Good news ahead

Like many of you, the New Year brings to mind many questions about what's to come in business and the economy. As an economist for PNC Financial Services Group, I wonder how kind 2017 will be to our pocketbooks. Will the unemployment numbers stay low or will they begin to increase? What about the cost of gas and health care?

Here are some of our forecasts on how the Gulf Coast economy will fair this year.

The region goes into 2017 with considerable strength.