In collaboration with the Bloomington Rotary Club, Futurecast: Bloomington gathered a panel of economic experts from IU’s Kelley School of Business, and local leaders on Thursday, November 7th at Ivy Tech Community College's Shreve Hall. This panel of experts imparted valuable insights, offering attendees a comprehensive forecast of the economic outlook for the coming year at federal, state, county, and city levels. 
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The Kelley School of Business, based on research from its Indiana Business Research Center, has been sharing its economic forecasts throughout the state of Indiana for the past 50 years, which has provided crucial economic information needed by many Indiana businesses, government, and nonprofit organizations. This event gave the audience a chance to hear and interact with several of the state's leading economic thinkers as they discuss how the changing economic environment will affect the local region, Indiana, and the nation in the coming year.​

On Thursday, November, 2023, The Greater Bloomington Chamber of Commerce in partnership with the Bloomington Rotary and the Indiana University Kelley School of Business Research Center held the annual Futurecast event at the Monroe Convention Center. Each November a panel from Indiana University's Kelley School of Business presents their knowledge and insight on local state, federal, and international economies. The Kelley School of Business, based on research from its Indiana Business Research Center, has been sharing its economic forecasts throughout the state of Indiana for the past 50 years, which has provided crucial economic information needed by many Indiana businesses, government, and nonprofit organizations. This event gives the audience a chance to hear and interact with several of the state's leading economic thinkers as they discuss how the changing economic environment will affect the local region, Indiana, and the nation in the coming year.
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The panelists provide insights into key economic indicators such as GDP growth, inflation, interest rates, employment, and industry trends. Panelists evaluate the overall business environment and consider the factors that may shape the economy and financial markets over the next year.
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The Bloomington event had four panelists and one moderator, including:

• R. Andrew Butters – Associate Professor of Business Economics & Public Policy – Bloomington
• Isaac Hacamo – Associate Professor of Finance – Bloomington 
• Phil Powell – Executive Director, Indiana Business Research Center | Associate Clinical Professor of Business Economic and Public Policy, Kelley School of Business - Bloomington
• Rebecca Slotegraaf – Associate Dean for Research | Professor of Marketing – Bloomington
• Jennifer Pearl – President of Bloomington Economic Development Corporation

See the photos from the event below!