Chapter News

Congratulations to the new officers of the Dallas-Fort Worth Association for Business Economics: President Alan C. Bush, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation; Vice President Jeanette I. Rice, Crescent Real Estate Equities, Ltd.; Secretary Jessica Warchol, Greater Dallas Chamber of Commerce; Treasurer James A. Smith, Smith, Jackson, Boyer, Bovard, PLLC.

The Houston chapter has a new name, The Houston Economics Club. Congratulations to their new officers: President Patrick Jankowski, Greater Houston Partnership; Vice President Amber Obermeyer, Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas--Houston Branch; Secretary Bill Sumners Jr, CenterPoint Energy; Treasurer Robert McAshan III, C.F.A., Frost Bank.

The National Economists Club are recording the speeches at their weekly luncheons and releasing them as podcasts. Find out more on their Podcast page, or subscribe directly via iTunes.

Congratulations to the new president of the Philadelphia Council for Business Economics, Michael Weiss, Fairfield Research.

The Richmond Association for Business Economics is co-sponsoring the Virginia Commonwealth University School of Business 13th Annual International Business Forum on February 27.

Congratulations to the new officers of the Rio Grande Economic Association: President Bill Gilmer, FRB of Dallas; Vice President Roberto Tinajero, El Paso Metropolitan Planning Organization; Treasurer Jesús Cañas, Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas; Secretary David Torres, El Paso Water Utilities.