York County Business Leaders Invited to Hear Economic Forecast

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Mark Vitner, managing director and senior economist for Wells Fargo Securities, LLC will provide information on global, national, regional and local trends impacting the economy.

This event is open to the regional business community with reservations due by Sept. 15 to 803/323-3003 or by email to cbadeanoffice@winthrop.edu.

Mark Vitner

ROCK HILL, S.C. - Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., and Winthrop University’s College of Business Administration will host an Economic Forecast Breakfast from 7:30 to 9:00 a.m. Wednesday, Sept. 21. The event will be held in the Rosalind and Jerry Richardson Ballroom in the DiGiorgio Campus Center on Winthrop’s campus.

Mark Vitner, managing director and senior economist for Wells Fargo Securities, LLC will provide information on global, national, regional and local trends impacting the economy.

Vitner joined Wachovia in 1993 and is responsible for tracking U.S. and regional economic trends. He writes the economic newsletter, Regional Economic Review, and also contributes to its Weekly Economic & Financial Commentary. Prior to joining Wachovia and Wells Fargo Securities, Vitner was economist for Barnett Banks in Jacksonville, Fla., for nearly nine years.

Vitner's work has been featured in The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, BusinessWeek, USA Today and many other publications. He also is a frequent guest on CNBC, CNN, National Public Radio and the NewsHour with Jim Lehrer.

A native of Atlanta, Ga., Vitner holds a B.B.A. in economics from the University of Georgia, an M.B.A. from the University of North Florida and has completed further graduate work in economics at the University of Florida. Vitner also completed the NABE Advanced Training in Economics Program at Carnegie-Mellon University.

This event is open to the regional business community with reservations due by Sept. 15 to 803/323-3003 or by email to cbadeanoffice@winthrop.edu.

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