US, CT Economies Take Center Stage
- Kevin McNabola, Orange Board of Finance
- Mar 12
- 1 min read
Updated: Apr 6
By Kevin McNabola, Orange Board of Finance Member
This past week I had the opportunity to conduct and moderate the first of a series of town hall-style meetings at the University of New Haven to discuss the state of the US and Connecticut economies.
My panel included Connecticut State Treasurer Erick Russell, North Haven Mayor Mike Freda and Chief Fixed Income Strategist Guy LeBas from Janney Montgomery. The purpose of the town hall was to bring state officials, local leaders and financial experts to talk openly about the economy and provide expert analysis, insight and economic transparency to the university’s graduate students within the MBA and MPA programs.
The meeting was well attended by graduate students, outside financial portfolio managers and the general public. The goal was to make national and state financial issues understandable, listen to the concerns of students and the general public and build a constructive dialogue between the financial sector and the community.
The conversation only works when every voice is heard. Our panel heard from graduate students at UNH who stole the show. The level of student engagement was excellent, with many insightful and thoughtful questions leading to a great dialogue with our panel.
Topics included Connecticut’s improving financial health and how national economic forces shape state outcomes. Russell spoke about how Connecticut ignored funding its pension plans for seven decades and finally implemented fiscal policies to ensure future contributions were required.... Read full article.
