Plan for 2017 with State and Local Forecasts
In 2017, will Georgia’s economic performance outpace the national average? How important will gains in manufacturing, housing and population growth be to the state’s economic recovery? Which industries in your area are poised for expansion and which will lose ground?
Hear answers based on data from the Selig Center for Economic Growth as the University of Georgia’s Terry College of Business brings its economic forecasting series to nine cities across the state.
Register for your city below:
DEC 14
Atlanta | Atlanta Marriott Marquis
11:00am – 2:00pm
Speakers:
Benjamin C. Ayers, Dean and Earl Davis Chair in Taxation, Terry College of Business
Thomas J. Cunningham, Chief Economist, Metro Atlanta Chamber
JAN 12
Augusta | Augusta Marriott at the Convention Center
11:30am – 1:30pm
Speakers:
Benjamin C. Ayers, Dean and Earl Davis Chair in Taxation, Terry College of Business
Walter C. Sprouse Jr., Executive Director, Augusta Economic Development Authority
JAN 18
Savannah | Savannah International Trade and Convention Center
12:00pm – 1:30pm
Speakers:
Benjamin C. Ayers, Dean and Earl Davis Chair in Taxation, Terry College of Business
Michael Toma, Fuller E. Callaway Professor and Director, Center for Regional Analysis, Armstrong State University
JAN 19
Coastal | Jekyll Island Convention Center
11:30am – 1:30pm
Speakers:
Benjamin C. Ayers, Dean and Earl Davis Chair in Taxation, Terry College of Business
Don Mathews, Director, Reg Murphy Center for Economic and Policy Studies and Professor of Economics, College of Coastal Georgia
JAN 20
Swainsboro | East Georgia College
11:30am – 1:30pm
Speaker:
Benjamin C. Ayers, Dean and Earl Davis Chair in Taxation, Terry College of Business
JAN 23
Columbus | Columbus Convention and Trade Center
11:30am – 1:30pm
Speakers:
Benjamin C. Ayers, Dean and Earl Davis Chair in Taxation, Terry College of Business
William R. “Billy” Blanchard, Regional CEO, Synovus and President and CEO, Columbus Bank and Trust
JAN 24
Albany | Hilton Garden Inn
11:30am – 1:30pm
Speakers:
Benjamin C. Ayers, Dean and Earl Davis Chair in Taxation, Terry College of Business
Alicia J. Jackson, Dean, College of Business, Albany State University
Mark Masters, Director, Georgia Water Planning and Policy Center, Albany State University
FEB 1
Athens | The Classic Center
11:30am – 1:30pm
Speakers:
Benjamin C. Ayers, Dean and Earl Davis Chair in Taxation, Terry College of Business
Jeffrey M. Humphreys, Director, Simon S. Selig, Jr. Center for Economic Growth
FEB 7
Middle Georgia | Macon Centreplex
11:30am – 1:30pm
Speakers:
Benjamin C. Ayers, Dean and Earl Davis Chair in Taxation, Terry College of Business
Greg George, Director, Center for Economic Analysis and Professor of Economics, Middle Georgia State University
For over 30 years the Georgia Economic Outlook series has been hosted by UGA’s Terry College of Business. Backed by reliable economic data from Terry’s Selig Center for Economic Growth, the Economic Outlook series is the state’s premier forecasting event, providing a candid assessment of how Georgia’s major industries, financial policies and models for growth will fare in the 2017 economic climate.
For sponsorship information, email economicoutlook@uga.edu
