CASPER — The Wyoming Business Report’s Central Wyoming Economic Forecast will be returning to Casper on Feb. 25 at the Best Western Ramkota Hotel from 11:30 to 1:30 p.m.

Attendees will enjoy lunch while listening to the best economic minds in the state analyze where we’ve been, and predict what we can expect in the coming year.

The moderator will be Dr. Brent Hathaway, dean of the University of Wyoming College of Business. He will again be joined by Dr. Robert Godby, chair of the UW Department of Economics and Finance along with Buck McVeigh, administrator of the Wyoming Department of Administration and Information’s Economic Analysis Division.

Returning to the Casper Forecast will be Mick McMurry, president of Nerd Gas Co., and Mark Zaback, president of Jonah Bank of Wyoming. New to the forecast will be Steve Elledge, east central regional director of the Wyoming Business Council.

“We’re looking forward to a scintillating discussion of the ever-changing economic forces that are affecting our businesses and economy here in Wyoming, now and in the coming months,” said Business Report Publisher Dennis E. Curran.

Advance registration for the forecast continues through Feb. 19. Register online at www.wyomingbusinessreport.com/wyoming_events.asp?nID=4 or call the Business Report’s Cheyenne office at 307-638-3200 for more information.

Sponsors for this year’s Central Wyoming Economic Forecast are the Wyoming Business Council, Manufacturing-Works, UW College of Business, Best Western Ramkota, Mountain States Lithographing, Better Business Bureau, and the Casper Area Economic Development Alliance (CAEDA).

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