ROCK HILL, SOUTH CAROLINA – Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. and Winthrop University’s College of Business Administration will host its annual Economic Forecast Breakfast featuring Senior Economist Mark Vitner on Sept. 17.
The free event will last from 7:30 to 9 a.m. in Richardson Ballroom on Winthrop's campus. Vitner, managing director for Wells Fargo Securities, LLC,
will provide his yearly analysis and predictions on global, national, regional and
local trends impacting the economy.
Winthrop Economics Professor Lou Pantuosco, who also serves as the college’s department
chair for accounting, finance and economics, will offer some insight on York County’s
growth.
Vitner joined Wachovia (then First Union) in 1993 and is responsible for tracking
U.S. and regional economic trends. Based in Charlotte, North Carolina, he also writes
for the company's Monthly Economic Outlook report, the Weekly Economic & Financial
Commentary, and provides regular updates on housing markets, commercial real estate,
regional economics and inflation. Prior to joining Wachovia and Wells Fargo Securities,
Vitner was an economist for Barnett Banks in Jacksonville, Florida, for nearly nine
years.
Vitner's commentary has been featured in the New York Times, Wall Street Journal,
Bloomberg and many other publications. He also is a frequent guest on CNBC, CNN and
National Public Radio.
A native of Atlanta, Georgia, 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
National Association of Business Economics (NABE) Advanced Training in Economics Program
at Carnegie-Mellon University.
This event is open to the regional business community with reservations due by Sept.
11 to 803/323-2504 or by e-mail to Celeste Tiller, director of the business college’s external relations, at tillerc@winthrop.edu.
You can also register online.
