Breakfast of Champions - James A. Wood

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Business owners have been so beaten up during the Great Recession that a lot of us wish we just had a crystal ball.  If we had that we could intelligently plan how to steer our companies, instead of being batted around like a pinball. 
 
Well, we don’t have a crystal ball to give you, but we might have the next best thing.  James Wood, Director of the University of Utah’s Bureau of Economic and Business Research, will be the featured speaker at our next Breakfast of Champions, and this is a presentation you won’t want to miss.
 
How would you like to know what’s coming next economically in our area?  Where will the growth be?  What opportunities should you head toward now?  Are there areas that are losing strength that you should be cautious of?  What’s happening locally that will impact your business specifically?  The answers to these questions and many others will be available for you in this forecast for the next 12 to 18 months.     
 
People who hear his forecasts once, return year after year to hear him again.  Join us April 23^rd to find out why.  But be prepared to join his ranks of fans.

James Wood joined the Bureau in 1975.  He graduated from the University of Utah in Finance in 1967 and did graduate work in economics at the University of Utah from 1970 to 1974.  From 1975 to 2002 he was a senior research analyst at the Bureau and since 2002 has served as Director.  His areas of research specialization are: (1) housing (2) construction (3) real estate and (4) economic development.  He currently serves as a member of the Governor’s Council of Economic Advisors, State of Utah Revenue Assumptions Committee, the Salt Lake Downtown Alliance Development Committee, past president of the Wasatch Front Economic Forum and a member of the board of Salt Lake Neighborhood Housing Services.  He has published over 100 articles and studies on topics related to the Utah economy.