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Nov 13, 2024
Recap: Three Lessons on Building Business Resilience
Business Resilience
The Frontiers of Business: Building Business Resilience conference capped our 2024 Grand Challenge with stimulating discussions on what business resilience looks like in a world of rapid change. Here are three lessons we heard.
Nov 1, 2024
Muddying the Waters: November Economic Briefing
How will the hurricanes affect economic data for October? Kenan Institute Research Fellow Greg Brown will look at the data during the institute’s monthly virtual briefing at 9 AM EDT Friday, November 1.
Nov 1, 2024
Muddying the Waters
For our November 1 economic briefing, Kenan Institute Research Fellow Greg Brown discussed the morning's employment report and the effects that two hurricanes and a major strike had on some of the numbers it contained.
Oct 27, 2024
Remote Work and Consumer Cities
The rapid adoption of remote work led to a sharply reduced presence of office workers in urban centers, weakening cities' traditional role as a center for production. Despite the adverse effect of remote work on cities, we highlight that cities' role as a center for consumption remains strong and may have risen with increased time flexibility from workers.
Business executives, policymakers and academics gathered October 10 at The Carolina Inn in Chapel Hill, NC, to discuss how to make businesses more resilient in unpredictable times.
Join Chief Economist Gerald Cohen for the institute's monthly virtual briefing this Wednesday, Oct. 9, discussing how the Federal Reserve employment report will impact future cuts.
Oct 9, 2024
Is the Fed Reassessing?
For our October 9 briefing, Chief Economist Gerald Cohen noted that the previous Friday's strong employment report caused the markets to reassess the path of Federal Reserve easing and discussed whether the Fed might do the same.
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Business Resilience
Swaminathan, a Kenan Institute Distinguished Fellow, will explore the importance of supply chain resiliency and discuss alternative strategies to build robust and adaptable operations during his talk Sept. 12.
Sep 6, 2024
Making the Cut? September Economic Briefing
Is there an interest rate cut coming at the Fed’s meeting this month? Kenan Institute Research Fellow Christian Lundblad will discuss during the Kenan Institute’s monthly briefing at 9 AM EDT Friday, September 6.
Sep 6, 2024
Making the Cut?
Institute Research Fellow Christian Lundblad discussed the morning's employment report, factors the Federal Reserve is considering before possibly cutting interest rates at its next meeting, and the vital role that government economic data plays.
To attract skilled talent in an evolving economic landscape, public and private sector leaders must understand the factors – economic, social and political conditions – that push and pull people and drive relocation.
Shaping North Carolina’s Future with Jim Johnson
Johnson, director of the Urban Investment Strategies Center, discusses how his research sheds light on key issues that will help determine the state's economic future.