N.C. State Economics Professor Emeritus Mike Walden discusses Raleigh-based tech firm Pendo being the latest tech company to announce layoffs

Raleigh-based tech firm Pendo is the latest company in the Triangle to announce layoffs, marking a recent shift in shakeups in the industry. The company says the 90 positions have been affected as part of a larger restructuring. This news comes two weeks after Cary-based gaming behemoth Epic Games's layoff of more than 200 people. Mike Walden, N.C. State Economics Professor Emeritus, joined Jeff Hamlin to discuss what is causing the layoffs.

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