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NORTHERN CALIFORNIA – Providing businesses with economic information about their communities and markets, The Center for Economic Development at California State University, Chico will host its 13th annual Economic Forecast conference on Thursday, Jan. 17, 2013.
The conference will take place from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. at Gold County Event Center in Oroville.
This annual conference provides an in-depth national, state and regional economic forecast providing insight and knowledge about economic trends in the North Valley from Sacramento to Shasta counties.
The event has been expanded and improved to give attendees the critical information needed for successful business, community and strategic planning.
Speakers will include California State Controller John Chiang, who will discuss the state of the California economy and keynote speaker Harry Moser will discuss “The Reshoring Trend: How Northern California Can Get on Board.”
Kevin Klowden, director and managing economist for the California Milken Institute will speak on the global and national economic forecast; Dr. Robert Eyler will discuss the North Valley Economy; and Scott Gruendl, director of Glenn County Health Services, will speak on building regional collaboration. Also featured will be Kish Rajan, director of GoBiz.
For registration, visit http://www.regonline.com/builder/site/?eventid=1095353 .
For more information, call Sandy Linville at 530-898-3857 or visit www.cedcal.com .
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NORTHERN CALIFORNIA – The Cal Expo Board of Directors announced Friday that Rick Pickering will be its new general manager.
Pickering, 54, is currently the chief executive officer of the Alameda County Fair in Pleasanton.
Today, the Alameda County Fair is one of the most decorated fairs in the nation and has been deemed the “Fasted Growing Fair in north America” by industry publications, with a 44 percent increase in attendance over the past four years.
Pickering has also served as deputy general manager of the Orange County Fair in Costa Mesa and spent 12 years in city government including stints with the cities of Costa Mesa and Torrance.
Pickering is expected to start work on Dec. 28. He succeeds Norb Bartosik, who retires at the end of the year.
The 2013 California State Fair will be held from July 12-28 at Cal Expo in Sacramento.
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