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SUMMARY:Quad Cities Chamber | 2025 Economic Forecast presented by IMEG & Mediacom Business
DESCRIPTION:Economic Forecast presented by IMEG & Mediacom Business\n\nFriday\, December 6\, 2024\n\nRhythm City Casino Resort | Davenport\n\n\n\n7:30 a.m. Check-in | Breakfast opens\n\n8 - 9 a.m. Program \n\n\n\nMembers: $40 | Non-Members: $60\n\nReserved corporate table: $500\n\n \n\nIn our 24/7 on-demand world\, it's easy to find news about how the economy is doing right at your fingertips. But what do the latest economic trends mean for you\, the business owner\, and how you plan your strategy for growth in the coming years? How are national factors affecting our regional growth?\n\n\n\nThere are so many questions. But we've got answers.\n\n\n\nDon't miss our Economic Forecast\, where you'll learn the latest economic trends to help plan your business growth strategy for the coming year. Hear an in-depth analysis on our national\, regional and local economy by two expert economists\, Kevin Depew\, RSM Deputy Chief Economist and Bill Polley\, Quad Cities Chamber Director\, Business Intelligence.\n\n \n\nMeet our Speakers:\n\nKevin Depew | RSM\n\nDeputy Chief Economist\n\n \n\nAs RSM's deputy chief economist and industry eminence program leader\, Kevin Depew provides RSM's clients with macroeconomic and industry perspectives and insights they need to successfully manage their middle market businesses. He helps produce two unique reports - The Real Economy and the RSM US Middle Market Business Index which offer insights into the trends and attitudes relevant to the middle market.\n\n\n\nIn addition to working with external clients\, Kevin leads the firm's industry eminence program and helps train RSM senior analysts in industry analysis with an emphasis on how artificial intelligence\, machine learning and data will reshape RSM's clients' industries.\n\n \n\nPrior to joining RSM in 2014\, Kevin worked Bloomberg LP\, MV Media\, Dorsey\, Wright & Associates\, AG Edwards\, Paine Webber and Daily Racing Form. Depew holds a Bachelor of Arts\, Philosophy from the University of Kentucky.  \n\n\n\nBill Polley\, PhD | Quad Cities Chamber\n\nDirector\, Business Intelligence\n\n \n\nBill Polley has his PhD in Economics from the University of Iowa and previously worked as an associate professor of Economics at Western Illinois University.\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nThank you to our sponsors! \n\nThrough the support of our sponsors\, the Quad Cities Chamber provides our members and business community with valuable resources\, information\, and events such as the Economic Forecast. \n\n\n\nEvent Assistance:\n\nWe strive to host inclusive and accessible events that enable all individuals to engage fully. For event assistance or any additional information\, please contact:\n\n\n\nAnna Possehl\n\nEvents Manager\n\nPhone: 563.823.2659\n\nEmail: apossehl@quadcitieschamber.com\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nCancellation Policy:\n\nCancellations must be received at least 72 hours in advance in order to receive a registration refund. You may transfer your registration to another person within your company at no additional cost.
