OnDemand: 2021 Economic Forecast
COVID-19 recovery highlighted the Business Record’s 2021 Economic Forecast panel on Thursday.
For the first time in its nearly two-decade history, the Business Record’s annual Economic Forecast event was held virtually on Zoom. For those of you who couldn’t attend yesterday and to recap for all who could our staff writers gathered a few takeaways from a lively panel discussion.
Panelists included:
Debi Durham, director, Iowa Economic Development Authority and Iowa Finance Authority.
Amy Friedrich, president, U.S. Insurance Solutions, Principal Financial Group.
Ernie Goss, MacAllister chair in economics, Creighton University.
Wil Osborn, chief business officer, Federal Home Loan Bank of Des Moines.
NOTEBOOK - Six takeaways: Business Recordâs 2021 Economic Forecast
BY BUSINESS RECORD STAFF
COVID-19 recovery highlighted the Business Record’s 2021 Economic Forecast panel on Thursday.
For the first time in its nearly two-decade history, the Business Record’s annual Economic Forecast event was held virtually on Zoom. For those of you who couldn’t attend yesterday and to recap for all who could our staff writers gathered a few takeaways from a lively panel discussion.
The video above is the first question from yesterday s event. We asked the panelists: What is the most important thing Iowa businesses should know about the economy in 2021?”
What is the most important thing businesses should know about the economy in 2021?
A preview of the Business Recordâs 2021 Economic Forecast panel Friday, January 22, 2021 6:00 AM The Panelists
Debi Durham
Amy Friedrich
Ernie Goss
Wil Osborn
chief business officer, Federal Home Loan Bank - Des Moines Although 2020 is now mercifully in the rearview mirror, pivotal events that erupted over the past year are continuing to shape the state, national and global economic destiny. Accordingly, the Business Record anticipates a virtual panel discussion like none other for our annual Economic Forecast coming up later this month. In advance of the Business Record’s annual Economic Forecast event coming up on Jan. 28, we asked each of the five panelists to provide their perspective on the economic outlook for 2021.
Principal survey highlights greater COVID impact on businesses in rural communities Thursday, January 21, 2021 11:16 AM The prolonged economic impacts of COVID-19 have been wearing on small and medium-sized businesses, as owners report more uncertainty about when and how they may recover, according to a new report from Principal Financial Group.
Business owners responding to the Principal Financial Well-Being Index survey are more concerned and cautious about the economic outlook than respondents to the previous survey in September. The new report compares responses from businesses collected by Principal since last spring when the coronavirus pandemic began.
The 10-minute online survey, conducted Nov. 13-22, polled 500 business leaders from U.S. companies, in five size categories starting at two to 19 employees and ranging up to 1,000 to 10,000 employees.