The 2011 Arkansas Economic Forecast Conference is only one week away. This year’s conference features the national outlook from Ken Simonson, Chief Economist for the Associated General Contractors of America. A panel of speakers will address specific areas of the Arkansas Economy, including Roby Brock of Talk Business, Ray Dillon of Deltic Timber, Lane Kidd of the Arkansas Trucking Association, and J. French Hill of Delta Trust. Jon Harrison, former GM of Caterpillar in North Little Rock will be the luncheon speaker. And of course, the conference will also include forecasts for the Arkansas Economy presented by Dr. Michael Pakko, State Economic Forecaster.
Registrations are being taken online or by contacting Tonya Hass by phone at (501) 683-7407 or by email at tghass@ualr.edu.
