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Center for Entrepreneurship's 34th Annual Economic Outlook Symposium Set for November

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
OCTOBER 23, 2007
MARIA SIKORYAK-ROBINS
DIRECTOR OF UNIVERSITY PUBLICATIONS

FAYETTEVILLE, NC—The Center for Entrepreneurship at Methodist University is pleased to announce its 34th Annual Economic Outlook Symposium, Wednesday, Nov. 7 at the Holiday Inn Bordeaux. The event will start at 6:30 p.m. Guest speakers for the Symposium include Paul Ferley, assistant chief economist, Royal Bank of Canada (RBC) Financial Group, and Gordon Rose, chair of the Cumberland County Business Council.

Ferley, keynote speaker, is responsible for the analysis and forecasting of macroeconomic and financial market developments in Canada, the United States, and key overseas economies. He is a regular contributor to a number of RBC Financial Group publications. A graduate of Queen’s University and the University of Manitoba, Ferley recently joined the Economics Department of RBC Financial Group in 2007 after working 20 years at another financial institution where he was responsible for generating the macroeconomic outlook for the United States, Canada, and Canadian regional economies. He started his professional career as an economist in the Research Department at the Bank of Canada. Ferley is a member of the Economic Policy Committee of the Canadian Chamber of Commerce and he is on the Editorial Board of Canadian Public Policy/Analyse de politiques. He is past president and director of the Toronto Association of Business and Economics (TABE).

Gordon Rose is the chair of the Cumberland County Business Council. Rose is a lifelong resident of Fayetteville. He worked with his father in the surveying and engineering business for over 25 years. About two years ago, The Rose Group—their firm—merged with the engineering firm of McKim & Creed, where Rose now works as director of planning and land development for the Fayetteville office. Rose has served as chair of the Transportation Committee of the Chamber and chair of the Fayetteville Area Economic Development Corporation before its merger under the Business Council.

Several awards will be presented at the Symposium including Entrepreneur of the Year Award, Business Person of the Year Award, and Greater Good Award. The event includes dinner and tickets can be purchased for $50 per person or $375 for a table seating eight.

Methodist University is an independent four-year institution of higher education with over 2,100 students from 41 states and 30 countries. Methodist University offers over 70 majors and concentrations, three master’s degree programs, and 19 NCAA III intercollegiate sports. For more information, or to purchase tickets, please call the Center for Entrepreneurship at (910) 630-7642 or e-mail