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt\;"><span style="font-size:16px\;"><span style="font-family:arial\;"><strong>Economic Forecast presented by IMEG&nbsp\;&amp\; Mediacom Business</strong><br />\n<strong>Friday\, December 6\, 2024</strong></span></span><br />\n<span style="box-sizing: border-box\; font-weight: bolder\; font-family: arial\; font-size: 16px\;">Rhythm City Casino Resort | Davenport</span><br />\n<br />\n<span style="font-family:arial\;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box\; font-size: 14px\;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box\; font-weight: bolder\;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box\;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box\; font-size: 16px\;">7:30 a.m. Check-in&nbsp\;| Breakfast opens<br style="box-sizing: border-box\;" />\n8 - 9 a.m. Program&nbsp\;</span></span></span></span><br style="box-sizing: border-box\;" />\n<br style="box-sizing: border-box\;" />\n<span style="box-sizing: border-box\; font-size: 14px\;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box\; font-size: 16px\;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box\; font-weight: bolder\;">Members: $40 |&nbsp\;Non-Members: $60<br style="box-sizing: border-box\;" />\nReserved corporate table: $500</span></span></span></span><br />\n&nbsp\;</div>\n\n<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt\;"><span style="font-family:arial\;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box\; font-size: 16px\;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box\;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box\;">In our 24/7 on-demand world\, it&#39\;s easy to find news about how the economy is doing right at your fingertips. But what do the&nbsp\;latest economic trends&nbsp\;mean&nbsp\;</span></span></span><span style="box-sizing: border-box\; font-size: 16px\;">for you\, the business owner\, and how you plan your strategy for growth in the coming years?&nbsp\;How are national factors affecting our regional&nbsp\;growth?</span><br style="box-sizing: border-box\; color: rgb(39\, 50\, 56)\; font-family: Arial\, sans-serif\; font-size: 16px\;" />\n<br style="box-sizing: border-box\; color: rgb(39\, 50\, 56)\; font-family: Arial\, sans-serif\; font-size: 16px\;" />\n<span style="box-sizing: border-box\; font-size: 16px\;">There are so many questions. But we&#39\;ve got answers.</span></span></div>\n\n<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt\;"><br style="box-sizing: border-box\; color: rgb(39\, 50\, 56)\; font-family: Arial\, sans-serif\; font-size: 16px\;" />\n<span style="font-family:arial\;"><span style="font-size:16px\;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box\;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box\; background-image: initial\; background-position: initial\; background-size: initial\; background-repeat: initial\; background-attachment: initial\; background-origin: initial\; background-clip: initial\;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box\;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box\;">Don&#39\;t miss our Economic Forecast\, where you&#39\;ll l</span></span></span></span><span data-olk-copy-source="MessageBody" style="direction: ltr\; margin: 0px 0px 8pt\; line-height: 107%\;">earn the latest economic trends to help plan your business growth strategy for the coming year. Hear an in-depth analysis on our national\, regional and local economy by two expert economists\, Kevin Depew\, RSM Deputy Chief Economist and Bill Polley\, Quad Cities Chamber Director\, Business Intelligence.</span></span></span><br />\n<span style="font-family: Arial\, sans-serif\; font-size: 16px\;">&nbsp\;</span><br style="box-sizing: border-box\; color: rgb(39\, 50\, 56)\; font-family: Arial\, sans-serif\; font-size: 16px\;" />\n<span style="font-family:arial\;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box\; font-weight: bolder\; font-size: 16px\;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box\; background-image: initial\; background-position: initial\; background-size: initial\; background-repeat: initial\; background-attachment: initial\; background-origin: initial\; background-clip: initial\;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box\;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box\;">Meet our Speakers:</span></span></span></span></span></p>\n\n<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt\;"><img alt="" height="169" src="https://chambermaster.blob.core.windows.net/userfiles/UserFiles/chambers/2843/Image/depew_kevin1.jpg" style="width: 225px\; height: 169px\; float: left\; margin-left: 10px\; margin-right: 10px\;" width="225" /><span