State of Northwest Arkansas Region, Quarterly Business Analysis Set Oct. 2

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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 fifth annual State of the Northwest Arkansas Region Report on Oct. 2.

The annual State of the Northwest Arkansas Region Report, first released in 2011, will be shared at 11:30 a.m. on Oct. 2 at the Northwest Arkansas Board of Realtors Event Center at 314 N. Goad Springs Road in Lowell, Arkansas.

Speakers at the event will include Danny Games, deputy director of the Arkansas Economic Development Commission, and University of Arkansas economist Kathy Deck, the director of Walton College’s Center for Business and Economic Research.

Games will share a state-level perspective on economic issues and trends that are important to Northwest Arkansas. Deck will talk about the highlights in the State of the Northwest Arkansas Region Report as well as share information in the Center for Business and Economic Research’s Quarterly Business Analysis.

The cost for the program and luncheon is $40. Preregistration is required, and the deadline is Monday, Sept. 28. Reservations can be made for the luncheon 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.