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Harvesting New Ideas in Peanut Country

March 11, 2024

From quaint storefronts offering a variety of gourmet peanuts to sprawling farms where generations have perfected their craft, this area has solidified its spot as an important part of Virginia’s agricultural economy thanks to its continued commitment to one of America’s favorite legumes. But as our Community Conversations team learned on a recent trip to Southeastern Virginia, the pull between maintaining a rural, small town feel and embracing the potential benefits of urbanization hangs in the balance.

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Joint Conference Continues the Cyber Risk Conversation

Feb. 5, 2024

The second Conference on Measuring Cyber Risk in the Financial Services Sector continued the important discussion around cyber data needs to help financial services firms better manage cyber risk. Hosted by the Richmond Fed, the Federal Reserve Board and MIT, the conference was held in January 2024 on the MIT campus in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

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Bank Initiative Helps Rural Communities Pursue Economic Growth

Jan. 22, 2024

The Richmond Fed's Rural Investment Collaborative will train 20 rural leaders how to create successful proposals for community funding.

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Econ Focus

Fourth Quarter 2023

The Regional Matters posts here explore topics such as The Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund, rural Fifth District housing quality, creating a STEM employment pipeline in North Carolina, and more.

Katrina Mullen

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Spotlight on Rural Best Practices: Lessons From the 2023 IRA Poster Session

Regional Matters

December 14, 2023

Proposal submissions are now open for the 2024 Investing in Rural America Conference poster session! In this post, we invite you on a virtual tour of posters from our 2023 conference to learn about the ways rural communities are addressing economic challenges.

Nicholas Haltom and Stephanie Norris

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Economics in the Hot Seat

Nov. 30, 2023

Upcoming Event: What do Uber and the Federal Reserve have in common? They both hire economists! Did you know that some of your favorite brands also hire economists? But what do economists actually do? Registration required.

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Speakers on stage at the 2023 District Dialogues Community Colleges event.

Bank Shares New Success Metric for Community Colleges

Nov. 29, 2023

The Richmond Fed hosted two programs on November 15 that unveiled a new approach to measuring the success of community colleges.

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Preparing Our Workforce: The Evolving Role of Community Colleges

Nov. 15, 2023

Upcoming Event: The general public is invited to join the Richmond Fed on Wednesday, Nov. 15 for an enlightening conversation on the evolving role community colleges play in workforce development. Registration required.

Tom Barkin to Speak November 15 on Housing

Nov. 15, 2023

Richmond Fed President Tom Barkin will speak on housing on November 15, 2023, at the Virginia Governor’s Housing Conference in Hampton, Virginia.

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