12 Bold Predictions for 2012

When it comes to forecasting, few are willing to reach into the future and say what they think will happen. Nobody wants to be proven wrong. We understand. As a newspaper, being correct is kind of our thing.

But for this issue, the Business Review's staff decided to be bold. We decided to look at the biggest issues facing business and prognosticate what 2012 has in store for our region, our state and even our nation. Now we realize some are more plausible than others; some will be right on, and some will be mere seeds planted this year to grow in the future. Some might be duds. But we also realize business is about taking risks. And being wrong is sometimes just the price of being bold.

— K.H.