style="font-family:arial\;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box\; font-weight: bolder\; font-size: 16px\;">Kevin Depew | RSM</span><br style="box-sizing: border-box\; color: rgb(39\, 50\, 56)\; font-family: Arial\, sans-serif\; font-size: 16px\;" />\n<span style="box-sizing: border-box\; font-size: 12pt\;">Deputy Chief Economist</span><br style="box-sizing: border-box\; color: rgb(39\, 50\, 56)\; font-family: Arial\, sans-serif\; font-size: 16px\;" />\n<span style="font-size: 16px\;">&nbsp\;</span><br style="box-sizing: border-box\; color: rgb(39\, 50\, 56)\; font-family: Arial\, sans-serif\; font-size: 16px\;" />\n<span style="box-sizing: border-box\; font-size: 16px\;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box\;">As RSM&#39\;s deputy chief economist and industry eminence program leader\, Kevin Depew provides RSM&#39\;s clients with macroeconomic and industry perspectives and insights they need to successfully manage their middle market businesses. He helps produce two unique reports -&nbsp\;</span></span><span style="box-sizing: border-box\; font-size: 16px\;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box\; font-size: 12pt\;"><a data-feathr-click-track="true" href="https://rsmus.com/economics/the-real-economy.html" style="box-sizing: inherit\; color: rgb(68\, 138\, 202)\; text-decoration-line: none\; background-color: transparent\; overflow-wrap: break-word\; transition: color 0.15s ease 0s\;" target="_blank"><span style="box-sizing: border-box\;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box\;">The Real Economy</span></span></a><span style="box-sizing: border-box\;">&nbsp\;and the&nbsp\;</span><span style="box-sizing: inherit\; transition: color 0.15s ease 0s\;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box\;"><a data-feathr-click-track="true" href="https://rsmus.com/economics/rsm-middle-market-business-index-mmbi.html" style="box-sizing: inherit\; color: rgb(68\, 138\, 202)\; text-decoration-line: none\; background-color: transparent\; overflow-wrap: break-word\; transition: color 0.15s ease 0s\;" target="_blank">RSM US Middle Market Business Index</a>&nbsp\;</span></span><span style="box-sizing: border-box\;">which offer insights into the trends and attitudes relevant to the middle market.</span></span></span><br style="box-sizing: inherit\; color: rgb(39\, 50\, 56)\; font-family: Arial\, sans-serif\; font-size: 16px\;" />\n<br style="box-sizing: border-box\; color: rgb(39\, 50\, 56)\; font-family: Arial\, sans-serif\; font-size: 16px\;" />\n<span style="box-sizing: border-box\; font-size: 16px\;">In addition to working with external clients\, Kevin leads the firm&#39\;s industry eminence program and helps train RSM senior analysts in industry analysis with an emphasis on how artificial intelligence\, machine learning and data will reshape RSM&#39\;s clients&#39\;&nbsp\;industries.</span><br style="box-sizing: border-box\; color: rgb(39\, 50\, 56)\; font-family: Arial\, sans-serif\; font-size: 16px\;" />\n<span style="font-size: 16px\;">&nbsp\;</span><br style="box-sizing: border-box\; color: rgb(39\, 50\, 56)\; font-family: Arial\, sans-serif\; font-size: 16px\;" />\n<span style="box-sizing: border-box\; font-size: 16px\;">Prior to joining RSM in 2014\, Kevin worked Bloomberg LP\, MV Media\, Dorsey\, Wright &amp\; Associates\, AG Edwards\, Paine Webber and Daily Racing Form.</span><span style="font-size: 16px\;">&nbsp\;</span><span style="box-sizing: border-box\; font-size: 16px\;">Depew holds a Bachelor of Arts\, Philosophy from the University of Kentucky.&nbsp\;&nbsp\;</span></span><br />\n<br />\n<img alt="" height="169" src="https://chambermaster.blob.core.windows.net/userfiles/UserFiles/chambers/2843/Image/BillPolley.jpg" style="width: 229px\; margin-left: 10px\; margin-right: 10px\; float: left\; height: 169px\;" width="229" /><span style="font-family:arial\;"><strong><span style="font-size:16px\;">Bill Polley\, PhD&nbsp\;</span><span style="font-size: 16px\; font-weight: 700\;">|&nbsp\;</span></strong><span style="font-size:16px\;"><strong>Quad Cities Chamber</strong><br />\nDirector\, Business Intelligence</span><br style="box-sizing: border-box\; color: rgb(39\, 50\, 56)\; font-family: Arial\, sans-serif\; font-size: 16px\;" />\n<span style="font-size: 16px\;">&nbsp\;</span><br style="box-sizing: border-box\; color: rgb(39\, 50\, 56)\; font-family: Arial\, sans-serif\; font-size: 16px\;" />\n<span data-olk-copy-source="MessageBody" style="font-size: 12pt\; margin: 0px\;">Bill Polley has his PhD in Economics from the University of Iowa and previously worked as an associate professor of Economics at Western Illinois University.