2009 Economic Outlook Conference

 January 23, 2009

The Business Council of Alabama is joining with top businesses and state agencies to sponsor the 2009 Economic Outlook Conference, presented by the University of Alabama's Center for Business and Economic Research.  The conference is set for Friday, Jan. 23, 9 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at the Renaissance Montgomery Hotel.

The Business Council of Alabama honored its 2008 chairman, David Muhlendorf, CEO of Paper and Chemical Supply Co. of Sheffield, and elected new officers and board members at the BCA Annual Meeting in Birmingham Nov. 13.  2009 Chairman Phil Dotts, principal, Public FA, LLC, of Huntsville, presented Muhlendorf with a framed montage of photographs from the 2008 Chairman's Dinner and thanked him for his dedication to BCA. "Because of his willing and unselfish serivce, BCA will be stronger, and the foundation on which it stands will be steadier, for many years to come," Dotts said.

Former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich and former vice-presidential candidate Geraldine Ferraro shared the spotlight  at the 2008 BCA Chairman's Dinner which honored outgoing BCA Chairman David Muhlendorf and the hundreds of volunteer leaders whose guidance and generous service have been integral to the BCA’s achievements during the past year.

Watch video coverage by WVTM NBC13 here.