Joseph C. Von Nessen is a research economist in the Division of Research at the Darla Moore School of Business, where he specializes in regional economics, regional economic forecasting and housing economics. He regularly conducts a wide variety of economic impact analyses, feasibility studies and independent market research projects for clients in both the private and public sectors. Von Nessen engages in industry-level and regional economic forecasting for organizations at the state, national and international level. He is responsible for the preparation and presentation of the University of South Carolina’s annual statewide economic forecast.