EDITOR’S ADVISORY                              3/22/04

          A quick reminder thatSenior Vice President and Director of Research for the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland Dr. Mark Sniderman will be the keynote speaker at 8:30 a.m. Wednesday [March 24] as Slippery Rock University’s College of Business, Information and Social Sciences hosts its annual “School of Business Week.”

           Sniderman is responsible for the Federal Reserve’s research department and oversees production of research publications and directs the bank’s economic and monetary policy analysis. In addition, he has senior management responsibilities for the bank's corporate communications and community affairs department. (A complete news release was sent last Friday and is available at www.SRU.edu.)

           His talk is open to the media and should contain predictions for the near economic future of the region.

           Those planning to cover the address are asked to call 724-738-2199.

           As an added note: SRU’s School of Business will also offer four workshops for business leaders and those considering opening a business as part of the university’s “Community Business Outreach Day.” The 45-minute sessions open at 10 a.m. at SRU’s Center for Lifelong and Community Learning in downtown Slippery Rock. The sessions will offer tips on fraud protection, using e-commerce, writing business plans and provide ideas for financing small business operations, and are open for media coverage.

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