Birmingham, MI – The Birmingham Bloomfield Chamber will host their annual Economic Forecast Breakfast on Friday, January 11, 2019.

Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago Senior Business Economist Paul Traub will be the featured speaker.  Mr. Traub will be providing an update on the current state of the U.S. economy from the perspective of the Federal Reserve Bank focusing on the economies four major sectors: personal consumption, private domestic investment, government consumption and investment, and trade.  He is a member of the team that created the Detroit Economic Activity Index and a frequent speaker on the Michigan economy. Prior to joining the economic research department of the Chicago Fed, Traub was the president of Scenario Economics LLC and senior economist for Americas Commercial Transportation Research Company, LLC (ACT Research).  Additional panelists will be announced.

The event will be held at the Bloomfield Open Hunt Club from 8-9:30 a.m. and includes a plated breakfast. There is a $30 charge for Birmingham Bloomfield Chamber members and a $40 non-member fee.  Reservations are required and can be made at www.bbcc.com or by calling 248-430-7688.

Sponsors for the event include Clark Hill PLC, Bank of Ann Arbor, Birmingham Bloomfield Credit Union, Fenner, Melstrom & Dooling, PLC, Tiffany Florist, and the Birmingham Shopping District. 

The Birmingham Bloomfield Chamber is a membership organization dedicated to promoting the economic development, strengthen the business climate and improve the quality of life in the six communities it serves, Beverly Hills, Bingham Farms, Birmingham, Bloomfield Hills, Bloomfield Township and Franklin.

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