{"id":159330,"date":"2024-10-10T12:20:25","date_gmt":"2024-10-10T18:20:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/?p=159330"},"modified":"2024-10-10T12:22:47","modified_gmt":"2024-10-10T18:22:47","slug":"photo-feature-28th-annual-uccs-economic-forum","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/?p=159330","title":{"rendered":"Photo Feature: 28th Annual UCCS Economic Forum"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow aligncenter\" data-effect=\"slide\"><div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_container swiper-container\"><ul class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_swiper-wrapper swiper-wrapper\"><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-159340\" data-id=\"159340\" src=\"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/EC2.jpg\" 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src=\"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/EC10.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/EC10.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/EC10-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/EC10-150x100.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1365\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-159367\" data-id=\"159367\" src=\"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/54037723802_92971c9689_k-1.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/54037723802_92971c9689_k-1.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/54037723802_92971c9689_k-1-1200x800.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/54037723802_92971c9689_k-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/54037723802_92971c9689_k-1-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/54037723802_92971c9689_k-1-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/54037723802_92971c9689_k-1-1400x933.jpg 1400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-159355\" data-id=\"159355\" src=\"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/EC11.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/EC11.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/EC11-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/EC11-150x100.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Photo Credit: Chuck Bigger<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><a class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_button-prev swiper-button-prev swiper-button-white\" role=\"button\"><\/a><a class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_button-next swiper-button-next swiper-button-white\" role=\"button\"><\/a><a aria-label=\"Pause Slideshow\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_button-pause\" role=\"button\"><\/a><div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_pagination swiper-pagination swiper-pagination-white\"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The 28th Annual UCCS Economic Forum was held on Sept. 26th at the Ent Center for the Arts. Event highlights included opening remarks from Mayor Yemi Mobolade, UCCS Chancellor Jennifer Sobanet and presentations by Colorado State Demographer and Keynote Speaker Elizabeth Garner, as well as UCCS Economic Forum Director Dr. Bill Craighead.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI\u2019d like express sincere thanks to all attendees, sponsors, partners, and UCCS volunteers and staff for making this event a success,\u201d said Craighead. \u201cSpecial appreciation goes to our keynote speaker and panelists for their valuable insights into population trends, the future of downtowns and commercial real estate, and small businesses in the Pikes Peak region.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">All the photos from the event can be viewed&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/flic.kr\/s\/aHBqjBL5aL\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">here.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">About the Economic Forum<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">With a vision for fostering business partnerships and providing local economic insights, the inaugural UCCS Economic Forum, originally known as the Southern Colorado Business Economic Outlook Forum, was held at The Broadmoor Hotel on September 10, 1997. Since then, the annual Forum event has been a fixture on the calendars of business and civic leaders in the Pikes Peak Region. Throughout the year, the Economic Forum serves as a community resource for data and analysis to help citizens, businesses and civic leaders understand the economic and business conditions affecting the region and make better-informed decisions. The Economic Forum works to inform the community through speaking engagements, media appearances, special projects, the \u201cWeekly Economic Snapshot\u201d video series and a monthly column in the Southern Colorado Business Forum &amp; Digest. For more details, visit the <a href=\"https:\/\/business.uccs.edu\/economic-forum\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">UCCS Economic Forum website<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">About the College of Business<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Established in 1965, the UCCS College of Business enrolls over 1,300 undergraduate and 350 MBA students. The College offers Bachelor of Science in Business and Bachelor of Innovation degrees, while the Graduate School of Business Administration confers Master of Business Administration, Master of Science in Accounting, and Executive Doctor of Business Administration degrees. With a network of over 10,000 alumni worldwide, the College of Business has a significant global presence. For more information, visit <a href=\"https:\/\/business.uccs.edu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">business.uccs.edu<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>The 28th Annual UCCS Economic Forum was held on Sept. 26th at the Ent Center for the Arts. <a class=\"mh-excerpt-more\" href=\"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/?p=159330\" title=\"Photo Feature: 28th Annual UCCS Economic Forum\">(More)<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"author":67,"featured_media":159337,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[1,46,12],"tags":[40,332,197,290],"class_list":["post-159330","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-all","category-business","category-events","tag-college-of-business","tag-more-news","tag-photo-feature","tag-uccs-economic-forum"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/54037724002_a4480f31f3_o.jpg","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p1mBpJ-FrQ","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/159330","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/67"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=159330"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/159330\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":159370,"href":"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/159330\/revisions\/159370"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/159337"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=159330"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=159330"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=159330"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}