Dr. Laura Ullrich from the Charlotte Branch of the Richmond Federal Reserve Bank and Ian Scott of the Chamber For a Greater Chapel Hill-Carrboro spoke with 97.9 The Hill’s Andrew Stuckey on Wednesday, February 5. They discussed the Chamber’s economic forecast event from Wednesday morning, which featured Dr. Ullrich’s analysis. She shared a generally positive economic outlook for North Carolina and the Triangle. They discussed Chatham County’s growth and how it may affect Orange County, and more.

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