Survey: Business owners get chilly on the economy

Business owners and executives statewide remain optimistic about the economy and their company, according to the PNC Bank Fall Economic Outlook report, but their level of cheeriness has chilled somewhat since the spring.

Overall, 36% of survey respondents in the fall survey feel positive about the national economy — down from 45% in the spring. That’s up, at least, from 30% in the fall 2017 survey, reports PNC, which surveyed small- and middle-market business owners and executives.