Economics Roundtable of the Ohio Valley meeting to feature Regionomics founder
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MARIETTA -- The founder and owner of Regionomics will be the first speaker for the 2023-24 Economics Roundtable of the Ohio Valley at noon Tuesday at the Marietta Country Club.
Bill LaFayette will speak on "The Ohio Economies" during the luncheon.
LaFayette's company, Regionomics, provides services that include economic development strategy, workforce strategy, economic impact analysis, economic and demographic analysis, and fiscal analysis. The consulting firm focused on helping clients understand and thrive in small-area economies such as neighborhoods, communities and regions.
He has more than 25 years of experience in economic development and economic analysis in central Ohio.
Prior to founding Regionomics in 2011, he spent 12 years as vice president of economic analysis for the Columbus Chamber of Commerce and four years with Rickenbacker Port Authority, which formerly managed Rickenbacker International Airport and its Global Logistics Park and Foreign-Trade Zone.
Previously, he was a full-time member of the finance and real estate faculties of Ashland University and the University of North Texas at Denont. He is an adjunct faculty member of The Ohio State University's John Glenn College of Public Affairs.
A recognized authority on the Ohio and Columbus economies, LaFayette earned a doctorate in real estate economics from Ohio State in 1994 and has an MBA in investment management and a bachelor's in finance and accounting from Wright State University.
Tickets can be purchased online at https://tinyurl.com/w7ctxr9f.