Chronicle Business Expert Will Deliver Keynote At Solano EDC Annual Meeting

Sam Zuckerman, senior correspondent for the San Francisco Chronicle business section, will deliver the keynote address at the Solano Economic Development Corporation 25th annual meeting, Jan. 24 in Fairfield.

Zuckerman, one of the nation’s elite business journalists, has been with the Chronicle since 1998, and currently focuses on regional economic and financial issues.

The EDC annual meeting registration will begin at 11:00 a.m. at the Fairfield Hilton Garden Inn. Some 300 are expected to attend the event.

Michael Ammann, president of Solano EDC, said the meeting will provide attendees the opportunity to hear a review of 2007 and gather “…important insight into what 2008 will bring to Solano County and its cities.”

“We are extremely pleased to bring Sam Zuckerman to our membership for our 25th annual meeting,” Ammann said. “He has proven to be a solid reporter of economic news – grasping the challenges and opportunities afforded the private and public sectors.”

Zuckerman previously was assistant business editor at the Chronicle, overseeing coverage of health care, energy, the economy, markets and biotechnology. In 1999 his coverage of the takeover of the Bank of America garnered him a nomination as a finalist for the Loeb Award, the most prestigious honor in business journalism.

Prior to joining the Chronicle, Zuckerman worked for Bloomberg News and the American Banker in San Francisco.

He was a Knight-Bagehot Fellow in Economics and business Journalism at Columbia University in 1988 and 1989. A new York City native, he is a graduate of the University of California at Berkeley.

Reservations may be made for the event by calling 707 864-1855. Cost is $45 per person and a table of eight for $350.

The event is sponsored by: Gaw Van Male; Lennar Mare Island, Travis Credit Union, Sutter Health, Umpqua Bank, Wells Fargo, Suisun Valley Grape Growers Association, Kaiser Permanente, Times-Herald, The Reporter, Solano Garbage Company, Potrero Hills Landfill and Touro University.