Economic Forecast for Maine, 2001

Charles Colgan, professor of public policy and management in USM’s Muskie School, will give a series of presentations this month to unveil his economic forecast for Maine in the coming year. The first of these is scheduled for Thursday, January 11 at a breakfast meeting with members of USM’s Corporate Partners, a support group for USM consisting of more than 125 area business people. A former state economist, Colgan now chairs the Maine Consensus Economic Forecasting Commission, which prepares an economic outlook report for state budget preparation. Colgan will share his predictions for 2001, based on his analysis of employment trends, income, retail sales and a range of other indicators.

Please feel free to attend any of the three sessions noted below.

USM CORPORATE PARTNERS:
Time/Date: 7:30 a.m., Thursday, January 11.

Event: Breakfast meeting of USM Corporate Partners.

Place: USM’s Woodbury Campus Center, Portland.

Contact: Bob Caswell, Susan Swain of USM Media Relations Office at the numbers at the top of this advisory.

USM/LEWISTON-AUBURN CORPORATE PARTNERS:
Time/Date: 7:30 a.m., Thursday, January 18.

Event: Breakfast meeting of USM/LA Corporate Partners.

Place: Lewiston-Auburn College, Westminster St., Lewiston.

Contact: Same as above.

PORTLAND CHAMBER:
Time/Date: 12 noon, Thursday, January 18.

Event: Quarterly Luncheon, Portland Chamber of Commerce.

Place: The Portland Regency, 20 Milk St.

Contact: John Noone, Director of Communications, Greater Portland Chambers, 772-2811.