UMKC Dean on The Rise of the Creative Class April 7, 2004

Homer Erekson, Dean of the Bloch School of Business and Public Administration at UMKC, will look at the future of business from the perspective of an idea-based, information-driven economy. Drawing from Richard Florida's book The Rise of the Creative Class, Erekson will examine the shift away from traditional industrial regions toward a new axis of creativity and innovation. Refreshments at 5:30, lecture begins at 6 p.m.