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Ending Year Five With Cautious Optimism

Regional Economist, John Mitchell of M & H Economic Consultants will bring the national, state and local economic trends to our doorstep making sense of the nonsensical economy. John is well known for his informative yet good-humored presentations that provide current information that business can use in their decision-making.

The upturn will be five in a few months, national employment is approaching previous highs, and fiscal drag has diminished. The hope and the forecast is that growth will pick up in 2014, and that the early year weakness came from  from the severe winter. Monetary policy is in uncharted territory as tapering winds down. The Oregon labor market upturn continues with Portland having early year job growth near three percent. Prospects and issues facing the nation and the state will be discussed.