Expectations can shift a market in the short term, but reality often will right the ship. The expectation heading into 2024 was that borrowing rates would decrease, but the reality is there hasn’t been much of a shift.

At midyear, it appears the Tri-Cities economy is holding steady.

The regional administrator for the U.S. Small Business Administration has been making trips to communities within his vast territory since he was appointed in January and recently made a stop in the Tri-Cities.