Economic symposiums
Visit the 2019 Economic Symposium site for more details:
Yakima July 20, 2018 Speaker Presentations
Yakima Presentations:
Economic and Revenue Forecast for Washington State, Lance Carey, Economist, Economic and Revenue Forecast Council
State of the State's Economy, Dr. Paul Turek, Economist, LMEA, ESD
Yakima County Economic Update, Donald Meseck, Regional Labor Economist, LMEA, ESD
Yakima County Development Association (YCDA) Accomplishments, Mission and Goals, Jonathan Smith, President and CEO
Impact of the Yakima Training Center (YTC) on the Economies of Kittitas County and Yakima County, Dr. Charles Wassell, Economics Dept., CWU
Yakima Valley Agriculture: Growing Crops and the Economy, Jon DeVaney, Executive Director, Yakima Valley Growers-Shippers Association
Central Washington Construction Industry Update, David Kearby, Central District Manager, Associated General Contractors (AGC) of Washington
Olympia 2017 Speaker Presentations:
- 2017 Economic Symposium brochure
- Eastern Washington: State of the region
- Western Washington comparisons
- The robots are coming! The robots are coming!
Note: Speaker presentations are listed here after each year's events.
This is also where we will post information for upcoming events. Contact us if you would like to be added to our invitation list.