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Richmond Fed's Barkin to Speak May 20 in Roanoke

Media Advisory

Tue., May 20, 2025
9 a.m. ET

Hotel Roanoke, Roanoke, VA

Richmond Fed President Tom Barkin will speak on growth in rural communities on May 20, 2025, at the Richmond Fed’s Investing in Rural America Conference in Roanoke, Virginia.

2025 Investing in Rural America Conference
May 20, 2025
9:00 a.m. ET

Location
The Hotel Roanoke & Conference Center
110 Shenandoah Avenue
Roanoke, Virginia 24016

Schedule
Speech is scheduled for 9:00 a.m. ET and will be posted at that time on richmondfed.org.

Jim Strader

Richmond Fed's Barkin to Speak May 20 in Roanoke

Tue., May 20, 20259 a.m. ET

Tue., May 20, 2025
9 a.m. ET