BEGIN:VCALENDAR
VERSION:2.0
PRODID:-//ChamberMaster//Event Calendar 2.0//EN
METHOD:PUBLISH
X-PUBLISHED-TTL:P1H
REFRESH-INTERVAL:P1H
CALSCALE:GREGORIAN
BEGIN:VTIMEZONE
TZID:America/New_York
BEGIN:DAYLIGHT
RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=3;BYDAY=2SU
DTSTART:20070101T000000
TZOFFSETFROM:-0500
TZOFFSETTO:-0400
TZNAME:Eastern Daylight Time
END:DAYLIGHT
BEGIN:STANDARD
RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=11;BYDAY=1SU
DTSTART:20070101T000000
TZOFFSETFROM:-0400
TZOFFSETTO:-0500
TZNAME:Eastern Standard Time
END:STANDARD
END:VTIMEZONE
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261203T073000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20261203T100000
X-MICROSOFT-CDO-ALLDAYEVENT:FALSE
SUMMARY:Economic Forecast - Traverse City
DESCRIPTION:As 2026 nears its close\, the U.S. economy continues to defy expectations while raising new questions about what comes next. In this fast-paced\, data-driven presentation\, we will examine the latest trends in employment\, housing\, commercial real estate\, financial markets\, and economic output to better understand where the economy is headed through the balance of 2026 and beyond into 2027.  Expect fresh insights\, a few surprises\, and maybe even a laugh or two as we make sense of today's economy and tomorrow's risks.Agenda:7:30 AM   Registration & Breakfast8:00 AM   Opening Remarks8:15 AM   Presentation Begins9:00 AM   Q&A9:15 AM   Event Concludes\nAnirban Basu is Chairman & CEO of Sage Policy Group\, Inc.\, a Baltimore-based economic and policy consultancy he founded in 2004.  He serves the Chief Economist function for many organizations\, including the Maryland Bankers Association and Associated Builders and Contractors.  The Baltimore Business Journal named him one of the region's 20 most powerful business leaders in 2010.  In 2022\, he entered the Daily Record newspaper's Circle of Influence.  He is the Distinguished Economist in Residence at Goucher College\, where he teaches History of Economic Thought.  He holds four graduate degrees\, including a J.D. and a Ph.D.\n\nCo Hosted With\n\nSponsored By
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<!DOCTYPE html><html><head><title></title></head><body aria-disabled="false" spellcheck="false"><div style="box-sizing: border-box\; --bdt-inverse: initial\; color: rgb(0\, 51\, 102) !important\; font-family: Poppins\, sans-serif\; font-size: 16px\; font-style: normal\; font-variant-ligatures: normal\; font-variant-caps: normal\; font-weight: 400\; letter-spacing: 0.16px\; orphans: 2\; text-align: left\; text-indent: 0px\; text-transform: none\; widows: 2\; word-spacing: 0px\; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px\; white-space: normal\; background-color: rgb(255\, 255\, 255)\; text-decoration-thickness: initial\; text-decoration-style: initial\; text-decoration-color: initial\; transition: background 0.3s\, border 0.3s\, border-radius 0.3s\, box-shadow 0.3s\, transform 0.4s\; line-height: 1.8em\;"><div style="box-sizing: border-box\; --bdt-inverse: initial\; font-style: normal\; text-transform: none\; font-weight: 400\; font-size: 16px\; line-height: 1.8em\; color: rgb(0\, 51\, 102) !important\;"><p style="box-sizing: border-box\; --bdt-inverse: initial\; margin-top: 0px\; margin-bottom: 1rem\; margin-block: 0px 0.9rem\; font-style: normal\; text-transform: none\; font-weight: 400\; font-size: 16px\; line-height: 1.8em\; color: rgb(0\, 51\, 102) !important\;"><span style="font-size: 18px\; font-family: Arial\, Helvetica\, sans-serif\;">As 2026 nears its close\, the U.S. economy continues to defy expectations while raising new questions about what comes next. In this fast-paced\, data-driven presentation\, we will examine the latest trends in employment\, housing\, commercial real estate\, financial markets\, and economic output to better understand where the economy is headed through the balance of 2026 and beyond into 2027. &nbsp\;Expect fresh insights\, a few surprises\, and maybe even a laugh or two as we make sense of today&rsquo\;s economy and tomorrow&rsquo\;s risks.