Which way will the economy turn in 2020?

Tariffs, labor market and other concerns loom, but optimism, so far, reigns

  • By Mark Gordon
  • | 6:00 a.m. November 15, 2019
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Lori Sax. Wendy Shim, president and majority owner of Trailmate, and Harry Bakker, part owner, say they expect the company's industrial market to substantially increase in 2020.
Lori Sax. Wendy Shim, president and majority owner of Trailmate, and Harry Bakker, part owner, say they expect the company's industrial market to substantially increase in 2020.
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A key question facing the 2020 economy: Will the past few years of robust growth — from apartments and population to housing starts and company revenues — be trumped by a looming presidential election?

It’s on the minds of many business owners and entrepreneurs going into 2020. Yet for most, it’s not a DEFCON 2-type worry. It’s more like an electronic billboard on Interstate 75 that warns of upcoming congestion, and to be prepared.

 

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