For Immediate Release
Contact:
Hillary Angel
Wilkin Guge Marketing
(909) 390-1239 x104
hangel@wilkinguge.com
The Inland Empire: Home To A High-end Economy
RIVERSIDE, Calif., September 12, 2006 – “Is a high-end economy coming to the Inland Empire?” That’s the question a panel of experts will answer at the 8th Annual State of the Inland Empire luncheon at the Riverside Convention Center on Tuesday, September 26.
“The ‘State of the Inland Empire’ was created to provide top business executives with key economic resources and information imperative to succeeding in today’s market,” explained Bob Dixon, editor of The Business Press. “As the I.E. becomes the backdrop for an affluent marketplace, it is crucial regional businesses and professionals thoroughly understand the challenges and opportunities the region’s fast-paced economic growth will bring to their companies.”
Hosted by Dr. John Husing, the region’s preeminent economic forecaster, a first-rate panel of speakers will address a variety of topics contributing to the region’s economic projections as follows:
- Thomas Steffanci, senior managing director and chief investment officer of Glencrest Investment Advisors, will commence the event’s panel with an analysis of the growing population of affluent individuals in the Inland Empire.
- Randall Lewis, executive vice president of Lewis Operating Companies, will discuss the high-end retail the region has attracted and its future.
- Ellen Wartella, provost at the University of California, Riverside, will talk about the region’s largest university and its role in building an upscale economy.
- Ted Snell, senior vice president at CB Richard Ellis in Newport Beach, will explore parallels between the growth of the Orange County office market several years ago and the growth of that market in the Inland Empire today.
- Amro Albanna, president and chief executive officer of QMotions, will address the growth of high-tech companies and the shape those firms are likely to take.
- Steve Johnson, director of Metrostudy Southern California, will talk about where the region’s high-end housing market is headed.
The State of the Inland Empire, “Is a high-end economy coming to the Inland Empire?” will be held on Tuesday, September 26 at the Riverside Convention Center from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. For more information or to reserve your company’s table, visit The Business Press’s Web site at www.thebizpress.com or call (909) 806-3104.
About The Business Press
The Business Press is the Inland Southern California’s weekly business newspaper. It sponsors several events every year, each of them helping define and connect the Inland Empire's diverse and sophisticated business community. These gatherings don't just provide a highly visible networking opportunity for attendees, sponsors and exhibitors, they're also the exclusive forum for the delivery of the most vital data and keenest forecasts and commentary available on the local economy.
The Business Press is owned by The Press-Enterprise, a Belo subsidiary. Belo is one of the nation’s largest media companies with a diversified group of market-leading broadcasting, publishing, cable and interactive media assets.
*A limited number of press passes are available for the luncheon. To reserve a pass, please call Hillary Williams at (909) 625-2225 or send e-mail to hwilliams@wilkinguge.com.
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