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24th Annual Economc Outlook Conference
The economic outlook for S.C. in 2005 looks good. South Carolina's economy is predicted to improve next year — gaining jobs and increasing income.
The 24th Annual Ecomic Outlook Conference, sponsored by the Moore School of Business and The Palmetto Institute, was held December 13, 2004, at the Columbia Metropolitan Convention Center. Dr. Douglas Woodward, Associate Professor of Economics and Director of the Division of Research, Moore School of business (shown left) addressed "Long-Term Competitiveness of South Carolina." Dr. Donald Schunk, Assistant Professor of Economics and Research Economist, Moore School of Business, gave the 2005 "forecast for the United States and South Carolina. Remarks and presentation materials are available online in the Division of Research.
A panel discussion with the South Carolina Council on Competitiveness was moderated by M. Edward sellers, Chairman and CEO of Blue Cross and Blue Shield of South Carolina. Panelists included Eugene E. "Jack" Stone IV, Chairman and CEO, Stone International LLC; Steve Swanson, President and CEO, Automated Trading Desk (ATD); and John Warner, Vice President of Strategy Communications, KEMET Corporation, and President, Capital Insights LLC.
Darla Moore, partner in
Rainwater, Inc., was the keynote speaker for the afternoon luncheon. Ms. Moore recalled words
of Michael Porter, the 2003 speaker who outlined his South Carolina Competitiveness Initiative,
that the effort to raise per capita income in the state is a marathon and not a sprint. She
cautioned that much more needs to be done to create wealth for all South Carolinians. She
elaborated on the specific need for South Carolina to revamp is state pension funding.
Darla Moore's bio is available online.
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Preparing for the panel discussion, from left: John Warner, Joel A. Smith III, Eugene "Jack" Stone, Steve Swanson, and Ed Sellers.
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