Economics professor to reveal 2016 forecast

Grand Valley State University economics expert Paul Isely will release results January 28 of his annual survey of the regional economy.

The 2016 Colliers International West Michigan Economic and Commercial Real Estate Forecast will be held at DeVos Place in Grand Rapids. Breakfast begins at 7:15 a.m., presentations at 8 a.m. and a panel discussion will begin at 9 a.m.

The survey for the greater Grand Rapids economy (Kent, Ottawa, Muskegon, and Allegan counties) was conducted in November and December of 2015. Isely, associate dean and professor of economics in Grand Valley’s Seidman College of Business, will talk about employment, sales, export growth and consumer confidence.

The event is co-sponsored by Colliers International. An overview will be given of the real estate forecast, both nationally and for the West Michigan market.

The event is free and open to the public; seating is limited and registration is required at www.gvsu.edu/seidman/events.

For more information, contact Grand Valley’s Seidman College of Business at (616) 331-7100, or Natalie Burns with Colliers at (616) 988-5824.