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The pandemic has drastically changed the economy, in ways that can be hard to grasp. That's why a new resource from the Kenan Institute of Private Enterprise at UNC is especially helpful. The Institute partnered with the North Carolina CEO Leadership Forum to produce a new report, Seven Forces Reshaping the Economy to help understand the opportunities for long-term change that will bring better economic outcomes for more people. 

The world is facing unprecedented times in the fight against COVID-19. With global pandemics -- as with natural disasters -- it is a challenge to determine when and where they may occur. This is why, in preparation for all disasters, it is crucial that economic development organizations (EDOs) be ready to act upon their economic recovery plans. 

When COVID hit with vigor in March, the country ground to a halt struggling to understand this virus and all its implications. Many of us in the economic development world were sent home to sit at our desks and try to hash out how this would affect our local economies. In Pueblo County, Colorado, a taskforce was quickly formed, first to discuss what might be done to lessen the impact of the COVID-19 shutdown, then to take determined and data-driven action.