MBN Speaker Series | MFBI Q2 2026 Release Webinar

Recording Date: July 23, 2026 Location: Capital Region International Airport (LAN) MFBI Q2 2026 Release Webinar This section opens the Q2 2026 Michigan Future Business Index (MFBI) release event, hosted by the Michigan Business Network and now in its 41st iteration since 2006. The host thanks sponsors (LAFCU, Dean Transportation, Shaheen Chevrolet Cadillac, Capital Region International Airport/Fly Lansing, Better Business Bureau of Michigan) and partners (CINNAIRE, ROI Insight). Paul King of ROI Insight explains the survey's long-standing value in tracking business sentiment and its adaptation to track current events like COVID, tariffs, inflation, and the Iran war. Mark McDaniel, CEO of CINNAIRE, then presents the survey's mixed findings: rising sales (35%, up nine points) but declining profits (only 19% reporting profit increases), growing uncertainty, and rebuilding optimism despite challenges. He discusses inflation, tariffs (including a new 50% tariff on Canada), the Iran war's economic impact, stagnant wages/hiring, and rising healthcare costs. McDaniel also details federal funding threats to nonprofits and CDFIs (Community Development Finance Institutions), including a delayed $720 million appropriation, and describes his own organization's hiring moratorium and AI-driven staffing strategy » Visit MBN website: http://www.michiganbusinessnetwork.com/ » Watch MBN’s YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/@MichiganbusinessnetworkMBN » Like MBN: http://www.facebook.com/mibiznetwork » Follow MBN: http://twitter.com/MIBizNetwork/ » MBN Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/mibiznetwork/