CERF in the News
An updated listing of all of CERF's appearances in the news media.
Port generates $202 million in economic output, report says
Stephanie Hoops, Ventura County Star
Civic Leaders React to 2012 Economic Forecast
Staff, 1110KBND
The 2012 Central Oregon Economic Forecast is out and Dr. Bill Watkins is predicting a mostly flat local economy. Watkins unveiled his forecast Wednesday morning at the Economic Forecast breakfast at the Riverhouse in Bend.
C.O. Forecast Calls for Slow Growth
Central Oregon's economy is expected to expand over the next eight quarters, but that growth is likely to be slow and steady.
Unemployment numbers continue to improve
Daniel Wolowicz, Thosand Oaks Acorn
California and Ventura County unemployment rates have improved in the past year but still remain a far cry from where they were before the nation’s economy imploded in late 2008.
The Iraq War's economic impact on Ventura County
Carol Lawrence, Ventura County Star
CLU Economist Offers 2012 Outlook
Staff, KEYT
While most economists took the day off, Bill Watkins went to work at Cal Luthern University in Thousand Oaks.
Press On: The California Exodus
Gary Dickson, Lake County Record-Bee
In a state of more than 37 million people, you wouldn't think that a loss of population would be a concern to anyone. In fact, some would probably consider it a blessing.
Cal Lutheran forecast sees weak recovery in California
Dan Walters, The Sacramento Bee
Bill Watkins, who heads the Center for Economic Research and Forecasting at California Lutheran University, has consistently been the most pessimistic of economists who closely follow the California economy, and the center's latest report is no exception.
Report: California's jobless rate to taper slowly
Central Valley Business Times
California, which once led the world in economic vigor and change, is now resistant to any change, its economic joints becoming arthritic, its arteries clogged, says a new report from California Lutheran University’s Center for Economic Research & Forecasting that paints a grim future for the Golden State.