Green Renewable Economy, Boom or Boondoggle?
January 10, 2019
By Don Holbrook, Site Location & Economic Incentives Consultant
The economy has been on a rabid growth spurt since 2012 or 2013 depending on your outlook on net job growth. In fact, 2018 has seen some of the best GDP in decades. But, all this could be coming to an end soon. Why? Another perfect storm has built up just over the horizon and is about to make landfall in the U.S. shortly.
The ingredients for this slow down or recession involve some major shortsighted blunders and some transitional timing as well.
The rising interest rates are...
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