You will hear some general announcements and an introduction to the topic and speaker for the evening.Presentation/TrainingA guest speaker will present a topic for their presentation or training opportunity.

I worked in banking from 2006-07 and quit when they announced indefinite promotion freezes thanks to the economy.

When the Fed announced the last rate adjustment, we all expected mortgage rates to follow. 

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Orange is the start of the recession.This predictor is very close to the actual start of recessions (even though recessions starts are not announced by the NBER until significantly later.)

I'm happy to announce that I just closed 2 properties, simultaneously, last Friday. 

My company just announced a portion of our team is relocating there.

The Fortune 500 base that used to be here is decreasing at a strong base.There was even an announcement this week that Coleman is moving their corporate headquarters from Jefferson County to Chicago.Aside from BP (British Petroleum not Bigger Pockets) announcing they're moving their Americas operation to Denver, I haven't heard of ANY positive news affecting jobs at all.On Fridays, I stop at Home Depot (either on Belleview and Federal or on Santa Fe and I-25) to buy supplies for work I'm doing on weekends. 

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