Conference theme: “Regional Analysis in the Age of Populism”. The conference also features sessions as wide ranging as regional forecasting, economic resiliency, the vanishing Middle Class, and data visualization.

The 2016 AUBER Fall Conference will explore the theme of “Local Heroes: Understanding Regional Supply Chains and Economic Development,” drawing on the example of the Northwest Arkansas economy, home to Walmart, Tyson Foods, and J.B. Hunt Transportation. The meeting will also focus on...

Conference main Theme: "Partnerships and Regional Economic Development": From economic development to government and private industry collaboration, this year’s conference will show how the “Magic” of applied research can impact regional and state economies. University researchers from...