Beaufort County Regional Economic Forecast
November 14, 2019 • USCB Center for the ArtsThank you to everyone who attended our first annual Beaufort County Regional Economic Forecast event!
On November 19th, leaders from around the Beaufort region gathered for an in-depth keynote presentation from Mark Vitner, Managing Director & Senior Economist at Wells Fargo, as he discussed local, national and global factors that could impact business performance in 2020 and beyond.
Blakely Williams, President of the Beaufort Regional Chamber of Commerce, also presented the 2019 Economic Scorecard for Beaufort County, which you can view below.
About the Speaker
Mark Vitner is a managing director and senior economist at Wells Fargo Securities, LLC, where he is responsible for tracking U.S. and regional economic trends. Based in Charlotte, North Carolina, he also writes for the company’s Monthly Economic Outlook report and the Weekly Economic & Financial Commentary, provides regular updates on the housing markets, commercial real estate, regional economies, consumer spending, and issues impacting small business. Read Mark’s full bio ›
Event Details
Schedule
10:00 am • Registration & Networking
10:30 am • Program
Location
USCB Center for the Arts
805 Carteret Street
Beaufort, SC 29902
Cost
$20 Chamber members
$25 General admission
$5 for students with a valid student ID
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2019 Economic Scorecard
About the Speaker
Mark Vitner is a managing director and senior economist at Wells Fargo Securities, LLC, where he is responsible for tracking U.S. and regional economic trends. Based in Charlotte, North Carolina, he also writes for the company’s Monthly Economic Outlook report and the Weekly Economic & Financial Commentary, provides regular updates on the housing markets, commercial real estate, regional economies, consumer spending, and issues impacting small business.
Mark joined a Wells Fargo predecessor institution in 1993. Before that, he spent nine years as an economist for Barnett Banks in Jacksonville, Florida. His commentary has been featured in the New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, Bloomberg, and many other publications.
Originally from Atlanta, Mark earned a B.B.A. in economics from the University of Georgia and an M.B.A. from the University of North Florida. He has completed further graduate work in economics at the University of Florida ,and has also completed the National Association for Business Economics (NABE) Advanced Training in Economics program at Carnegie Mellon University.
Mark is a member of NABE and its inaugural Certified Business Economist class. He is a past president and co-founder of the NABE Charlotte chapter, The Charlotte Economics Club. He currently chairs the Foundation for the Charlotte Jewish Community and serves as a distinguished lecturer and practitioner at the University of Georgia. He is a member of the American Economic Association and the Western Economic Association. He also chaired the Economic Advisory Council for the California Chamber of Commerce for three years. He is a member of the Blue Chip economic forecasting panel and the Western Blue Chip forecasts panel, and he serves on the Joint Advisory Board of Economists for the Commonwealth of Virginia.
Header photo by Tony Pierro