Economic Development Committee

This meeting will be held in hybrid format. In this meeting, the Economic Development Committee will discuss the ongoing labor shortages that are being experienced and how employers can recruit and retain the necessary talent. Our guest speakers will be Dr. Wallace Walrod, OCBC’s Chief Economic Advisor, who will give an overview of the impact the pandemic had on the workforce and where the workforce stands now, as well as Cyndi Karapogosian, District President for Robert Half, who will give her perspective on what employers are doing to recruit and retain talent in these interesting times.