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SUMMARY:Tri-Chamber Regional Economic Forecast
DESCRIPTION:The Fuquay-Varina\, Apex and Holly Springs Chambers of Commerce proudly present the 2021 Regional Economic Forecast\, held virtually this year. The areas Economic Development Directors will be joined by keynote speaker Dr. Michael L Walden. This program is an excellent opportunity for business professionals at any level to hear and learn about economic trends in our region for 2021.\n\n\n\nKeynote Speaker:\n\nDr. Michael L. Walden is a William Neal Reynolds Distinguished Professor in the Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics at North Carolina State University\, and a member of the Graduate Economics faculty with The Poole College of Management. Walden can be frequently seen\, heard\, and read in the media. He has daily radio programs aired on stations around North Carolina. His biweekly column\, You Decide\, is carried by over 40 newspapers in the state. Walden has won numerous academic and public awards\, including two Champion-Tuck Awards for Excellence in Broadcasting\, the UNC Board of Governor's Award for Excellence in Public Service\, the Order of the Long Leaf Pine\, and the Holladay Medal for Excellence from North Carolina State University.\n\n\n\nPresenters:\n\nAlyssa Byrd\, Economic Development Director\, Town of Fuquay-Varina\n\nJoanna Helms\, Economic Development Director\, Town of Apex\n\nIrena Krstanovic\, Economic Development Director\, Town of Holly Springs
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<span style="font-family: arial\; font-size: 14px\;">The Fuquay-Varina\, Apex and Holly Springs Chambers of Commerce proudly present the 2021 Regional Economic Forecast\, held virtually this year. The areas Economic Development Directors will be joined by keynote speaker Dr. Michael L Walden.&nbsp\;</span><span style="background-image: none\; background-position: initial\; background-size: initial\; background-repeat: initial\; background-attachment: initial\; background-origin: initial\; background-clip: initial\; border: none\; margin: 0px\; padding: 0px\; vertical-align: baseline\; outline: 0px\; bottom: auto\; box-sizing: content-box\; clear: none\; content: normal\; direction: inherit\; empty-cells: show\; font-variant-numeric: inherit\; font-variant-east-asian: inherit\; font-stretch: inherit\; font-size: 14px\; font-family: arial\; left: auto\; line-height: inherit\; max-height: none\; max-width: none\; min-height: initial\; min-width: initial\; opacity: 1\; outline-offset: 0px\; overflow: visible\; position: static\; resize: none\; right: auto\; table-layout: auto\; text-overflow: clip\; top: auto\; visibility: inherit\; word-break: inherit\; overflow-wrap: inherit\; z-index: auto\; border-collapse: separate\; border-radius: 0px\; height: auto\; width: auto\; box-shadow: none\;">This program is an excellent opportunity for business professionals at any level to hear and learn about economic trends in our region for 2021.</span><br />\n<br />\n<span style="color:#006400\;"><span style="background-image: none\; background-position: initial\; background-size: initial\; background-repeat: initial\; background-attachment: initial\; background-origin: initial\; background-clip: initial\; border: none\; margin: 0px\; padding: 0px\; vertical-align: baseline\; outline: 0px\; inset: auto\; box-sizing: content-box\; clear: none\; content: normal\; direction: inherit\; empty-cells: show\; font-variant-numeric: inherit\; font-variant-east-asian: inherit\; font-stretch: inherit\; font-size: 14px\; font-family: arial\, tahoma\, verdana\; line-height: inherit\; max-height: none\; max-width: none\; min-height: initial\; min-width: initial\; opacity: 1\; outline-offset: 0px\; overflow: visible\; 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z-index: auto\; border-collapse: separate\; border-radius: 0px\; height: auto\; width: auto\; box-shadow: none\;"><u style="background: 0px 0px\; border: 0px\; margin: 0px\; padding: 0px\; vertical-align: baseline\; outline: 0px\;">Keynote Speaker:</u></span></span></span></span><br />\n<span style="background-image: none\; background-position: initial\; background-size: initial\; background-repeat: initial\; background-attachment: initial\; background-origin: initial\; background-clip: initial\; border: none\; margin: 0px\; padding: 0px\; vertical-align: baseline\; outline: 0px\; inset: auto\; box-sizing: content-box\; clear: none\; content: normal\; direction: inherit\; empty-cells: show\; font-variant-numeric: inherit\; font-variant-east-asian: inherit\; font-stretch: inherit\; font-size: 14px\; font-family: