The challenges and opportunities for promoting economic growth in Northwest Georgia while maintaining the quality of life for which the area is known will be the focus of Berry College's 2007 Business Outlook Conference, scheduled for 11:30 a.m. March 28 in Ford Dining Hall.

Dr. Roger Tutterow, one of the Southeast's leading economists, will offer his economic forecast for Northwest Georgia and facilitate a panel discussion afterward. A Berry alumnus and trustee, Tutterow is currently Stetson professor of economics at the Stetson School of Business and Economics at Mercer University, where he formerly served as dean. He also serves on the Governor's Council of Economic Advisors and the Georgia Child Support Commission.

Panelists include J. Mac Holladay, founder and CEO of Market Street Services Inc. of Atlanta; and Robert H. Ledbetter Jr., executive vice president for development for R.H. Ledbetter Properties Inc. of Rome.

Conference registration is $30 per person and corporate tables for up to eight people may be purchased for $200. To guarantee lunch, register by Monday, March 19.

For more information contact Nancy Johnston at 706-238-5835 or e-mail njohnston@berry.edu. The conference is sponsored by the Greater Rome Chamber of Commerce, Georgia Power and Berry's Campbell School of Business