Walton College

State of Northwest Arkansas Region Report Release

and Quarterly Business Analysis

      

 

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 eighth annual State of the Northwest Arkansas Region Report on Sept 25.

The 2018 State of the Region Report will be shared at a 90-minute luncheon program beginning at 11:30 a.m. at the Northwest Arkansas Board of Realtors Event Center at 314 N. Goad Springs Road in Lowell. Attendees are welcome to arrive at 11:00 a.m. for networking and registration.

Speakers will include Ross DeVol, a fellow of the Walton Family Foundation who focuses on research into policies related to economic vitality of Northwest Arkansas and America's heartland; Nelson Peacock, president and chief executive officer, Northwest Arkansas Council; and economist Mervin Jebaraj, director of the university's Center for Business and Economic Research. Peacock will review aspects of the Greater Northwest Arkansas Development Strategy, a plan that will guide the Northwest Arkansas Council's pursuits over the next three years. DeVol will discuss the importance of education and knowledge in metropolitan growth, talk about universities that excel in technology transfer, and describe Utah's success spurred by decisions nearly 20 years ago to expand science and technology investment. Jebaraj will outline the economic highlights in the State of the Northwest Arkansas Region Report as well as economic data and statistics from the Center for Business and Economic Research's Quarterly Business Analysis. The State of the Northwest Arkansas Region Report is widely viewed as one of the best measures of performances compared to peer regions such as Madison, Wisconsin; Raleigh, North Carolina; Provo, Utah; Des Moines, Iowa; and Austin, Texas.

Event filled to Capacity

 

View 2018 State of the Region Report

Individual tickets are $45 each with the option to purchase a table of eight. Pre-registration is required. The deadline for registration is Friday, September 21. Reservations can be made for the luncheon at http://cber.uark.edu/ or by calling 479-575-4151.

Quarterly Business Analysis

The program builds networks of leaders from business, academic and governmental sectors in the region while addressing business highlights of the previous quarter, key economic trends and projections and immediate and long-term issues facing the regional and state economy.

 

Mervin Jebaraj, director of the Center for Business and Economic Research at the Sam M. Walton College of Business at the University of Arkansas, presented the regular Quarterly Business Analysis on Thursday, May 24, 2018.

Networking and registration began at 11:00 am. The program took place from 11:30 a.m. -1:00 p.m., at the Hilton Garden Inn Fayetteville, 1325 North Palak Drive.

 Speaker Mervin Jebaraj took an indepth look at at new economic data, tax cuts, tariffs, interest rate adjustments and other factors and at their effect on short-term and long-term growth for the nation, Arkansas and the region. "Even in a growing economy, changes in policy and a daily flow of new information can shift the economic outlook," Jebaraj said. The program also took a deep dive into what kind of pressure Northwest Arkansas' growing population is putting on affordable housing in the region.

Registration Information:

The cost for the Quarterly Business Analysis program and luncheon is $45.

 

  Event filled to Capacity