arial\, tahoma\, verdana\; line-height: inherit\; max-height: none\; max-width: none\; min-height: initial\; min-width: initial\; opacity: 1\; outline-offset: 0px\; overflow: visible\; 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word-break: inherit\; word-spacing: inherit\; overflow-wrap: inherit\; z-index: auto\; border-collapse: separate\; border-radius: 0px\; height: auto\; width: auto\; box-shadow: none\;"><strong>Dr. Michael L. Walden</strong></span></span><span style="background-image: none\; background-position: initial\; background-size: initial\; background-repeat: initial\; background-attachment: initial\; background-origin: initial\; background-clip: initial\; border: none\; margin: 0px\; padding: 0px\; vertical-align: baseline\; outline: 0px\; inset: auto\; box-sizing: content-box\; clear: none\; content: normal\; direction: inherit\; empty-cells: show\; font-variant-numeric: inherit\; font-variant-east-asian: inherit\; font-stretch: inherit\; font-size: 14px\; font-family: arial\, tahoma\, verdana\; line-height: inherit\; max-height: none\; max-width: none\; min-height: initial\; min-width: initial\; opacity: 1\; outline-offset: 0px\; overflow: visible\; position: static\; resize: none\; table-layout: auto\; text-overflow: clip\; visibility: inherit\; word-break: inherit\; overflow-wrap: inherit\; z-index: auto\; border-collapse: separate\; border-radius: 0px\; height: auto\; width: auto\; box-shadow: none\;"><span style="background: none\; border: none\; margin: 0px\; padding: 0px\; vertical-align: baseline\; outline: 0px\; inset: auto\; box-sizing: content-box\; clear: none\; content: normal\; direction: inherit\; empty-cells: show\; font-style: inherit\; font-variant: inherit\; font-weight: inherit\; font-stretch: inherit\; font-size: inherit\; font-family: arial\; letter-spacing: inherit\; line-height: inherit\; max-height: none\; max-width: none\; min-height: initial\; min-width: initial\; opacity: 1\; outline-offset: 0px\; overflow: visible\; position: static\; resize: none\; table-layout: auto\; text-align: inherit\; text-indent: inherit\; text-overflow: clip\; text-transform: inherit\; visibility: inherit\; white-space: inherit\; word-break: inherit\; word-spacing: inherit\; overflow-wrap: inherit\; z-index: auto\; border-collapse: separate\; border-radius: 0px\; height: auto\; width: auto\; box-shadow: none\;"> is a William Neal Reynolds Distinguished Professor in the Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics at North Carolina State University\, and a member of the Graduate Economics faculty with The Poole College of Management.&nbsp\;</span></span><span style="background-image: none\; background-position: initial\; background-size: initial\; background-repeat: initial\; background-attachment: initial\; background-origin: initial\; background-clip: initial\; border: none\; margin: 0px\; padding: 0px\; vertical-align: baseline\; outline: 0px\; inset: auto\; box-sizing: content-box\; clear: none\; content: normal\; direction: inherit\; empty-cells: show\; font-variant-numeric: inherit\; font-variant-east-asian: inherit\; font-stretch: inherit\; font-size: 16px\; font-family: arial\, tahoma\, verdana\; line-height: inherit\; max-height: none\; max-width: none\; min-height: initial\; min-width: initial\; opacity: 1\; outline-offset: 0px\; overflow: visible\; position: static\; resize: none\; table-layout: auto\; text-overflow: clip\; visibility: inherit\; word-break: inherit\; overflow-wrap: inherit\; z-index: auto\; border-collapse: separate\; border-radius: 0px\; height: auto\; width: auto\; box-shadow: none\;"><span style="background: none\; border: none\; margin: 0px\; padding: 0px\; vertical-align: baseline\; outline: 0px\; inset: auto\; box-sizing: content-box\; clear: none\; content: normal\; direction: inherit\; empty-cells: show\; font-style: inherit\; font-variant: inherit\; font-weight: inherit\; font-stretch: inherit\; font-size: inherit\; font-family: arial\; letter-spacing: inherit\; line-height: inherit\; max-height: none\; max-width: none\; min-height: initial\; min-width: initial\; opacity: 1\; outline-offset: 0px\; overflow: visible\; position: static\; resize: none\; table-layout: auto\; text-align: inherit\; text-indent: inherit\; text-overflow: clip\; text-transform: inherit\; visibility: inherit\; white-space: inherit\; word-break: inherit\; word-spacing: inherit\; overflow-wrap: inherit\; z-index: auto\; border-collapse: separate\; border-radius: 0px\; height: auto\; width: auto\; box-shadow: none\;"><span style="background: none\; border: none\; margin: 0px\; padding: 0px\; vertical-align: baseline\; outline: 0px\; inset: auto\; box-sizing: