CEO Roundtable Executive Survey Q2 2025

1. What factors do you expect to affect your business strategy during the second quarter? (check all that apply)

• Geopolitics, i.e., Ukraine, the Middle East, China, etc.
• Inflation
• Interest rates
• Labor supply
• Politics/growth limitations
• Supply chain
• U.S. presidential election
• Cybersecurity issues
• Tariffs
• Other - Write In Please enter an 'other' value for this selection.

2. How would you rate business conditions for your company compared with six months ago?

• Better
• Worse
• About the same

3. Do you expect business conditions to improve or worsen in the second quarter of 2025?

• Improve
• Worsen
• Stay about the same

4. What are your expectations for your company’s staffing levels in the second quarter of 2025?

• Strong decrease
• Moderate decrease
• No change
• Moderate increase
• Strong increase

5. What are your expectations for capital expenditures by your company in the second quarter of 2025?

• Strong decrease
• Moderate decrease
• No change
• Moderate increase
• Strong increase

6. How is your company affected by new minimum-wage requirements at the state, county or local level?

• Very negative impact
• Somewhat negative impact
• No effect
• Somewhat positive impact
• Very positive impact

7. How would your company be affected by new and proposed tariffs imposed on imports?

• Very negative impact
• Somewhat negative impact
• No effect
• Somewhat positive impact
• Very positive impact

8. How does housing availability impact your employees?

• Very negative impact
• Somewhat negative impact
• No effect
• Somewhat positive impact
• Very positive impact

9. How likely is your company to require construction of new facilities in 2025?

• Not at all likely
• Considering one or more projects
• Somewhat likely
• Definite plans
• Already under construction

10. What are your company’s plans for office-space requirements in 2025?

• Not applicable
• Moderate decrease in square footage
• Strong decrease in square footage
• No change
• Moderate increase in square footage
• Strong increase in square footage

11. What is your industry?

• Agribusiness
• Banking/finance
• Brewing
• Business services
• Construction
• Energy (Renewable)
• Energy (Traditional)
• Government
• Health care
• Life sciences
• Manufacturing
• Natural products
• Nonprofit
• Outdoor industry
• Real estate
• Technology
• Other - Write In Please enter an 'other' value for this selection.

13. May we include your response to Question 12 in a report on the survey results?

• Yes, and feel free to include my name.
• Yes, but don't use my name.
• No.