IU Business Outlook Panel to forecast state's economic future

By George Vlahakis

Indiana University's Business Outlook Panel will tour the state, visiting a total of 10 cities, beginning with a 7:30 a.m. presentation on Thursday (Nov. 5) at the Columbia Club in Indianapolis. The panel of IU experts will forecast economic conditions for the state and nation in the coming year and will discuss current state economic development issues.

Looming large this fall is how much the Asian economic crisis and a growing number of financial problems elsewhere in the world may affect the Hoosier economy, said Morton J. Marcus, director of the Indiana Business Research Center and a panelist at each presentation.

1998 Business Outlook and Public Policy Tour Schedule
Nov. 5 Indianapolis: 7:30 a.m., Columbia Club Ballroom
(IU Indianapolis Business Alumni Club, 812-855-6340)

Fort Wayne: Noon, Fort Wayne Chamber of Commerce Building
(Fort Wayne Chamber of Commerce, 219-424-1435)

Nov. 6 Kokomo: 7:30 a.m., Kelley Center 130, IUK Campus
(IU Kokomo, 765-455-9231)

Nov. 10 Richmond: 7:30 a.m., Forest Hills Country Club
(IU East, 765-973-8221)

Anderson: Noon, Paramount Theater
(Anderson Chamber of Commerce, 765-642-0264)

Nov. 12 New Albany: 7:30 a.m., Hoosier Room, IU Southeast Campus
(IU Southeast, 812-941-2362)

Evansville: Noon, Airport Holiday Inn
(Evansville Chamber of Commerce, 812-425-8147)

Nov. 13 Schererville: 7:30 a.m. and Noon, Teibles Restaurant
(Cooperative Extension Service, 219-755-3240)

Nov. 17 Columbus: 7:30 a.m., Ramada Inn
(Columbus Chamber of Commerce, 812-379-4457)

Bloomington: Noon, Frangipani Room, Indiana Memorial Union, IUB Campus
(Greater Bloomington Chamber of Commerce, 812-336-6381)

"With everyone in Asia talking about the possibility of a recession, that has to be the chief issue this fall -- whether the Asian difficulties will cause a downturn in the Indiana economy, either directly or indirectly," said Marcus, who added that these growing economic concerns may affect Hoosier efforts to enact tax reform.

The presentations will also identify key topics of concern to decision makers in Indiana, and discuss issues likely to be pertinent to the business and government sectors in 1999.

This year's tour is sponsored by the Kelley School of Business, the IU Alumni Association, the IU campuses and local Chambers of Commerce.

Appearing with the panel this year will be John Boquist, finance, IUB; Lawrence Davidson, director of the Global Business Information Network at IUB; R. Jeffery Green, IUB's associate dean of business and co-director of the Indiana Center for Econometric Model Research; Heejoon Kang, business economics and public policy, IUB; and Willard Witte, economics, IUB. Moderating most of the panel presentations will be Dan Dalton, dean of the Kelley School of Business.

Joining the visiting panel for local presentations will be Pat Barkley, Ball State University; Gale Blalock, University of Evansville; Fay Greckel, business and economics, IU Southeast; Thomas L. Guthrie, SPEA, IPFW; Robert J. Kirk, economics, IUPUI; Gary Lynch and Don Coffin, business and economics, IU Northwest; Dilip Pendse, business and economics, IU Kokomo; Richard Pfister, business, IUB; Patrick Rooney, IU-PU Columbus; and Ashton Veramallay, business, economics, systems and technology, IU East.

For information about any of the presentations, contact the local sponsoring organization or the IU School of Business Alumni Office at 812-855-6340.

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