content-box\; clear: none\; content: normal\; direction: inherit\; empty-cells: show\; font-style: inherit\; font-variant: inherit\; font-weight: inherit\; font-stretch: inherit\; font-size: 14px\; font-family: inherit\; letter-spacing: inherit\; line-height: inherit\; max-height: none\; max-width: none\; min-height: initial\; min-width: initial\; opacity: 1\; outline-offset: 0px\; overflow: visible\; position: static\; resize: none\; table-layout: auto\; text-align: inherit\; text-indent: inherit\; text-overflow: clip\; text-transform: inherit\; visibility: inherit\; white-space: inherit\; word-break: inherit\; word-spacing: inherit\; overflow-wrap: inherit\; z-index: auto\; border-collapse: separate\; border-radius: 0px\; height: auto\; width: auto\; box-shadow: none\;">Walden can be frequently seen\, heard\, and read in the media. He has daily radio programs aired on stations around North Carolina. His biweekly column\,&nbsp\;<em style="background: none\; border: none\; margin: 0px\; padding: 0px\; vertical-align: baseline\; outline: 0px\; bottom: auto\; box-sizing: content-box\; clear: none\; color: inherit\; content: normal\; direction: inherit\; display: inline\; empty-cells: show\; float: none\; font-variant: inherit\; font-weight: inherit\; font-stretch: inherit\; font-size: inherit\; font-family: inherit\; left: auto\; letter-spacing: inherit\; line-height: inherit\; max-height: none\; max-width: none\; min-height: initial\; min-width: initial\; opacity: 1\; outline-offset: 0px\; overflow: visible\; position: static\; resize: none\; right: auto\; table-layout: auto\; text-align: inherit\; text-indent: inherit\; text-overflow: clip\; text-transform: inherit\; top: auto\; visibility: inherit\; white-space: inherit\; word-break: inherit\; word-spacing: inherit\; overflow-wrap: inherit\; z-index: auto\; border-collapse: separate\; border-radius: 0px\; height: auto\; width: auto\; box-shadow: none\;">You Decide\,&nbsp\;</em>is carried by over 40</span>&nbsp\;<span style="background: none\; border: none\; margin: 0px\; padding: 0px\; vertical-align: baseline\; outline: 0px\; inset: auto\; box-sizing: content-box\; clear: none\; content: normal\; direction: inherit\; empty-cells: show\; font-style: inherit\; font-variant: inherit\; font-weight: inherit\; font-stretch: inherit\; font-size: 14px\; font-family: inherit\; letter-spacing: inherit\; line-height: inherit\; max-height: none\; max-width: none\; min-height: initial\; min-width: initial\; opacity: 1\; outline-offset: 0px\; overflow: visible\; position: static\; resize: none\; table-layout: auto\; text-align: inherit\; text-indent: inherit\; text-overflow: clip\; text-transform: inherit\; visibility: inherit\; white-space: inherit\; word-break: inherit\; word-spacing: inherit\; overflow-wrap: inherit\; z-index: auto\; border-collapse: separate\; border-radius: 0px\; height: auto\; width: auto\; box-shadow: none\;">newspapers in the state. Walden&nbsp\;</span></span></span><span style="background-image: none\; background-position: initial\; background-size: initial\; background-repeat: initial\; background-attachment: initial\; background-origin: initial\; background-clip: initial\; border: none\; margin: 0px\; padding: 0px\; vertical-align: baseline\; outline: 0px\; inset: auto\; box-sizing: content-box\; clear: none\; content: normal\; direction: inherit\; empty-cells: show\; font-variant-numeric: inherit\; font-variant-east-asian: inherit\; font-stretch: inherit\; font-size: 14px\; font-family: arial\, tahoma\, verdana\; line-height: inherit\; max-height: none\; max-width: none\; min-height: initial\; min-width: initial\; opacity: 1\; outline-offset: 0px\; overflow: visible\; position: static\; resize: none\; table-layout: auto\; text-overflow: clip\; visibility: inherit\; word-break: inherit\; overflow-wrap: inherit\; z-index: auto\; border-collapse: separate\; border-radius: 0px\; height: auto\; width: auto\; box-shadow: none\;"><span style="background: none\; border: none\; margin: 0px\; padding: 0px\; vertical-align: baseline\; outline: 0px\; inset: auto\; box-sizing: content-box\; clear: none\; content: normal\; direction: inherit\; empty-cells: show\; font-style: inherit\; font-variant: inherit\; font-weight: inherit\; font-stretch: inherit\; font-size: inherit\; font-family: arial\; letter-spacing: inherit\; line-height: inherit\; max-height: none\; max-width: none\; min-height: initial\; min-width: initial\; opacity: 1\; outline-offset: 0px\; overflow: visible\; position: static\; resize: none\; table-layout: auto\; text-align: inherit\; text-indent: inherit\; text-overflow: clip\; text-transform: inherit\; visibility: inherit\; white-space: