Register for the 2025 Investing in Rural America Conference

From Econ Focus: How Free Mail Delivery Changed Life for Rural Americans

Podcast: Impacts of Mental Health on Consumers and the Economy

Tom Barkin: Driving through Economic Fog

"[Two] themes that we hear pretty frequently from the Richmond Fed's engagement with rural communities. The first is the importance of partnerships, coalition building, and leadership development. The second is leveraging and building on existing community assets."

Emily Corcoran

Senior Manager of Regional and Community Analysis

Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond

Hear more from Emily on the financing of community development in rural communities >

Events Calendar

March 31, 2025 - April 4, 2025

CORE Week, featuring the Real Estate Commissions and Housing Market Frictions Conference

Richmond Office
Richmond, VA

April 10, 2025

Personalizing Monetary Policy: How the Federal Reserve’s Monetary Policy Impacts Your Wallet

6 p.m. - 7 p.m.

Webinar

April 24, 2025

Missing a Clear Path Forward: Decision Making After High School

6 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. ET

Baltimore Branch
Baltimore, MD

View More Events

By the Numbers

254

rural stakeholders joined us for the 2024 Investing in Rural America Conference, where attendees learned, connected and shared best practices for solving issues affecting our small towns and rural communities.

Learn more and register for the 2025 conference >