Dennis K. Winters |
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| EDUCATION | ||
| 1981 |
Colorado State
University Masters of Science Degree in Economics |
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| 1977 |
University of Wisconsin -
Madison Bachelor of Science in Agricultural Economics and Natural Resources |
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| EXPERIENCE | ||
| 2001- Present |
Vice President / Director of Research NorthStar Economics, Inc., Madison, Wisconsin |
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| 2000- 2001 |
President, Relevant Economic Analysis Limited |
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| 1995- 2000 |
Vice President WEFA - Wharton Econometric Forecasting Associates |
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| 1993- Present |
Faculty Member and Consultant, Economics Short Courses and Energy Risk Management Symposia Gas Technology Institute, Chicago, Illinois |
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| 1988- 1993 |
Senior Associate,
DRI / McGraw-Hill |
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| 1987 |
Faculty Member, Macroeconomics Instructor Fisher College, Boston, Massachusetts |
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| 1985- 1986 |
Senior Economist, Policy Division, Executive Office of Energy Resources, Commonwealth of Massachusetts |
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| 1983- 1984 |
Fundamental Research Analyst, Clayton Brokerage Company, St. Louis, Missouri |
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| RECENT RESEARCH AND PUBLICATIONS | ||
| 2005 | The Value of Construction Apprentices in Southeastern
Wisconsin The Economic Returns to the Education System from Investments in Four-Year-Old Kindergarten for Wisconsin Real Estate Market Feasibility Study - Fairchild Study (In partnership with Plunkett Raysich Architects LLP and the Hersh Group, LTD) |
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| 2004 |
The NEW Economic Opportunity Study The Economic Impact of the 2004 PGA Championship to the State of Wisconsin UW-Stout's Economic Contribution to the Region |
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| 2003 | A Market Profile of
UW-Oshkosh UW-Madison's Economic Contribution to the Region UW System's Economic Contribution by Senate District Construction's Economic Contribution to Wisconsin UW-Platteville's Economic Contribution to the Region |
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| 2002 | University of Wisconsin System's
Economic Contribution to Wisconsin Consolidating Dane County Law Enforcement Agencies: An Examination of Potential Cost Savings |
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| 2001
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Comparing Economic Development Strategies across Neighboring States Paper for the Wisconsin Economic Summit II, 11/01
Wisconsin High-Tech Opportunities Forward Wisconsin's
Contribution to Economic Development |
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| 2000 |
MATC's
Economic Contribution to the Region
Sustaining Wisconsin's Economic Prosperity Wisconsin's
Economy in the Year 2010 |
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SELECTED PRESENTATIONS |
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| 2005
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Presented The Value of Apprentices to Southeastern Wisconsin
Construction Trades to the
Construction Labor Management Council of Greater Wisconsin. Participated in the Arts and the New Economy Roundtable at the Business Roundtable in Madison, Wisconsin. Presented Economic Benefits of Quality 4K in Wisconsin to the Focus on Four-Year-Olds Committee. Presented Wisconsin and the New Economy at the Financial Education for Teachers Conference at Edgewood College. Presented The Value of Higher Education at the Technical College Instruction Training Seminar. Presented Knowledge Workers Update to Vision 2020 at the Wisconsin Entrepreneurs Conference. Presented The Economic Benefits of 4K Education in Wisconsin to the Waterloo Rotary. Presented A Method to Identify Training Programs for Career Positions at the Heartland Workforce Development Conference. Presented Strategic Economic Planning in a Rural Western Town at the Heartland Workforce Development Conference. Presented the results of the Northeast Wisconsin Economic Opportunities Study at the Heartland Workforce Development Conference. Presented Medium Term Impact of Investment in 4K in Wisconsin at the Preserving Early Childhood Conference. Presented A Guide to Collaborative, Regional Economic Development at NAWB Forum 2005. Presented Wisconsin - Vision 2020 to the World Future Society. Presented The Economic Value of 4K Education at the Strongest Links Conference. |
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| 2003 |
Presented Vision 2020: An Agenda for Change in Wisconsin to the Rural Wisconsin Health Cooperative. | |
| 2002
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Presented The Future of Manufacturing in Wisconsin and
the United States at the
48th
Annual Thermoset Molding Conference. Presented The Wisconsin Economy: How Do We Measure Up? at the Wisconsin Cast Metals Association Conference. |
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| 2001
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Featured speaker at Intellectual Property
Seminar sponsored by Milwaukee Bar Association Presented Wisconsin and the New Economy to Wisconsin Investors Network |
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| 2000
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Presented
Wisconsin and the
New Economy to Northern Wisconsin Regional Economic Summit Testified at Legislative Committee on Labor Shortage Presented Wisconsin Labor Markets presentation to |
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| 1999
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Presented County Labor Issues to Private Industry Council of Milwaukee County Testified at Representative Kreibich's committee on "Brain Drain" Presented Wisconsin Employment projections to Competitive Wisconsin, Inc. |
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