Keynote Speaker – Mark Partridge, Swank Chair in Rural-Urban Policy, Ohio State University

Regional Analysis in the Age of Populism

Health Care/Demographics

Session Chair – Tino Sonora, University of Montana

• Health Care Jobs in North Carolina: Past, Present and Future, Andrew Berger-Gross, North Carolina Department of Commerce
• Human Capital in West Virginia, John Deskins and Christiadi, West Virginia University
• Choose Your Own Adventure: Utah’s Pathway to Medicaid Expansion, Laura Summers, University of Utah

Regional Impacts of Energy Transitions

Session Chair – Robert Godby, University of Wyoming

• Economic Impact of the Colorado Energy Plan, Brian Lewandowski, University of Colorado
• Impact of State Tax Policies on the Cost of Wind Development in the Western United States, Benjamin Cook and Robert Godby, University of Wyoming
• Early Retirement of Coal Generating Units in Eastern Montana: Impacts and Implications, Patrick Barkey, University of Montana

Dashboards: From Data to Action

Session Chair – Jennifer Pullen, University of Arizona, Chair

• Using Dashboards for High-Impact Sponsored Research, Amy Newburn, University of West Florida
• Developing a Handy Tool for Supporting Rutherford County with the Booming Economy, Joe (Zhuo) Wang, Middle Tennessee State University
• Moving Southern Arizona from Data to Action through Community Connections, Jennifer Pullen and Katelyn Chamarro

Trade Policy and Regional Economies

Session Chair – Tino Sonora, University of Montana,

• Tariffs in a World of Global Value Chains: Whose Companies Take the Hit? Byron Gangnes, University of Hawaii,
• The Impact of Tariffs on Regional Economies: A Case Using the Tennessee Auto Industry, Steven Livingston, Middle Tennessee State University
• REMI E3+: Energy/Environment/Economy and Resiliency Analysis;  Fred Treyz, REMI
• Investigating the Drivers of a Regional Economy:  Tyler, Texas, Manuel Reyes and Ayush Kumar, University of Texas at Tyler

Census Has Business Data?  Key Data for Business and Economic Research

Session Chair – Andy Hait, U.S. Census Bureau

• Presentation, Andy Hait

Social Media: Sound Bites to Solid Research (Roundtable Discussion)

Session Chair -Valorie Rice, University of Arizona

• David Franklin, University of West Florida Haas Center
• Shannon Furniss, Market Interactives
• Victoria Meldrum, Ball State University Center for Business and Economic Research, Social Media for Research Centers – Social Media for Research Centers
• Hayley Rieder, Texas A&M University

Keith Schwer Keynote Speaker – David Altig, Executive Vice President and Director of Research, Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta

On the One Hand, and On the Other.

National and Regional Forecasting

Session Chair – Tino Sonora, University of Montana, Chair

• Resiliency: Multiple Concepts and Multpile Measures, Timothy Slaper, Indiana University
• GDP Now, Patrick Higgins, Atlanta Federal Reserve
• REDweb: StatsAmerica Tools, Indexes, and Data to Promote Economic Development, Carol Rogers, Indiana University

Measuring University Impacts

Session Chair – James McCafferty, Western Washington University

• Measuring University Impacts, James McCafferty, Western Washington University, and Sheila Martin, Association of Public and Land-Grant Universities, Dominique Halaby, Georgia Southern University

Build Interactive Charts and Maps for Your Websites Without Being a Developer:  HighCharts Cloud Demonstration

Session Chair – Maile Nadelhoffer, University of Arizona

• Create and Publish Interactive Charts on the Web, Vidar Brekke

Poster Session

Session Chair – Eric Thompson, University of Nebraska-Lincoln

• Developing Student Engagement Programming, Suzanne Hallman, Georgia Southern University
• Poverty in Chatham County and Savannah 2005-2017, Phil Boyum, Georgia Southern University
• UNL Poster Bureau Scholars, Eric Thompson, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
• Measuring Progress and Inspiring Action in Southern Arizona, Katelyn Chamarro, University of Arizona
• Regional Resiliency: Risk Recovery and Restructuring, Timothy Slaper, Indiana University
• Economic Contributions of Hutterite Communities in Montana, Patrick Barkey, University of Montana
• Contribution of Craft Breweries to Patron Quality of Life, Mitch Herian, University of Nebraska-Lincoln

Informing Fiscal Sustainability

Session Chair – Juliette Tennert, University of Utah

• Trends in State Revenues,  Juliette Tennert, University of Utah
• Stress Testing the Utah State Budget,  Andrea Wilko, Utah Office of the Legislative Fiscal Analyst
• Fiscal Resiliency Using Tax-PI, Fred Treyz, REMI

What’s New in Regional Economics from the BLS?

Session Chair – Kevin Cooksey, Bureau of Labor Statistics

• Regional Applications of QCEW Research Data, Kevin Cooksey, BLS
• County Employment and Wages QCEW, Big Data at the Local Level, David Hiles, BLS
• Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey, An Overview of Experimental Job Openings and Labor Turnover State Estimates, Larry Akinyooye, BLS
• Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey, An Exploration of the New Firm Size Data from the Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey, Hope Allen, BLS

How AUBER Centers Can Survive a Budget Crisis

Session Chair – Patrick Barkey, University of Montana

• Using Research Center and Data to Diversify Funding and Broaden the Center’s Regional Impact, Dominque Halaby, Georgia Southern University
• Two Centers are Stronger Than One, Christopher Nicak, University of Cincinnati
• Surviving the Great Recession, George Hammond