Middle market companies are an important bellwether for the U.S. economy. According to The National Center for the Midde Market, they represent just 2% of all businesses but account for more than one-third of all GDP and employ 45 million Americans. How these companies respond to current challenges and opportunities gives us an important window into the larger economy, and our latest business study released this week offers encouraging signs.
According to Umpqua Bank’s 2023 Business Barometer,…
