{"id":2124,"date":"2014-10-07T13:08:25","date_gmt":"2014-10-07T19:08:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pressreleases.uccs.edu\/?p=2124"},"modified":"2014-10-08T09:25:15","modified_gmt":"2014-10-08T15:25:15","slug":"uccs-forum-to-focus-on-entrepreneurship-and-regional-economic-forecast","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pressreleases.uccs.edu\/?p=2124","title":{"rendered":"UCCS forum to focus on entrepreneurship and regional economic forecast"},"content":{"rendered":"
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. \u2013 The relatively robust Colorado economy is attributed to innovation and entrepreneurship, activities that both create jobs and lessen dependence on a few large employers.<\/p>\n

But what must southern Colorado do to be part of this statewide trend?<\/p>\n

National and local experts from the University of Colorado Colorado Springs, Wells Fargo and Company, and community leaders will discuss entrepreneurship and innovation, as well as a local economic forecast, during the 18th<\/sup> Annual Southern Colorado Economic Forum.<\/p>\n

The forum is scheduled for 7 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. Oct. 10 at the Antlers Hilton Hotel\u2019s Heritage Ballroom, 4 S. Cascade. The cost to attend is $75. Registration and a full agenda are available at http:\/\/www.southerncoloradoeconomicforum.com\/<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The forum will be the first for Tatiana Bailey, the forum\u2019s executive director, and last for co-founder Tom Zwirlein, professor, College of Business. Zwirlein retired as director, though he will continue to teach part-time. In 1997, Zwirlein joined with Jeff Ferguson, professor, College of Business, to launch the first forum. Later, Fred Crowley, senior instructor, College of Business, worked in tandem with Zwirlein, helping build the forum to a half-day event that draws 500 community leaders.<\/p>\n

Bailey \u00a0brings a fresh perspective to the forum.\u00a0She joined UCCS in\u00a0June and is an expert on health economics, policy and urban economic development. She previously was an instructor at the University of Michigan and Walsh College where she taught courses in health economics, health policy and finance, and micro\/macroeconomics and was a business administrator for the University of Michigan Health System. Bailey also has an economic and health care evaluation consulting firm with a partner in Ann Arbor, Mich.<\/p>\n

\u201cFrom 2000 to 2014, there was a 24.2 percent increase in the Colorado Springs population,\u201d Bailey said. \u201cBut only a 7.1 percent increase in employment. What can Colorado Springs do to change this undesirable trend?\u201d<\/p>\n

This scenario will be posed to the audience and a panel discussion of local business leaders following Bailey\u2019s and Zwirlein\u2019s forecast of economic conditions for the next 12 months in the Pikes Peak region and a national and international forecast by Gary Schlossberg, senior economist, Wells Capital Management. Schlossberg analyzes economic, financial and investment environments for a fee-based institutional money manager with more than $325 billion in assets under management and for other investment and banking groups within Wells Fargo and Company. Prior to joining Wells Fargo in 1974, he served as a researcher for the Federal Reserve Board and the U.S. Treasury Department.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Southern Colorado Economic Forum provides valuable data and perspective to our community,\u201d Venkat Reddy, dean, College of Business, said. \u201cThis year will be no exception.\u201d<\/p>\n

Panelists for this year\u2019s forum include Tom Neppl, president and CEO, Springs Fabrication; Randy Scott, president, Southern Colorado Business Partnership; and Harry Horowitz, senior manager for advanced industries, Office of Economic Development and International Trade. The moderator is Steve Bigari, CEO, Stellar Restaurant Solutions.<\/p>\n

The UCCS College of Business was established in 1965 and has more than 1,000 undergraduates and 350 MBA and distance MBA students. The College of Business and Administration awards the Bachelor of Science in Business and Bachelor of Innovation degrees. The Graduate School of Business Administration awards the Master of Business Administration degree. More than 8,000 alumni of the College of Business live and work around the world.<\/p>\n

The University of Colorado Colorado Springs, located on Austin Bluffs Parkway in Colorado Springs, is one of the fastest growing universities in the nation. The University offers 36 bachelor\u2019s degrees, 19 master\u2019s and five doctoral degrees. UCCS enrolls about 11,000 students on campus annually and another 2,000 in online programs. For more information, visit www.uccs.edu<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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