Economic Forecast Night 2026

EDASC’s annual Economic Forecast Night brings together more than 300 business leaders, elected officials and community representatives to look at economic and business trends shaping Skagit County and beyond.

Along with EDASC CEO John Sternlicht’s year in review, attendees will hear from Don Rissmiller, founding partner of Strategas Research Partners. Anneliese Vance-Sherman, chief labor economist for the State of Washington, will also be on hand to provide a snapshot of the Skagit County economy. We are pleased to have the evening sponsored by Banner Bank.

About our featured speaker

Don Rissmiller is a founding Partner of Strategas (a Baird Company) and has directed the firm’s macroeconomic research efforts since 2006. He oversees Strategas thematic research as well as high-frequency econometric forecasting.

Prior to co-founding Strategas, Mr. Rissmiller was an Economist and Managing Director at International Strategy & Investment (ISI) Group. Before joining ISI, he worked at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, focusing on the analysis of U.S. macroeconomic data and price/wage forecasting models. He is frequently quoted in the financial press. Mr. Rissmiller holds an AB magna cum laude in Economics from Harvard.