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Primary elections have become more important in the current political scene, and if business groups want to have their voices heard, they will have to become more active at that level.
“It’s imperative that business groups assert their voice and clarity in those primaries for national offices,” Engstrom said.
Despite having won the White House, Democrats hold but a slim majority in the House and only the slimmest of majorities in the Senate, with Vice President Kamala Harris being left to break any ties in a chamber evenly split between the two parties.
That means compromise will be necessary to move most legislation. Engstrom says that compromise can be found in areas such trade, immigration reform and mending the nation’s infrastructure.
The Chamber will livestream the event on Feb. 18.
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Prairie Business | × MOORHEAD, Minn. – The Fargo Moorhead West Fargo Chamber of Commerce will host a livestream of its 2021 Economic Outlook from noon to 1:30 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 18.
This year’s event will feature two experts who will share their insights and perspectives into two recent events: the 2020 elections and the pandemic.
According to the Chamber, Rob Engstrom, founder, Wolfe Street Partners, and chief political strategist, American Bankers Association, will present on the impacts of the elections; while Ron Wirtz, regional outreach director, Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis, will use recent surveys and real-time metrics of economic activity to discuss the pandemic’s ongoing impact on firms, workers and the broader North Dakota and Minnesota economy.
The livestreamed event will be held Thursday, Feb. 18. Written By: Helmut Schmidt | ×
Fargo Moorhead West Fargo Chamber Commerce in Moorhead. Chris Flynn / The Forum
MOORHEAD - The economic effects of the general election and the coronavirus pandemic will be the focus of the 2021 Economic Outlook forum, the Fargo Moorhead West Fargo Chamber of Commerce announced.
Rob Engstrom, founder and CEO of Wolfe Street Partners and chief political strategist for the American Bankers Association will offer his insights on the impacts of the 2020 election.
Meanwhile, Ron Wirtz, regional outreach director at the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis, will discuss the COVID-19 pandemic’s ongoing effects on firms, workers and the economies of North Dakota and Minnesota.
Minnesota tourism and industry survey. Probably not surprising for anyone but according to a recent Minnesota tourism and hospitality industry survey addressing late 2020 business impact, nearly two thirds of all respondents reported business to be significantly lower compared to 2019. More than three quarters of respondents noted overall negative financial health and stressed the urgent need for conditions to improve.
The survey was conducted in partnership by Explore Minnesota, Hospitality Minnesota and the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis, and gained 681 responses from a cross-section of tourism and hospitality businesses across the state, including food and drink, attraction and entertainment and lodging (motels, resorts, bed and breakfast spots, campgrounds and vacation home rentals). The survey was conducted Dec. 8-15, addressing business impact between September and early December.