The Chamber for a Greater Chapel Hill-Carrboro is back with the latest Critical Issues Forum! Chamber President and CEO Aaron Nelson teams up with economist Dr. Michael Walden to speak with 97.9 The Hill’s Brighton McConnell about the local, state and national economies, as well as a recent local business survey.

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