Economist Jackie Benson, with Wells Fargo’s Corporate and Investment Bank, will address a variety of economic issues during the Newsmakers Breakfast Jan. 23
Jan. 16. Immigrants make up 11 percent of North Carolinas’ labor force and account for 14 percent of North Carolina entrepreneurs, 1 percent of science, technology, engineering and math workers and nearly 8 percent of nurses, according to the American Immigration Council.
Will the local and state economies suffer if there is a mass deportation of illegal immigrants?
Economist Jackie Benson, with Wells Fargo’s Corporate and Investment Bank, will address a variety of economic issues during the Newsmakers Breakfast Jan. 23 at The Peninsula Club.
She covers the US macroeconomy, including residential housing, commercial real estate, construction and regional economies. Prior to joining Wells Fargo, she was a senior economist at the US Senate Joint Economic Committee.
She holds an M.S. in applied economics from Johns Hopkins.
Open forum Q&A
The Newsmakers Breakfast is an open-forum Q&A with people who make the news. Anyone can ask a question.
The cost to attend is $16, which includes a full country breakfast at The Peninsula Club.
Doors open at 7:15 a.m. for networking. The buffet-style breakfast gets under way at 7:30 a.m.
The Q&A begins at 8 a.m. and concludes promptly at 9.
RSVP
You can reserve a seat by calling 704-895-1335 with Visa or MasterCard.
Sponsors
The Presenting Sponsor is Lake Norman Group/Francomano, Stimson & Associates.
Breakfast Sponsors are the Anita Sabates/Dixie Dean team at Allen Tate Real Estate and James Funeral Home.
Coffee Sponsors are The Sarver Group at Keller Williams Lake Norman, The Tovar Group commercial real estate and United Bank in Mooresville.
±New businesses owned by Latinos accounted for 36 percent of launches in 2023, according to Census Bureau data.
Sorry, but the premise of the question is inaccurate
Posted by Bucky Dornster | January 16, 2025, 4:35 pmAre you kidding me?
Posted by Skippy | January 16, 2025, 6:43 pm