Wasatch Front Economic Forum Annual Conference for The Economic Report to the Governor January 9, 2003

Wasatch Wasatch Front Front

Economic Economic ForumForum

Annual Conference forAnnual Conference for

The Economic Report The Economic Report to the Governorto the Governor

January 9, 2003January 9, 2003

IntroductionsIntroductions

D. Kent MichieD. Kent Michie, , Vice Vice President Zions President Zions Bank Public FinanceBank Public Finance State Financial Advisor; State Financial Advisor;

Officer, Wasatch Front Officer, Wasatch Front Economic ForumEconomic Forum

Former member, Board of Former member, Board of Education, Salt Lake City Education, Salt Lake City School DistrictSchool District

The Coming The Coming Boom in Boom in

School Age School Age PopulationPopulation

A Panel A Panel DiscussionDiscussion

Noble PoliticsNoble Politics

The duty of caring and responsible citizens is to concentrate all their influence to make popular that which is sound and good, and unpopular that which is unsound.


Dr. Pamela Perlich Dr. Pamela Perlich Sr. Research Economist Sr. Research Economist Bureau of Economic and Bureau of Economic and Business Research, University of Business Research, University of UtahUtah Additionally: Adjunct Professor, Additionally: Adjunct Professor,

Urban Planning Program, Urban Planning Program, Geography Department, U of Geography Department, U of U; Wasatch Front Economic U; Wasatch Front Economic Forum; Utah Population Forum; Utah Population Estimates Committee; Utah Estimates Committee; Utah Council for Economic Council for Economic EducationEducation

Previously: Governor’s Office Previously: Governor’s Office of Planning and Budgetof Planning and Budget


Connie SteffanConnie Steffan Education Policy Analyst Education Policy Analyst Office of Legislative Research & Office of Legislative Research & General CounselGeneral Counsel Served on Legislative staff for Served on Legislative staff for

over 17 yearsover 17 years Previously: Research Analyst, Previously: Research Analyst,

Bureau of Economic and Bureau of Economic and Business Research; Teacher, Business Research; Teacher, Jordan SDJordan SD


Dr. Steven C. NortonDr. Steven C. Norton Superintendent Superintendent Cache County School Cache County School District, President District, President Utah Association of Utah Association of School SuperintendentsSchool Superintendents Previously: Superintendent, Previously: Superintendent,

Blackfoot SD No. 55; Asst. Blackfoot SD No. 55; Asst. Superintendent, Blackfoot; Superintendent, Blackfoot; Superintendent, West High Superintendent, West High School; Teacher/Counselor, School; Teacher/Counselor, Lincoln County High School; Lincoln County High School; Chaplain, Air National GuardChaplain, Air National Guard

“You can’t get people ready to climb the mountain unless people out there believe there is a mountain to be climbed.”

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Wasatch Front Economic Forum Annual Conference for The Economic Report to the Governor January 9, 2003