The article reports on the plan of the majority of employers to increase their investments in training and development in 2008 in the U.S. According to a Mercer study entitled "2007 Total Rewards SnapShot Survey," which was released in October 2007, investments made by organizations were spent in employee training and career development. Andrew Paradise, principal author of the "2007 State of the Industry Report" said that companies spent nearly $130 billion on employee training and development since 2006.