Pietra Basilij, Senior Economics & Policy Consultant at Cascadia Partners, consults to business and government about economic policy. "As we grapple with the fallout from COVID-19, cities will be faced with numerous choices about how to support local business and which economic recovery initiatives to prioritize. Amid calls to “build back better” communities will need to balance existing priorities with emerging insights about our regional economic vulnerabilities. Drawing on insights from regional economic resilience discussions that were held prior to the pandemic, as well as observations from the fallout of COVID-19 and economic recovery efforts from cities that have experienced economic decline in the past, this discussion will focus on the processes, tools, and policies that can be employed to help kickstart economic recovery and build back more resilient."
