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Economic Outlook & Legislative Issues Conference 3-15-12
Date: March 15, 2012
Time: 7:45 AM - 9:30 AM
Event Description
Thursday, March 15, 2012
7:45 – 9:30 a.m.
CatawbaValley Community CollegeAuditorium
Light breakfast will be served
$20 Chamber members/$35 Non-members
Sponsored by: Pepsi-Cola Bottling Company
Items for Discussion: local economic development outlook for the county; a look at our national and world economies; what affect does the 2010 census data tell us about our local economic forecast and potential planning strategies that our county needs to address; what legislation is proposed in the short session in Raleigh and in Washington that will impact business; and what plans are there for new entrepreneurial development opportunities for new and existing small businesses.
Guest Panel:
Scott Millar - President, Catawba County Economic Development Corp.
Michael Brown - Economist, Wells Fargo Securities, Charlotte
Lew Ebert - President, N.C. State Chamber of Commerce, Raleigh
MooreHallmark - Southeast Division, U.S. Chamber of Commerce, Atlanta
Alan Jackson - The Jackson Group, Chairman, City of Hickory’s Business Development Task Force
Taylor Dellinger - Research Analyst, Western Piedmont Council of Governments
Catawba County Chamber of Commerce
Presents
2012 Economic Outlook
&
Legislative Issues Conference
Thursday, March 15, 2012
7:45 – 9:30 a.m.
CatawbaValley Community CollegeAuditorium
Light breakfast will be served
$20 Chamber members/$35 Non-members
Sponsored by: Pepsi-Cola Bottling Company
Items for Discussion: local economic development outlook for the county; a look at our national and world economies; what affect does the 2010 census data tell us about our local economic forecast and potential planning strategies that our county needs to address; what legislation is proposed in the short session in Raleigh and in Washington that will impact business; and what plans are there for new entrepreneurial development opportunities for new and existing small businesses.
Guest Panel:
Scott Millar - President, Catawba County Economic Development Corp.
Michael Brown - Economist, Wells Fargo Securities, Charlotte
Lew Ebert - President, N.C. State Chamber of Commerce, Raleigh
MooreHallmark - Southeast Division, U.S. Chamber of Commerce, Atlanta
Alan Jackson - The Jackson Group, Chairman, City of Hickory’s Business Development Task Force
Taylor Dellinger - Research Analyst, Western Piedmont Council of Governments
Catawba County Chamber of Commerce
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