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How Resilient is Austin to an Economic Downturn with Roland Pena, SVP of Global Technology and In...

The US and perhaps the world’s economies seem to be headed for a rough patch. Given the growth of the Austin/Central Texas area over the past couple of years, the question is how resilient is the Austin economy, and are we ready for what comes next? Today, we’re joined by Roland Pena, Senior VP Global Technology & Innovation with Opportunity Austin at the Austin Chamber of Commerce and we dive into the data to see how Austin might respond to this downturn.

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Episode Links



• Roland Pena (https://www.linkedin.com/in/rolandpena7/)


• Austin Historical Job Growth and Unemployment (https://www.austinchamber.com/blog/08-22-2022-job-growth-unemployment/)


• Greater Austin Chamber of Commerce Ecosystem Dashboard (https://ecosystem.austinchamber.com/intro/)

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