Community Highlights

Tom Barkin and other Bank leaders recently hosted a Community Conversations visit to southern West Virginia.

The Richmond Fed’s Community Conversations program visited Asheville, N.C. recently to learn from business and community leaders what has helped industries in the region continue to thrive.

The Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) is under review for the first time in 25 years, making the ANPR comment period vitally important. The Richmond Fed made opportunities for comment available across the Fifth District.

The Richmond Fed’s Community Conversations program visited the Eastern Panhandle recently to learn more about the region’s economic growth and efforts to promote workforce development.

A virtual Investment Connection pitch session will be hosted in early October as part of the Richmond Fed’s Rural America Week, which leads up to the 2021 Investing in Rural America Conference.

The Richmond Fed Community Development team is expanding awareness about a digital resource that could help improve the long-term earnings of many workers across the Fifth District.

Through Community Conversations, Richmond Fed leaders connected with business, civic and community leaders in Parkersburg, West Virginia, to learn about the town's opportunities and challenges.

The Richmond Fed went to Greenville and Spartanburg County, South Carolina to learn about local business achievements and efforts to foster equity and economic mobility.

Richmond Fed Community Affairs Officer Christy Cleare shares why it's important to learn firsthand how CDFIs are faring and what they need to continue supporting underserved communities.

The Richmond Fed participated in an Investor Convening hosted by Opportunity Appalachia to connect projects in Central Appalachian Opportunity Zones with potential investors.