What lies ahead for 2008

On the national level, the economy is walking with a perceptible limp. The housing market has tanked, and a number of lending institutions are right behind.

Reports were released last week that it was a less-than-robust Christmas shopping season and Wall Street remains on shaky ground. On top of all that, folks are saying that nasty ‘R’ word ‘ recession.

So what economic fortunes are waiting for Warren County in 2008? I wouldn’t count on a gluttony of prosperity, but I’m sure hoping for better times than 2007. Here’s what a sampling of corporate executives had to say.