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Labor balladeer to lecture and sing April 9
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. Noted labor balladeer Joe Glazer will deliver a lecture on music and labor organizing and sing some of his songs on April 9 (Monday) at the Institute of Labor and Industrial Relations, 504 E. Armory Ave., Champaign. The presentation, titled “Joe Glazer, Activist Balladeer: A Lifetime of Music From the Labor and Civil […]
Cozad Lecture to bring back UI alum to speak on entrepreneurism
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. Anthony DiTommaso, the president and chief executive officer of Innerpac Inc., will speak April 3 on “Career Fulfillment From Entrepreneurism” during the 2001 Cozad Lecture at the University of Illinois. The talk will begin at 5 p.m. in 141 Wohlers Hall, 1206 S. Sixth St., Champaign. A 1974 UI graduate with a bachelor’s […]
UI Flash Economic Index hits lowest level since 1992
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. The University of Illinois Flash Economic Index has hit its lowest level since 1992, giving fresh evidence that the state economy has virtually stopped growing. The Index slid to 100.8 in February from an adjusted 101.2 in January and 101.8 in December. A year ago in February, the Index was 102.4. “The state […]
UI Flash Economic Index continues its descent
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — The University of Illinois Flash Economic Index dropped again in January to 101.3 from its 101.8 reading in December. “This confirms that the Illinois economy is in a definite slowdown,” said J. Fred Giertz, a UI economist who released the Flash Index today (Feb. 2). The Index indicates that the state economy […]
New York University vice dean named dean of UI College of Commerce and Business Administration
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Avijit Ghosh, vice dean of the Stern School of Business at New York University, will become dean of the University of Illinois College of Commerce and Business Administration, pending approval of the UI Board of Trustees at its March 7-8 meeting in Urbana. Ghosh will assume his duties Aug. 21. “Professor Ghosh […]
MIT professor to give David Kinley Lecture in economics
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — James Poterba, a professor of economics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, will deliver the David Kinley Lecture in Economics at 3:30 p.m. Feb. 8 at 141 Wohlers Hall, 1206 S. Sixth St., Champaign. His lecture is titled “Annuity Markets and Retirement Security.” Poterba will describe the current workings of self-directed retirement […]
2000 Illinois Statistical Abstract is available
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — The 2000 Illinois Statistical Abstract has been completed by the Bureau of Economic and Business Research at the University of Illinois. With 830 pages of charts, tables and graphs, the book is a comprehensive compilation of economic and demographic information on Illinois. Data in 28 categories — ranging from crimes rates and […]
UI Flash Economic Index indicates a continued slowdown
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — A continued slow down — but not precipitous decline — in the state economy was indicated by the December University of Illinois Flash Economic Index. The Illinois economy ended the year with a monthly reading of 101.8, off marginally from the November figure of 101.9. A year ago in December, the Index […]
Flash Index of Economic Growth continues gradual slowing
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — The University of Illinois Flash Economic Index dropped again in November, giving fresh evidence that the Illinois economy is slowing. The November index was 101.9, down from 102.8 in October and 103.5 in September. The Index is at its lowest level in more than a year. More important, there have been only […]
Harvard economics professor to deliver annual Kinley Lecture
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Alberto Alesina, a professor of economics and government at Harvard University, will deliver the annual David Kinley Lecture in Economics at 4:30 p.m. Nov. 29 at the University of Illinois. The talk, “The Redistribution of Income: Why and How Much?,” will be held in the auditorium of the College of Law, 504 […]
Flash Index of Economic Growth indicates gradual slowing
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — The University of Illinois Flash Economic Index fell in October to 102.8 from its 103.5 reading in September, suggesting that despite some ups and downs, the state is experiencing a gradual slowing of economic growth. All three components of the Index — individual income, corporate income and sales taxes — had a […]
Illinois economy expands sharply in September
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. – Despite all the talk of a slowdown, the Illinois economy expanded sharply in September, registering the highest single-month gain in almost two years, according to the University of Illinois Flash Economic Index. The September reading was 103.6, up 1.3 from August. This was the first increase in growth in six months and […]