Nationally renowned economist Joel Naroff, Ph. D., keynoted the Southern Ocean County Chamber of Commerce’s 2021 State of the Chamber by shedding light on what he termed “the good, the bad and the truly ugly” in the trends and factors of the pandemic-shaded economic picture for the Jersey Shore.

As president and founder of Naroff Economic Advisors, a strategic economic consulting firm, Naroff advises companies across the country on the risks and opportunities that economic developments may have…