State of NWA Region Report, Quarterly Business Analysis Set for Sept. 30
Kathy Deck presents the State of the Region Report.
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – The Center for Business and Economic Research in the Sam M. Walton College of Business at the University of Arkansas, in collaboration with the Northwest Arkansas Council, will release the sixth annual State of the Northwest Arkansas Region Report on Friday, Sept. 30.
The annual State of the Northwest Arkansas Region Report, first released in 2011, will be shared at a luncheon event at 11:30 a.m. at the Northwest Arkansas Board of Realtors Event Center at 314 N. Goad Springs Road in Lowell.
Speakers for the event include Mike Harvey, chief operating officer of the Northwest Arkansas Council, and University of Arkansas economist Kathy Deck, director of the university’s Center for Business and Economic Research.
Harvey will share a report on the progress of the council’s three-year strategic plan. Deck will talk about the highlights in the State of the Northwest Arkansas Region Report as well as share economic information in the Center for Business and Economic Research’s Quarterly Business Analysis.
The cost for the program and luncheon is $40. The deadline for preregistration, which is required, is Monday, Sept. 26. Reservations can be made at http://cber.uark.edu/ or by calling 479-575-4151.
About the University of Arkansas: The University of Arkansas provides an internationally competitive education for undergraduate and graduate students in more than 200 academic programs. The university contributes new knowledge, economic development, basic and applied research, and creative activity while also providing service to academic and professional disciplines. The Carnegie Foundation classifies the University of Arkansas among only 2 percent of universities in America that have the highest level of research activity. U.S. News & World Report ranks the University of Arkansas among its top American public research universities. Founded in 1871, the University of Arkansas comprises 10 colleges and schools and maintains a low student-to-faculty ratio that promotes personal attention and close mentoring.
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Contacts
Kathy Deck , director
Center for Economic and Business Research
479-575-4927,
kdeck@walton.uark.edu
David Speer, director of communications
Sam M. Walton College of Business
479-575-2539,
dlspeer@uark.edu
Rob Smith, communications and policy director
Northwest Arkansas Council
(479) 200-9513,
robsmith@nwacouncil.org
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