Seidman on national and Michigan economy

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- As the lights from the political conventions fade, the heat is turning up on critical national issues like the economy. No state in the union is dealing more with shifting and trying financial times than Michigan, a state that is also a swing state in November’s presidential election.
 
The Michigan congressional delegation and senior Michigan delegation staff members have been invited to hear one of the country’s most experienced economic experts, L. William Seidman, talk about the national economy.  Observations on the economy in Michigan will be offered by Dr. H. James Williams, dean of the Seidman College of Business at Grand Valley State University, and he has some positive indices to share. Recent surveys conducted by the university show  positive signs in the state’s economy, and major companies are indicating plans for expansion in Michigan.
 
Seidman, a Michigan native, is chief financial commentator for CNBC Business Television, and his "Seidman Says" commentaries are widely watched and reported. Seidman was an economic advisor to presidents Ford and Reagan, and served as chairman of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation under presidents Reagan and George H.W. Bush.   He was founding chairman of the Board of Trustees of Grand Valley State University.  He is a graduate of Dartmouth College and The University of Michigan law school.
 
Dr. Williams is a Certified Public Accountant, Certified Management Accountant, and an attorney with a wealth of practical experiences in the public accounting profession and in the legal profession. His research work is widely published in scholarly and practitioner journals. He earned his bachelor’s degree at North Carolina Central University, a master’s degree at University of Wisconsin (Madison), a Ph.D. in accounting at the University of Georgia (Athens) and J.D. and LL.M. (Taxation) degrees at Georgetown University Law Center.
 
Media coverage is welcome.
 
The State of the Michigan Economy featuring L. William Seidman
Thursday, September 11, 2008
12:00 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.
Room B369 Rayburn House Office Building
Washington, D.C. 20515