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	Podcast:		Wintrust Business Lunch
	Episode:		Noon Business Lunch 3/19/26: Fed rates, AI layoffs, new tech at SXSW, cannabis education at JJC
	Category:		Business
	Duration:		00:00:00
	Publish Date:		2026-03-19 19:46:24
	Description:		Segment 1: Jack Ablin, Founding Partner & Chief Investment Strategist, Cresset Capital, talks to John about high energy prices, the Fed’s decision on keeping interest rates steady, and how companies are using AI to layoff employees. Segment 2: Scott Stein, Editor at Large, CNET, tells John everything about what he saw at SXSW. Segment 3: Chris Balke, Owner, All City Brick Staining, talks to John about their business and how they help customers transform and revitalize brick surfaces with their expert staining services. Chris explains who their biggest customers are, if there is a popular color right now, how long a typical job takes, how business is going right now, and why people prefer to use staining to enhance the look of their house. Segment 4: Max Simon, Founder/CEO, Green Flower, joins John Williams to talk about their partnership with Joliet Junior College on a cannabis education program. Recent Posts Noon Business Lunch Fed rates, AI layoffs, SXSW tech, JJC cannabis education Terry Savage: Why Fed can’t cut interest rates now Return to office, entrepreneurship, energy independence Gas prices, housing reform, luxury airport hotels Volatile market, inflation worry, Abt bracket challenge Click for more
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