Economic forecast.

• Position: Idea Bank

Institution: Bank of North Georgia, Alpharetta, Ga

Bank of North Georgia has been hosting an economic forecast breakfast since 1993 to provide a forum for its business clients to hear the economic trends and forecast for the region and the nation. It has become such a popular event in Cobb and North Fulton counties in Georgia that the bank decided to feature its economist, Dr. Albert W. Niemi, Jr., Dean of the Edwin L. Cox School of Business at Southern Methodist University, at a third breakfast session in Stockbridge/Henry counties to accommodate the bank's south metro business customers.

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Dr. Niemi has traditionally provided perspective on national and...