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SUMMARY:Membership Forum - February 2023
DESCRIPTION:Join us for the February Membership Forum Luncheon\nWed.\, February 22nd\, 2023\n\n11:30am-1pm\n\nLinn County Expo Center\n\nSponsored By\n\nKoontz\, Blasquez & Associates \n\n\nGuest Speaker\n\nDamon Runberg\n\nState Economist\, Business Oregon\n\n\n\nTopic\n\n"Recession Fearless: Concerns about an impending recession\, housing\, inflation and labor"\n\nOver the past year there have been increasing conversations about when another recession will hit our economy. In fact\, some believe we are already in recession. Inflation is running at a faster pace than any time in the past 30 years\, interest rates are soaring\, the stock market is down significantly this year\, and real economic growth has stalled. Yet\, businesses struggle to find workers as unemployment levels remain low and the demand for labor\, as measured by job ads\, remains high.\n\n \n\nA confusing story with the economy giving us mixed messages. Damon will review the qualities that define recession\, then walk through the most up-to-date economic indicators for the audience to assess whether we are currently in recession or if a recession is looming on the horizon.\n\n \n\n\nBio\n\nDamon Runberg is the State Economist at Business Oregon. He supports the statewide economic development goals by tracking and analyzing economic indicators critical to Oregon's workers and businesses. Damon is a prolific writer and speaker with extensive experience giving presentations across the Pacific Northwest and California.\n\n\n\nDamon is passionate about presenting economic information in a humorous\, entertaining\, and digestible fashion. Each presentation is unique to that audience and their community.\n\n\n\nPrior to working with Business Oregon Damon was the Regional Economist with the Oregon Employment Department for the East Cascades of Oregon for nearly 12 years. Damon is also the founder and lead economist for East Slope Economics\, where he provides research support and market analysis.
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<span style="font-family:arial\;"><span style="color:#800080\;"><span style="font-size:28px\;">Join us for the<strong>&nbsp\;February Membership Forum Luncheon</strong></span></span></span>\n<div style="text-align: center\;"><span style="font-family:arial\;"><span style="color:#0000CD\;"><span style="font-size:28px\;">Wed.\, February 22nd\, 2023<br />\n11:30am-1pm<br />\nLinn County Expo Center</span></span><br />\n<span style="color:#000000\;"><span style="font-size:28px\;"><em>Sponsored By</em></span></span><br />\n<span style="font-size:28px\;">Koontz\, Blasquez &amp\; Associates&nbsp\;</span></span></div>\n<br />\n<span style="font-family:arial\;"><span style="font-size: 24px\;"><u><strong>Guest Speaker</strong></u></span><br />\n<span style="font-size:26px\;"><span style="color:#800080\;"><span style="font-size:36px\;"><strong>Damon Runberg</strong></span></span><br />\n<em>State Economist\, Business Oregon</em></span><br />\n<br />\n<span style="font-size: 24px\;"><span style="font-size:28px\;"><span style="font-size:24px\;"><u><strong>Topic</strong></u></span></span></span><br />\n<span style="color:#800080\;"><span style="font-size:28px\;"><em>&quot\;Recession Fearless: Concerns about an impending recession\, housing\, inflation and labor&quot\;</em></span></span><br />\n<span style="color:#222222\;"><span style="font-size:12.0pt\;">Over the past year there have been increasing conversations about when another recession will hit our economy. In fact\, some believe we are already in recession. Inflation is running at a faster pace than any time in the past 30 years\, interest rates are soaring\, the stock market is down significantly this year\, and real economic growth has stalled. Yet\, businesses struggle to find workers as unemployment levels remain low and the demand for labor\, as measured by job ads\, remains high.</span></span><br />\n&nbsp\;<br />\n<span style="color:#222222\;"><span style="font-size:12.0pt\;">A confusing story with the economy giving us mixed messages. Damon will review the qualities that define recession\, then walk through the most up-to-date economic indicators for the audience to assess whether we are currently in recession or if a recession is looming on the horizon.</span></span><br />\n&nbsp\;</span>\n\n<hr />\n<p style="box-sizing: border-box\; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0\, 0\, 0\, 0)\; margin: 0.5em 0px 1em\; padding: 0px\; color: rgb(100\, 117\, 133)\; font-family: hind\, helvetica\, arial\, sans-serif\; font-size: 20px\;"><span style="font-family:arial\;"><strong style="font-size: 24px\;"><u><span style="color: rgb(0\, 0\, 0)\;">Bio</span></u></strong><br />\n<span style="color:#222222\;"><span style="font-size:12.0pt\;">Damon Runberg is the State Economist at Business Oregon. He supports the statewide economic development goals by tracking and analyzing economic indicators critical to Oregon&rsquo\;s workers and businesses. Damon is a prolific writer and speaker with extensive experience giving presentations across the Pacific Northwest and California.</span></span><br />\n<br />\n<span style="color:#222222\;"><span style="font-size:12.0pt\;">Damon is passionate about presenting economic information in a humorous\, entertaining\, and digestible fashion. Each presentation is unique to that audience and their community.</span></span><br />\n<br />\n<span style="color:#222222\;"><span style="font-size:12.0pt\;">Prior to working with Business Oregon Damon was the Regional Economist with the Oregon Employment Department for the East Cascades of Oregon for nearly 12 years. Damon is also the founder and lead economist for East Slope Economics\, where he provides research support and market analysis.</span></span></span></p>\n
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URL:https://business.albanychamber.com/events/details/membership-forum-february-2023-4213
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