April Chamber speaker sheds light on 2015-16 economic outlook

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Please see the article on John’s recent presentation to the Vestavia Hills Chamber of Commerce. The reporter misquoted his comments on the trade deficit, but it’s still good otherwise…

Adding levity to the seemingly humorless topic of the nation’s economic health, Oakworth Capital Managing Director and Head of Wealth Management John Norris both informed and entertained Chamber luncheon members and guests during his March 10 address.

“Technology isn’t going to come into work late on May 6 and then suddenly feel ‘under the weather’ because they partied too hard on Cinco de Mayo,” Norris quipped early in his remarks, as he emphasized the point that business owners will always choose the higher yield and lower cost investment of tech versus human capital…Read Full Article Here…