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Spotlight On: Rob Shaw, President & CEO, Echelon Bank (I/O)
April 2026 — Invest: spoke with Rob Shaw, CEO of Echelon Bank (I/O), about securing regulatory approvals, assembling a culture-first team, and building a high-touch community bank. “Even with all of...
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Spotlight On: Phyllis Saathoff, Executive Director & CEO, Port Freeport
April 2026 — Invest: spoke with Phyllis Saathoff, executive director and CEO of Port Freeport, about the port’s centennial milestone, major infrastructure investments, and how trade, technology, and workforce priorities are...
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The Iran war’s ripple effects, sector by sector
April 2026 — The Iran war is testing the resilience of the global economy and, increasingly, that of regional markets across the United States. While geographically distant, the economic ripple...
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She Was Always in the Arena
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With the Invest: Business Sentiment Survey, we take a deep dive into our markets through an on-the-ground approach to tell you why you should be doing business there.
The Regional Economic Sentiment Index, drawn from the Invest: Business Sentiment Survey (I:BSS), tracks perceptions of economic strength across 20 U.S. metro areas. The index is based on a standardized question posed to senior executives and public officials featured in Invest: reports, asking them to rate the strength of their regional economy on a scale of 1 to 5 (5 being strongest).
Sentiment remained stable from late 2023 through most of 2025, but it became more volatile following the January 2025 political transition, as a new wave of tariff activity and shifting trade expectations introduced greater uncertainty. After a mid-2025 slump and a brief rebound in early fall, sentiment declined sharply at year-end, with December 2025 marking the weakest reading of the series.
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