{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Why middle market businesses remain optimistic","description":"\u201cOften, economic change occurs at this level of the economy,\u201d says Umpqua Bank EVP Richard Cabrera about the middle market of the commercial sector. \u201cWhile economic concerns still linger, there\u2019s tremendous optimism.\u201d The latest episode of the ABA Banking Journal Podcast \u2014 sponsored by Intrafi \u2014 continues a series of conversations on the business outlook, following last week\u2019s episode on the perspectives of CFOs at large corporates and the upper end of the middle market. In this episode, Cabrera discusses: What Umpqua Bank\u2019s latest Business Barometer survey says about optimism and growth plans among small businesses and the middle market, which represents 45 million jobs and one-third of U.S. GDP. How banks can work effectively with small and middle market clients, including advising on cybersecurity. Why small and middle market businesses in the western U.S. are more optimistic than their counterparts in other regions. The growing trend of onshoring and nearshoring in middle market supply chains \u2014 and what that means for their commercial real estate needs. The continued strength of industrial and warehouse real estate. ","author_name":"ABA Banking Journal Podcast","author_url":"https:\/\/bankingjournal.aba.com\/tag\/podcast\/","html":"