inherit\; word-break: inherit\; word-spacing: inherit\; overflow-wrap: inherit\; z-index: auto\; border-collapse: separate\; border-radius: 0px\; height: auto\; width: auto\; box-shadow: none\;"><span style="background: none\; border: none\; margin: 0px\; padding: 0px\; vertical-align: baseline\; outline: 0px\; inset: auto\; box-sizing: content-box\; clear: none\; content: normal\; direction: inherit\; empty-cells: show\; font-style: inherit\; font-variant: inherit\; font-weight: inherit\; font-stretch: inherit\; font-size: 16px\; font-family: inherit\; letter-spacing: inherit\; line-height: inherit\; max-height: none\; max-width: none\; min-height: initial\; min-width: initial\; opacity: 1\; outline-offset: 0px\; overflow: visible\; position: static\; resize: none\; table-layout: auto\; text-align: inherit\; text-indent: inherit\; text-overflow: clip\; text-transform: inherit\; visibility: inherit\; white-space: inherit\; word-break: inherit\; word-spacing: inherit\; overflow-wrap: inherit\; z-index: auto\; border-collapse: separate\; border-radius: 0px\; height: auto\; width: auto\; box-shadow: none\;"><span style="background: none\; border: none\; margin: 0px\; padding: 0px\; vertical-align: baseline\; outline: 0px\; inset: auto\; box-sizing: content-box\; clear: none\; content: normal\; direction: inherit\; empty-cells: show\; font-style: inherit\; font-variant: inherit\; font-weight: inherit\; font-stretch: inherit\; font-size: 14px\; font-family: inherit\; letter-spacing: inherit\; line-height: inherit\; max-height: none\; max-width: none\; min-height: initial\; min-width: initial\; opacity: 1\; outline-offset: 0px\; overflow: visible\; position: static\; resize: none\; table-layout: auto\; text-align: inherit\; text-indent: inherit\; text-overflow: clip\; text-transform: inherit\; visibility: inherit\; white-space: inherit\; word-break: inherit\; word-spacing: inherit\; overflow-wrap: inherit\; z-index: auto\; border-collapse: separate\; border-radius: 0px\; height: auto\; width: auto\; box-shadow: none\;">has won numerous academic and public awards\, including two Champion-Tuck&nbsp\;</span></span>Awards for Excellence in Broadcasting\,</span></span><span style="font-family: arial\, tahoma\, verdana\; font-size: 16px\;">&nbsp\;</span><span style="background-image: none\; background-position: initial\; background-size: initial\; background-repeat: initial\; background-attachment: initial\; background-origin: initial\; background-clip: initial\; border: none\; margin: 0px\; padding: 0px\; vertical-align: baseline\; outline: 0px\; inset: auto\; box-sizing: content-box\; clear: none\; content: normal\; direction: inherit\; empty-cells: show\; font-variant-numeric: inherit\; font-variant-east-asian: inherit\; font-stretch: inherit\; font-size: 14px\; font-family: arial\, tahoma\, verdana\; line-height: inherit\; max-height: none\; max-width: none\; min-height: initial\; min-width: initial\; opacity: 1\; outline-offset: 0px\; overflow: visible\; position: static\; resize: none\; table-layout: auto\; text-overflow: clip\; visibility: inherit\; word-break: inherit\; overflow-wrap: inherit\; z-index: auto\; border-collapse: separate\; border-radius: 0px\; height: auto\; width: auto\; box-shadow: none\;">the UNC Board of Governor&rsquo\;s Award for Excellence in Public Service\, the Order of the Long Leaf Pine\, and the Holladay Medal for Excellence from North Carolina State University.</span><br />\n<br />\n<span style="color:#006400\;"><span style="font-size:14px\;"><u><strong>Presenters:</strong></u></span></span><br />\n<strong style="font-family: arial\; font-size: 14px\;"><span style="color: rgb(0\, 100\, 0)\;">Alyssa Byrd</span></strong><span style="font-family: arial\; font-size: 14px\;">\, Economic Development Director\, Town of Fuquay-Varina</span><br />\n<span style="font-family:arial\;"><span style="font-size:14px\;"><span style="color:#006400\;"><strong>Joanna Helms</strong></span>\, Economic Development Director\, Town of Apex<br />\n<span style="color:#006400\;"><strong><span style="font-weight: 700\;">Irena Krstanovic</span></strong></span>\, Economic Development Director\, Town of Holly Springs</span></span><br style="bottom: auto\; box-sizing: content-box\; clear: none\; color: rgb(85\, 85\, 85)\; content: normal\; direction: inherit\; display: inline\; empty-cells: show\; float: none\; font-variant-numeric: inherit\; font-variant-east-asian: inherit\; font-stretch: inherit\; font-size: 16px\; font-family: arial\, tahoma\, verdana\; left: auto\; line-height: inherit\; margin: 0px\; max-height: none\; max-width: none\; min-height: initial\; 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