Wipfli

MILWAUKEE – November 13, 2026 -- Advisers at Wipfli have set out four enterprise risk priorities for the next 90 days, starting with a check of the five performance reports leaders rely on most. The recommendations come from a Wipfli leadership panel that treats AI adoption, cybersecurity and data risk as one enterprise risk problem rather than separate silos.

The first priority is data: confirm the sources behind those five reports and agree on metric definitions. The second is cybersecurity. Panelists named four baseline controls: multifactor authentication, advanced endpoint detection, employee training and tested backups. Organizations that already have them should validate them through penetration testing and social engineering exercises. The third is a review of critical business processes, to find what could block major initiatives. The fourth is aligning risk tolerance and planning with business objectives.

MILWAUKEE – November 07, 2026 -- Democrats' recapture of both chambers of Congress in the midterm elections will hand them control of the tax-writing committees in the new year, but Wipfli advisers expect the President's veto to confine enacted change to areas of bipartisan agreement.

Those areas include improved IRS services, housing, healthcare affordability, digital assets, retirement and domestic investment, according to Brian Coddington, senior manager at Wipfli. He advised businesses to track tax, AI, financial services, tariffs and healthcare together, because a change in one can carry operational and financial consequences beyond the tax function.

MILWAUKEE – November 04, 2026 -- Only 25% of manufacturers are very confident they will hit their 2027 revenue and profit goals, even as sentiment reaches its highest level since 2022, according to Wipfli's Q4 2026 Manufacturing Pulse Survey of 342 manufacturing facilities.

Two-thirds of manufacturers expect revenue growth in 2027

Approximately two-thirds expect higher revenue. Of those, 46% project increases of 5%-10% and 20% anticipate growth of 10% or more. Another 69% describe themselves as somewhat confident of reaching their 2027 targets.

Hiring plans are broad: 70% expect to add staff, either to fill existing openings or to support growth. Some 52% are becoming more selective about which opportunities they pursue. Data centers, aerospace and defense show stronger momentum than other end markets.

MILWAUKEE – October 29, 2026 -- Wipfli has named resilience researcher Courtney Clark as keynote speaker for the 2027 Stronger to Serve Conference, set for July 12-15, 2027, at the Anaheim Marriott in Anaheim, California. It will be the event's first year in Anaheim.

Keynote targets nonprofit leaders facing funding and workforce pressure

Kathleen DuBois, partner and leader of Wipfli's nonprofit, government and education practice, said nonprofit leaders are navigating funding pressures, workforce challenges and rapidly changing expectations. She said Clark's message centers on knowing when to evolve rather than simply persevering.

Clark said her research found leaders have been "over-indexing on the 'grit' side of resilience," which has made many people less adaptable to change. She will present a framework for strategic adaptability.