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    Restart of Student Loan Repayments May Lead to Slowdown in Consumer Retail Spending

    Households with student loan debt will be rethinking spending and saving priorities, and those changes will ripple throughout the economy this holiday season. In early 2020, the Office of Federal...
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    The Swift Effect: How Pop Culture Events Have Propped Up Local Economies

    Not only did Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour impact local economies across the nation, but she managed to reach new heights through music and performance. The Eras Tour kick-off in Glendale, Arizona on...
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    Economic Impact: Retail Sales Are Not Expected To Be As Strong This Holiday Season

    This article was originally published in the Richmond Times Dispatch on November 20, 2023. With the holiday shopping season in full force and inflation eating away at spending power, growth in retail...
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    A Time To Be Thankful:  Some Relief Expected for Your Holiday Meal

    We are officially rolling into the holiday season. Grocery stores are stocking shelves and households are preparing for Thanksgiving. Despite an adequate supply of turkeys this year, we’re still...
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    Introducing Talent Watch: Real-Time Insights for Talent Acquisition Professionals

    We know how difficult it is to stay up to date with the quickly changing hiring landscape in your industry. That’s why Chmura created Talent Watch, a new tool within the JobsEQ platform. Talent Watch...
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    Tech Talent Hubs Show Mixed Hiring Picture in 2023 Job Ads

    Hiring patterns for tech workers[1] in some of the largest metro areas have followed consistent trajectories from the start of the COVID-19 pandemic through 2022, but the current slowdown in the tech...
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    How the Commonwealth Center for Advanced Manufacturing Partners with Chmura Consulting to Solve Advanced Manufacturing and Workforce Challenges

    The Commonwealth Center for Advanced Manufacturing (CCAM) is an applied research center where industry, academia, and government come together to solve advanced manufacturing challenges and prepare a...
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    Economic Impact: Job postings slowdown not a sign of recession; sign-on bonuses drop

    This article was originally published in the Richmond Times Dispatch on September 25, 2023. Many economists have downgraded the probability of a recession occurring over the next year. They argue...
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    How EMCID Partners with Chmura Consulting to Encourage Economic Growth in Montgomery County, TX

    East Montgomery County Improvement District (EMCID), a taxing authority located northeast of Houston, Texas, was created with the mission to encourage economic development and promote educational...
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