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Richmond Fed President Jeffrey M. Lacker will discuss the economics of early childhood education during a business program hosted by the Virginia Chamber of Commerce and the Virginia Early Childhood Foundation on October 19, 2015. The program is titled “The Economics of Early Childhood: Smart Beginnings for Virginia’s Workforce Pipeline.”

Paul D. Koonce, CEO of Energy Infrastructure Group and president of Dominion Virginia Power, is also a speaker for the program, which will be held at the University of Richmond.

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Title

"Early Childhood Education in the Context of Lifetime Human Capital Investment"

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Location

Jepson Alumni Center
University of Richmond
49 Crenshaw Way
Richmond, VA 23173

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Time

President Lacker is scheduled to speak at noon. A brief audience Q&A will follow.

A separate media Q&A will be held at the completion of the event at 1 p.m. 

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Media

Media registration is required at least 48 hours in advance.

Laura Fortunato, Richmond Fed Media Relations, will be on-site.

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Speech Text

Speech text will be posted in the Press Room of richmondfed.org on delivery.

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Media Contact

Laura Fortunato, Richmond Fed
Media Relations
(804) 697-8196
(804) 698-0927 (mobile)

VECF Contact
Sara Hunt, Sara Hunt PR
(804) 994-1120 (mobile)