</span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box\; --bdt-inverse: initial\; margin-top: 0px\; margin-bottom: 1rem\; margin-block: 0px 0.9rem\; font-style: normal\; text-transform: none\; font-weight: 400\; font-size: 16px\; line-height: 1.8em\; color: rgb(0\, 51\, 102) !important\;"><span style="color: rgb(0\, 0\, 0)\;"><strong fr-original-style="box-sizing: border-box\; --bdt-inverse: initial\; font-weight: bolder\;" style="box-sizing: border-box\; --bdt-inverse: initial\; font-weight: bolder\;">Agenda:</strong></span></p></div><div style="box-sizing: border-box\; --bdt-inverse: initial\; font-style: normal\; text-transform: none\; font-weight: 400\; font-size: 16px\; line-height: 1.8em\; color: rgb(0\, 51\, 102) !important\;"><span style="color: rgb(0\, 0\, 0)\;">7:30 AM &mdash\; Registration &amp\; Breakfast</span></div><div style="box-sizing: border-box\; --bdt-inverse: initial\; font-style: normal\; text-transform: none\; font-weight: 400\; font-size: 16px\; line-height: 1.8em\; color: rgb(0\, 51\, 102) !important\;"><span style="color: rgb(0\, 0\, 0)\;">8:00 AM &mdash\; Opening Remarks</span></div><div style="box-sizing: border-box\; --bdt-inverse: initial\; font-style: normal\; text-transform: none\; font-weight: 400\; font-size: 16px\; line-height: 1.8em\; color: rgb(0\, 51\, 102) !important\;"><span style="color: rgb(0\, 0\, 0)\;">8:15 AM &mdash\; Presentation Begins</span></div><div style="box-sizing: border-box\; --bdt-inverse: initial\; font-style: normal\; text-transform: none\; font-weight: 400\; font-size: 16px\; line-height: 1.8em\; color: rgb(0\, 51\, 102) !important\;"><span style="color: rgb(0\, 0\, 0)\;">9:00 AM &mdash\; Q&amp\;A</span></div><div style="box-sizing: border-box\; --bdt-inverse: initial\; font-style: normal\; text-transform: none\; font-weight: 400\; font-size: 16px\; line-height: 1.8em\; color: rgb(0\, 51\, 102) !important\;"><span style="color: rgb(0\, 0\, 0)\;">9:15 AM &mdash\; Event Concludes</span></div></div><p style="box-sizing: border-box\; --bdt-inverse: initial\; margin-top: 0px\; margin-bottom: 1rem\; margin-block: 0px 0.9rem\; font-style: normal\; text-transform: none\; font-weight: 400\; font-size: 16px\; line-height: 1.8em\; color: rgb(0\, 51\, 102) !important\;"><br /></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box\; --bdt-inverse: initial\; margin-top: 0px\; margin-bottom: 1rem\; margin-block: 0px 0.9rem\; font-style: normal\; text-transform: none\; font-weight: 400\; font-size: 16px\; line-height: 1.8em\; color: rgb(0\, 51\, 102) !important\;"><span style="color: rgb(41\, 53\, 60)\; font-family: Arial\, Helvetica\, sans-serif\; font-size: 11px\; font-style: normal\; font-variant-ligatures: normal\; font-variant-caps: normal\; font-weight: 400\; letter-spacing: -0.1px\; orphans: 2\; text-align: start\; text-indent: 0px\; text-transform: none\; widows: 2\; word-spacing: 0px\; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px\; white-space: normal\; background-color: rgb(255\, 255\, 255)\; text-decoration-thickness: initial\; text-decoration-style: initial\; text-decoration-color: initial\; float: none\; display: inline !important\;"><em>Anirban Basu is Chairman &amp\; CEO of Sage Policy Group\, Inc.\, a Baltimore-based economic and policy consultancy he founded in 2004. &nbsp\;He serves the Chief Economist function for many organizations\, including the Maryland Bankers Association and Associated Builders and Contractors. &nbsp\;The Baltimore Business Journal named him one of the region&rsquo\;s 20 most powerful business leaders in 2010. &nbsp\;In 2022\, he entered the Daily Record newspaper&rsquo\;s Circle of Influence. &nbsp\;He is the Distinguished Economist in Residence at Goucher College\, where he teaches History of Economic Thought. &nbsp\;He holds four graduate degrees\, including a J.D. and a Ph.D.