“Every journey begins with a single step.” So it was for one of Weaver’s original interns who began their career path in the early two-thousands. They saw a developmental focus at Weaver, a stark contrast to many public accounting firms where employees are often treated as mere numbers. This nurturing environment provided the perfect platform…