Indiana State University hosted the11th annual Groundhog Day Economic Forecast Breakfast Thursday, Feb. 1 in Dede I of the Hulman Memorial Student Union. The event was sponsored by the Terre Haute Chamber of Commerce, ISU's College of Business and Terre Haute Savings Bank and Financial Services.

The breakfast featured comments on national, state and local issues from an array of panelists. Presenters provided various perspectives on national issues, commented on state issues, provided local business forecasting and concluded with a question and answer session.

Speakers this year included Terre Haute Mayor Kevin Burke, Inside Indiana Business Host Gerry Dick, Dora Hotel Company Owner Tim Dora and ISU Economics Professor Robert Guell.

Gerry Dick, a 1990 ISU graduate, is host and creator of Inside INdiana Business. In 2000, Dick and a partner formed Grow Indiana Media Ventures, LLC, a new media company created to deliver business and technology news and information through multiple media sources. Prior to the creation of Grow Indiana Media Ventures, Dick served as senior vice president of the Indianapolis Economic Development Corporation (IEDC).

Tim Dora is co-owner of Dora Brothers Hospitality Corporation and Indiana Hotel & Property Management Inc., both hotel management companies. He also is the sole owner of Dora Hotel Company, a hotel development and management company, which is currently developing a Hilton Garden Inn and a Candlewood Suites in Terre Haute.
Photos by Tony Campbell