</em></span></p><p><br /><br /><strong fr-original-style=""><span style="color: rgb(0\, 0\, 0)\;">Co Hosted With</span></strong></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box\; --bdt-inverse: initial\; margin-top: 0px\; margin-bottom: 1rem\; margin-block: 0px 0.9rem\; font-style: normal\; text-transform: none\; font-weight: 400\; font-size: 16px\; line-height: 1.8em\; color: rgb(0\, 51\, 102) !important\;"><strong fr-original-style=""><a fr-original-style="" href="https://bxtvc.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="user-select: auto\;" target="_blank"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/micronetonline/image/upload/c_crop\,w_225\,h_157\,y_30/v1759773632/tenants/0c0d6ecf-f6d8-4191-8462-43b14931c464/fb18a32bb50547efba45582379bbbbc2/Builders-Exchange-of-Northwest-Michigan.png" width="225" height="157" fr-original-style="" fr-original-class="fr-draggable" style="position: relative\; max-width: 100%\; cursor: pointer\; padding: 0px 1px\;" /></a></strong><br /><br /><strong fr-original-style=""><span style="color: rgb(0\, 0\, 0)\;"><strong fr-original-style="">Sponsored By</strong></span></strong></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box\; --bdt-inverse: initial\; margin-top: 0px\; margin-bottom: 1rem\; margin-block: 0px 0.9rem\; font-style: normal\; text-transform: none\; font-weight: 400\; font-size: 16px\; line-height: 1.8em\; color: rgb(0\, 51\, 102) !important\;"><strong fr-original-style=""><span style="color: rgb(0\, 0\, 0)\;"><strong fr-original-style=""><a fr-original-style="" href="https://www.abcmifund.org/" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="user-select: auto\; color: inherit\;" target="_blank"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/micronetonline/image/upload/c_limit\,w_515\,h_228/v1759778199/tenants/0c0d6ecf-f6d8-4191-8462-43b14931c464/fa6c44c17421447ba0882af535941c73/SIWCF-Logo.png" width="170" style="width: 170px\; height: 75.7714px\; position: relative\; max-width: 100%\; cursor: pointer\; padding: 0px 1px\;" height="75.7714" fr-original-style="width: 170px\; height: 75.7714px\;" fr-original-class="fr-draggable" /></a>&nbsp\; <a fr-original-style="" href="https://www.abcinsurancetrust.org/" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="user-select: auto\; color: inherit\;" target="_blank"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/micronetonline/image/upload/c_limit\,w_750\,h_382/v1759778219/tenants/0c0d6ecf-f6d8-4191-8462-43b14931c464/d20782744b224d2da00a3e20072b3056/InsuranceTrust-NEW-Slogan-2019-01.png" width="154" style="width: 154px\; height: 78.1159px\; position: relative\; max-width: 100%\; cursor: pointer\; padding: 0px 1px\;" height="78.1159" fr-original-style="width: 154px\; height: 78.1159px\;" fr-original-class="fr-draggable" /></a> <img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/micronetonline/image/upload/c_limit\,w_1374\,h_195/v1764175661/tenants/0c0d6ecf-f6d8-4191-8462-43b14931c464/c8a8453656c940ab910888e455ee9163/strategic-nav-logo-tag-twocolor.jpg" width="301" style="width: 301px\; height: 42.7275px\; position: relative\; max-width: 100%\; cursor: pointer\; padding: 0px 1px\;" height="42.7275" fr-original-style="width: 301px\; height: 42.7275px\;" fr-original-class="fr-draggable" /></strong></span></strong></p></body></html>
LOCATION:715 E. Front St. Traverse City MI 49686
UID:e.4327.1286862
SEQUENCE:3
DTSTAMP:20261101T170342Z
URL:https://members.abcwmc.org/calendar/Details/economic-forecast-traverse-city-1506869?sourceTypeId=Hub
END:VEVENT
END:VCALENDAR
