Dr. Chris Kuehl is a managing director of Armada Corporate Intelligence. He provides forecasts and strategic guidance for a wide variety of corporate clients around the world. He is the chief economist for several national and international organizations, such as the Fabricators and Manufacturers Association, the National Association of Credit Management, Finance, Credit and International Business and the Business Information Industry Association. He also is the economic analyst for several state accounting societies — Missouri, Kentucky, Tennessee and Kansas. He can be reached at chris.kuehl@armadaci.com.