The University of Colorado at ºù«ÍÞÊÓƵ will present its 34th annual Colorado Business Economic Outlook Forum at 1:15 p.m. on Monday, Dec. 7.
The presentation, which is free and open to the public, is in the grand ballroom of the Brown Palace Hotel in Denver.
The half-day Colorado Business Economic Outlook Forum is presented by the CU-ºù«ÍÞÊÓƵ College of Business and Administration and represents the consensus of more than 70 Colorado business, education and government leaders. A free booklet detailing projections for individual sectors of the state's 1999 economy will be given to everyone who attends.
The forecast will be presented in a series of graphic displays co-narrated by Professor Richard Wobbekind, director and chief economist of the college's Business Research Division, and Patty Silverstein of Development Research Partners.
Following the forecast will be a question and answer session with a panel of speakers including Sam Cassidy, Colorado Association of Commerce and Industry; Nancy McCallin, Colorado Legislative Council; Jeff Romine, Denver Regional Council of Governments; and Tim Sheesley, New Centuries Energies.
A keynote address will follow, and the half-day event closes with these concurrent discussion sessions:
o The impact of the Asian crisis on world markets: Experiences of Colorado companies – Rachel Bloombaum, International Trade Office.
o The underground (or unreported) economy: Does anyone care? – John Tobin, Applied Planning Associates.
o Colorado population, labor force, employment and revenue in 1999 – David Larson, senior economist with the Department of Labor and Employment.
o A blueprint for the 21st century: The economy of metro Denver – Joe Snell, director of economic development for the Denver Metro Network.