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Tom Barkin to Speak August 3 in Blacksburg, Virginia

Warm Hearth Village, Blacksburg, VA

Richmond Fed President Tom Barkin will speak August 3, 2023, to the Montgomery County Chamber of Commerce in Blacksburg, Virginia.

“Recession Revisited”
Blacksburg, Virginia
August 3, 2023
8:30 a.m. ET

Location

Warm Hearth Village
2387 Warm Hearth Drive
Blacksburg, VA 24060

Schedule

This is an in-person event only. The speech will be posted on delivery at richmondfed.org

Media

RSVP to Jim Strader

Jim Strader (804) 697-8956 (804) 332-0207 (mobile)