Blog post provided by NVC member Kristina Wilmer, Market Executive for Global Commercial Banking’s Mid-Atlantic Region, Bank of America. Across the United States, family-owned businesses are the backbone of local prosperity. They create jobs and community, often reinvesting profits directly into their local neighborhoods. Nationally, 32 million family enterprises contribute $7.7 trillion to GDP and employ more than 83 million …
CEO Message: Concerns on the Horizon for the Region’s Economy
by Julie Coons, Chamber President & CEO New data suggests that the Washington Region is in dire need of a laser focus on our pressing economic challenges. It reveals that Washington’s economy is hitting a plateau, with signs of long-term growth stalling in recent years. As noted in this chart, in a study conducted by Area Development and Patrick Clapp …
