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\nCMMA breakfast meeting on November 18 \;
\nLet'\;s meet "\;in person"\; to hear from King Banaian and Luke Greiner. \; Tour Northern Metal Recycling
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\nTopic: \;Economic Outlook \;

The COVID Recession of 2020 lasted only two months officially\, but many parts of the economy still suffer its effects. \; Disrupted supply chains and labor shortages have been the topics uppermost in business minds this summer and fall\, along with rising prices. \; How quickly we return to the growth part of our pre-pandemic economy will depend on how we resolve these issues in 2022. \; In this talk Dean Banaian will discuss the impacts of a short deep supply-led recission and what that means for the \;manufacturing sector in Minnesota next year. \;
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\nMinnesota is slowing recovering from the shortest recession in our history\, yet 18 months after the recession officially ended employment is still down by more than 126\,000 jobs. \; What'\;s holding our economic expansion back? \; Labor\, or the lack thereof. \; The most recent count of job openings obliterated previous records and points to more challenges to recruit and retain employees. \; In step with an incredibly tight labor market is inflation higher than we'\;ve seen in more than a decade. \; Luke Greiner will cover what parts of our local economy are recovering\, how our economy has shifted\, and hiring/wage trends. \; \;
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About the Speakers: \;King Banaian\, SCSU and Luke Greiner\, MN DEED \;
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\nKing Banaian\, Dean of the School of Public Affairs\, St. Cloud State University
\nKing Banaian \;is a professor in the \;Department of Economics \;and dean of the \;School of Public Affairs \;at \;St. Cloud State University. \; He holds the Ph.D. in economics from the \;Claremont Graduate School. \; \;He has consulted at central banks and ministries of finance in several developing countries. \; He is author of two books and over 50 articles discussing monetary policy and political economy as well as an occasional paper on the economics of sports. A former state representative from St. Cloud\, he is co-author of \;the St. Cloud Quarterly Business Report \;and hosts a radio program in Minneapolis.
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\nLuke Greiner\, Regional Labor Market Analyst\, MN DEED
\nLuke is MN Department of Employment &\; Economic Development'\;s regional analyst for central and southwestern Minnesota. Luke analyzes the greater Minnesota economy and job market\, industry trends\, workforce availability\, and hiring demand. He has a bachelor'\;s degree in management from Park University in Parkville\, MO.

\nAbout the Tour: \;Northern Metal Recycling Center \;
\nNorthern Metal Recycling Center is a \;full-service consumer and industrial metal scrap recycler\, handling over 100 grades of ferrous and nonferrous materials. The \;network of processing plants has convenient locations in the Twin Cities\, central Minnesota and North Dakota.
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\n\nCMMA breakfast meeting on November 18 \;\nLet'\;s meet "\;in person"\; to hear from King Banaian and Luke Greiner. \; Tour Northern Metal Recycling\n\nTopic: \;Economic Outlook \;

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\nCMMA breakfast meeting on November 18 \;
\nLet'\;s meet "\;in person"\; to hear from King Banaian and Luke Greiner. \; Tour Northern Metal Recycling
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\n`Topic: \;Economic Outlook \;`