How will your business do next year? Come find out at the Santa Monica Chamber of Commerce luncheon on Tuesday at the Four Points Sheraton. You will learn what’s in store for the local, state and national economy from one of the region's economists, Dr. Christopher Thornberg, senior economist with UCLA’s Anderson Forecast.
He authors the Anderson Forecast for Los Angeles and East Bay regions. He also has been involved in a number of special studies measuring the impact of important events on the local and state economy, including the healthcare cost crisis, the California power crisis, southern California water-transfer policies, runaway production, the causes of the state budget problems and the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. He has appeared on CNBC, CNN and Fox News, as well as on various radio programs. He received his Ph.D. in business economics from the Anderson School and his B.S. in business administration from the State University of New York at Buffalo. He also specializes in international and labor economics.
Holiday shopping also can be done at the Dec. 2 luncheon, from 11:30 p.m. to 12 p.m., and after the program at 1 p.m. There will be expo tables from local businesses. For more information, visit www.uclaforecast.com.
Originally published in the Santa Monica Daily Press print edition on December 1, 2003. Read the original PDF.