This is the ninth in a series of informative monthly podcasts for North Carolina businesses from PNC in collaboration with Business North Carolina magazine. On this episode, we chat with PNC Chief Economist Gus Faucher, who serves as PNC’s regional economist for North Carolina, about the state's economic outlook. Economic recovery remains one of the most pressing matters as businesses continue to grapple with the effects of the pandemic-related recession. But emerging developments, including vaccine distribution, are expected to have a major impact.