The prospects for the Santa Ynez Valley economy in the year ahead will be the topic of a seminar to be presented by the UCSB Economic Forecast Project on June 5 at Solvang’s Hotel Corque, 400 Alisal Road.
Registration and breakfast will begin at 7 a.m., with the program following from 8 a.m. to 10 a.m.
The UCSB Economic Forecast Project is a research unit that provides regional, state and national economic data, analysis and forecasts.
The program will include presentations by:
» Bill Watkins, Ph.D., executive director of the UCSB Economic Forecast Project and a former research economist at the Federal Reserve in Washington, D.C.: “The Santa Ynez Valley Economic Review and Forecast”
» Dan Walters, syndicated newspaper columnist: “State of the State”
» Kirk Lesh, real estate economist, UCSB Economic Forecast Project: “Real Estate Outlook for 2009”
Admission to $60 per person. The registration fee includes a copy of “The 2009 Santa Ynez Valley Economic Outlook” publication. To register or for information, click here or call 805.893.5159.