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Richmond Chapter Hosts Key Speakers, Special Events

It’s already been a very busy year for the Richmond Association for Business Economics – hosting key business leaders and prominent economists offering their projections for regional and national economic growth.  

Adam Haller, president of the RABE, reports that the NABE chapter “attracts members from a broad range of professions, including economics, academia, business management, financial analysis, real estate, law, state government, and money management.”   The chapter was chartered in 1984 and continues to expand its membership rolls through programs and special events.

Regularly scheduled “Economic Issues” luncheons, often held at the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond, typically attract between 30 and 50 people. Haller said there was a large crowd for a recent talk by John Luke, Jr., the CEO of MeadWestvaco, a multi-national manufacturing company that is relocating its headquarters to Richmond. Also attracting a crowd were Jeff Lacker, president of the Richmond Fed, and Mark Zandi,  chief economist and co-founder of Moody's Economy.com.

RABE also co-sponsored two recent events: the annual conference of the Virginia Association of Economists on March 29-30, and the Virginia Commonwealth University's 13th annual International Business Forum on Feb. 27.

“The biggest challenge is finding ways to show appreciation for the volunteers who make our organization strong,” said Haller, senior financial analyst at the Richmond Fed.  “We operate on basically a breakeven basis, with no paid employees.  RABE members do show appreciation to the leaders who spend the countless hours behind the scenes.” 

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