Roundup: Business optimism / Livingston Parish schools / Wholesale inflation By Deanna B. Narveson - August 11, 2023 FacebookTwitterLinkedinEmailPrint Avoiding recession: Finance chiefs at companies from Chipotle to Yelp have grown more encouraged throughout the year that the U.S. economy will skirt a full-blown downturn. Still, they are mixed o… Already an INSIDER? Sign in.