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Economists say LI still faces bumpy recovery

Pearl Kamer, the chief economist for the Long

Photo credit: Newsday, 2011 / Audrey C. Tiernan

Economists feel that while Long Island is technically out of the recession, “muddling through” is most likely the way the rest of the year will feel.

Speakers at a Long Island Association panel discussion Friday morning blamed numerous reasons for the less than satisfactory economic growth, ranging from falling home prices to the lack of a young workforce to a contraction of the construction...

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