* WHO :* George Hammond, director of the West Virginia Economic Outlook Project at the Bureau of Business and Economic Research (BBER), West Virginia University; David Wyss, chief economist at Standard&Poors, New York.

* WHAT :* Outlook for the U.S. and West Virginia economies in 2006 and beyond.

* WHEN :* Thursday, Nov. 17, 8 a.m.

David Wyss, Outlook for U.S. Economy, 8:45 a.m.

George Hammond, Outlook for West Virginia Economy, 10 a.m.

* WHERE :* Embassy Suites Hotel, 300 Court St, Charleston, West Virginia 25301

Tel: 304-347-8700 Fax: 304-347-8737

The best time for interviews is 10:45 a.m. George Hammond can be contacted on his cell phone at 304-692-2512.