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Hancock Bank Gulf Coast Economic Symposium draws crowd; 1,400 on hand for 'Spectrum of Growth.'.

Publication: Mississippi Business Journal
Publication Date: 28-FEB-05 		Format: Online - approximately 1143 words
Delivery: Immediate Online Access

Article Excerpt
GULFPORT -- Heavy Gulf Coast fog didn't keep 1,400 people from attending Hancock Bank's 39th annual economic symposium. The crowd gathered to hear economic and business development experts highlight the "Spectrum of Growth" that continues to nurture South Mississippi's evolution as a regional powerhouse for economic vitality.

This year's speakers were Dr. Edmond J. Seifried, professor of economics and business at Lafayette College in Easton, Penn,; Roger Dow, president and CEO of the Travel Industry Association of America and former senior vice president for global and field sales with Marriott International; and Hancock Bank president and CEO George A. Schloegel filling in for Mississippi Power Company president Anthony Topazi who was ill.

Seifried was making his third presentation to this symposium, noting he always has a positive experience here. He is a nationally recognized authority on economic issues and forecasting techniques.

He has traveled extensively in the former Soviet Bloc countries as an advisor and consultant to newly privatized commercial banks. He illustrated his belief that the U.S. is the...

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