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Thredgold Economic Associates started in January 1997 when Jeff was able to take part in an early out program at KeyCorp, the TEA Company is a professional speaking and economic consulting firm
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We serve as economic consultant to $50 billion Zions Bancorporation (with banks in ten states). We also serve as economic consultant to LibertyBank in Oregon and the Salt Lake Chamber of Commerce
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 We publish the Tea Leaf, a weekly economic, financial, and political update written by Jeff Thredgold
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 We write and publish six- or eight-page customer-oriented quarterly outlooks for the states of Colorado, Idaho, Oregon, and Utah for banking clients in four states
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We developed and maintain the Small Business Index, a monthly measure of the challenges and opportunities facing small business owners and managers within various states. The Small Business Index is now calculated for the states of Colorado, Idaho, Oregon, and Utah
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We are an economic research tool to provide the most current and pertinent information for each of Jeff's speaking clients
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We also serve as a media representative for many of our consulting clients. Our clients refer their local media to Jeff for economic analysis of local and statewide impact of various economic events
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A letter from one of our clients
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Other Faces at the TEA Company
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Kendall Oliphant, Senior VP and Director of Operations
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Oversees the layout, publication, and distribution of both the print and electronic versions of the weekly
Tea Leaf newsletter, as well as all other TEA Company publications and promotional materials
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Maintains the company web sites and databases, and assists in calculating and updating the Small Business Index
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Earned an MBA from Brigham Young University, with an emphasis in financial management
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Holds a BS degree in Metallurgical Engineering from the University of Utah
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Enjoys historical fiction, football and volleyball, rainy days (we live in a desert), and spending time with his wife, Megan, and their four children
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Shawn Thredgold, Director of Client Relations
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Is currently completing his BS degree in accounting at Weber State University
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Collects and analyzes economic data for the various publications of the TEA Company and its clients
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Thredgold Economic Associates