2022 EDASC Economic Forecast Night Recapped
“Life is always uncertain, but sometimes we realize it more,” Dr. Lisa Brown, director of Washington State Department of Commerce stated near the end of EDASC’s 2022 Economic Forecast Night that took place virtually on March 10, 2022. Brown’s words summed up the evening, which provided a year-in-review and look ahead into economic trends shaping Skagit County and the world’s economy.
Alyssa Pitcher
What impacts could the Russian invasion of Ukraine have locally?
This is a developing situation and we will be doing our best to keep our membership and local business community up to date. Thursday, February 24th, 2022, President Biden announced a list of economic sanctions in response to the Russian invasion of Ukraine. In a conference call on Friday morning following the announcement, US Chamber of Commerce senior vice president for international affairs, John Murphy, noted that these sanctions are a “very big deal” and are very broad and significant.
Alyssa Pitcher
