'Tis the season to make predictions, and EW offers a few ideas
on what may--or may not--happen in the next decade.  Forecasting
the future in this fast-changing industry is a tricky business.
You have to do so with the mindset of a stock analyst
forecasting Wall Street's next move, and with a mantra in mind
not unlike the investment community's well-worn adage: "Past
performance is not necessarily indicative of future growth."
Even with that caveat, this is truly a fascinating time to
evaluate the engines of change within our own industry, the
broader business world and in society that will have the most
impact in the future. Let's take a look at three trends with a
ton of potential.  The graying of the U.S. population touches
the electrical industry in unforeseen ways. Many distributors
who started their businesses are near or at retirement age, and
if they don't have any family in the business willing or capable
of taking it over, a sale is often in the cards.  And as you
will see in "ElectroForecast 2000"