</span></span><br />\n<br />\n&nbsp\;</div>\n\n<div color:="" font-feature-settings:="" font-kerning:="" font-optical-sizing:="" font-variation-settings:="" helvetica="" id="Signature" margin:="" padding:="" segoe="" style="border: 0px\; font-variant-numeric: inherit\; font-variant-east-asian: inherit\; font-variant-alternates: inherit\; font-variant-position: inherit\; font-stretch: inherit\; line-height: inherit\;" ui="" vertical-align:="" web="" west="">\n<div style="margin: 0px\; font-family: Calibri\, sans-serif\; color: rgb(36\, 36\, 36)\;">\n<div style="font-size: 12pt\; border: 0px\; font-variant-numeric: inherit\; font-variant-east-asian: inherit\; font-variant-alternates: inherit\; font-variant-position: inherit\; font-stretch: inherit\; line-height: inherit\; font-family: Aptos\, Aptos_EmbeddedFont\, Aptos_MSFontService\, Calibri\, Helvetica\, sans-serif\; font-optical-sizing: inherit\; font-kerning: inherit\; font-feature-settings: inherit\; font-variation-settings: inherit\; margin: 0px\; padding: 0px\; vertical-align: baseline\; color: rgb(0\, 0\, 0)\;"><span style="font-family:arial\;"><span style="font-size:16px\;"><u><strong>Thank you to our sponsors!&nbsp\;</strong></u></span></span></div>\n\n<div style="font-size: 12pt\; border: 0px\; font-variant-numeric: inherit\; font-variant-east-asian: inherit\; font-variant-alternates: inherit\; font-variant-position: inherit\; font-stretch: inherit\; line-height: inherit\; font-family: Aptos\, Aptos_EmbeddedFont\, Aptos_MSFontService\, Calibri\, Helvetica\, sans-serif\; font-optical-sizing: inherit\; font-kerning: inherit\; font-feature-settings: inherit\; font-variation-settings: inherit\; margin: 0px\; padding: 0px\; vertical-align: baseline\; color: rgb(0\, 0\, 0)\;"><span style="font-family:arial\;"><span style="font-size:16px\;">Through the support of our sponsors\, the Quad Cities Chamber provides our members and business community with valuable resources\, information\, and events such as the Economic Forecast.&nbsp\;<br />\n<br />\n<strong>Event Assistance:</strong></span></span></div>\n\n<div style="font-size: 12pt\; border: 0px\; font-variant-numeric: inherit\; font-variant-east-asian: inherit\; font-variant-alternates: inherit\; font-variant-position: inherit\; font-stretch: inherit\; line-height: inherit\; font-family: Aptos\, Aptos_EmbeddedFont\, Aptos_MSFontService\, Calibri\, Helvetica\, sans-serif\; font-optical-sizing: inherit\; font-kerning: inherit\; font-feature-settings: inherit\; font-variation-settings: inherit\; margin: 0px\; padding: 0px\; vertical-align: baseline\; color: rgb(0\, 0\, 0)\;"><span style="font-family:arial\;"><span style="font-size:16px\;">We strive to host inclusive and accessible events that enable all individuals to engage fully. For event assistance or any additional information\, please contact:</span></span></div>\n\n<p style=""><br />\n<span style="font-size: 11pt\; font-family: arial\;"><span style="font-size:16px\;"><strong><span style="border: 0px\; font-style: inherit\; font-variant: inherit\; font-weight: inherit\; font-stretch: inherit\; line-height: inherit\; font-optical-sizing: inherit\; font-kerning: inherit\; font-feature-settings: inherit\; font-variation-settings: inherit\; margin: 0px\; padding: 0px\; vertical-align: baseline\;">Anna Possehl</span></strong></span><br />\n<span style="font-size:16px\;"><strong><span style="border: 0px\; font-style: inherit\; font-variant: inherit\; font-weight: inherit\; font-stretch: inherit\; line-height: inherit\; font-optical-sizing: inherit\; font-kerning: inherit\; font-feature-settings: inherit\; font-variation-settings: inherit\; margin: 0px\; padding: 0px\; vertical-align: baseline\;">Events Manager</span></strong></span><br />\n<span style="font-size:16px\;"><span style="border: 0px\; font-style: inherit\; font-variant: inherit\; font-weight: inherit\; font-stretch: inherit\; line-height: inherit\; font-optical-sizing: inherit\; font-kerning: inherit\; font-feature-settings: inherit\; font-variation-settings: inherit\; margin: 0px\; padding: 0px\; vertical-align: baseline\;">Phone: 563.823.2659<br />\nEmail: <a href="mailto:apossehl@quadcitieschamber.com">apossehl@quadcitieschamber.com</a></span></span></span><br />\n<br />\n&nbsp\;</p>\n</div>\n</div>\n\n<p><span style="font-family:arial\;"><span style="font-size:16px\;"><u>Cancellation Policy:</u><br />\nCancellations must be received at least 72 hours in advance in order to receive a registration refund. You may transfer your registration to another person within your company at no additional cost.</span></span></p>\n
LOCATION:Rhythm City Casino Resort 7077 Elmore Avenue\, Davenport
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