CNY Economic Forecast Challenges Businesses To Hold On To Gains In 2019

Posted On
January 9, 2019
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M T Regional Economist Gary Keith

About 600 local business leaders are being called upon to think creatively in 2019 to expand upon 2,800 new job gains in the Upstate region last year as well as how to best attract and retain talent to fill a wealth of current and future job openings.

 

Centerstate CEO’s Economic Forecast results were conducted by a third party research firm across 18 industry sectors. It shows that nearly 75 percent of companies graded their business as either strong or very strong in 2018. M&T Economist Gary Keith says proof of that is how the region’s jobs report finished last year.

 

 

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