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Economic Forecast Breakfast November 15, 2017 7am - 9am
Location: Four Points by Sheraton, Bellingham Join us for breakfast and some frank discussion about the economic forecast for Whatcom County, Washington State and our nation. Hear from top level presenters Dann Mead Smith, President of the Washington Policy Center and Hart Hodges, Director of the Center for Economic and Business Research at Western Washington University on the outlook of economic indicators and the possible impact of new policy changes.
More details at: whatcombusinessalliance.com/events
Daniel Mead Smith, President, Washington Policy Center - Dann is the President of Washington Policy Center. Since becoming President in 2001 he has testified by invitation before dozens of legislative committees in Olympia and appeared on numerous radio and TV newscasts and programs around the state promoting the Center’s work. He also appeared on the national PBS “Debates Debates” television program. Dann is a member of Seattle Rotary #4, a board member of the Greater Seattle Chamber of Commerce, founding board member of the Worker Rights Alliance, and served on the Advisory Group of the Washington State Tax Structure Study Committee. Hart Hodges, Director of Western’s Center for Economic and Business Research. He received his Ph.D. in Economics in 1994 from the University of Washington. While at the University of Washington, Hart received awards for both undergraduate and graduate teaching instruction. He taught economics from 1993-1995 at the University of Puget Sound in Tacoma, WA, and then served as the natural resource damage assessment economist for the U.S. Department of the Interior. Hart also spent several years working with an economic consulting firm in Alaska. He joined the faculty at Western in the Fall of 2000.
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