Economic Forecast Luncheon

When: January 15, 2026 11:30 am - 1:15 pm
Where: DoubleTree by Hilton

The CBJ’s largest event of the year, the Economic Forecast Luncheon, features a keynote speaker and panel of local business leaders who will provide insight into where the economy is heading and the biggest opportunities and challenges facing their industries and the region.

Date & Time

January 15, 2026 11:30 am - 1:15 pm

Location

DoubleTree by Hilton
350 1st Ave NE
Cedar Rapids, IA 52401
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Have Questions?

Lucas Hayes
[email protected]
(319) 665-6397

Want to sponsor this event?

Lauren Grask
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(319) 665-6397

Tickets

Single Ticket

$110 $125

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Table of 10

$975

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Tickets are not refundable after January 8, 2026 Early Bird Cutoff Date: January 1, 2026

Keynote Speaker

Ernie Goss, Ph.D.

Jack MacAllister Chair in Economics
Creighton University

Ernie Goss, Ph.D. is the Jack MacAllister Chair in Economics at Creighton University and principal of the Goss Institute. Dr. Goss, a U.S. military veteran, is a former faculty research fellow at NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center and was a visiting scholar with the Congressional Budget Office.  He has published more than 100 research studies focusing primarily on economic forecasting and on the statistical analysis of business and economic data. His book, “Changing Attitudes Toward Economic Reform During the Yeltsin Era,” was published by Praeger Press, and his book, “Governing Fortune: Casino Gambling in America,” was published by the University of Michigan Press. He is editor of Economic Trends, an economics newsletter published monthly with more than 10,000 subscribers, produces a monthly business conditions index for the nine-state Mid-American region, and conducts a survey of bank CEOs in 10 U.S. states.

Survey and index results are cited each month in approximately 100 newspapers; citations have included the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Investors Business Daily, The Christian Science Monitor, Chicago Sun Times, and other national and regional newspapers and magazines. Each month 75-100 radio stations carry his Regional Economic Report.

Panelists

Jack Evans

Hall-Perrine Foundation

Kristie Fisher

President
Kirkwood Community College

Chris Hummer

President & CEO
Don Hummer Trucking Corp.

Aaron Maue

President
Crystal Group

Brian Olesen

President & CEO
Centro

Phil Suess

President
Worley Warehousing

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