Our Regional Outreach team surveyed construction firms across the Ninth District to gauge recent construction activity and the near-term outlook in the sector. Join Regional Outreach Director Ron Wirtz for a live webinar discussing results from a November survey of construction companies in Ninth District states.

On December 3, 2024, the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago will hold a hybrid event to evaluate shifts related to agricultural inputs for Midwest farming.

What’s ahead for the economy in 2025? What does economic data tell us about the economy over the past year? What can we expect for the labor market? Learn this and more at the St. Louis Fed’s last Dialogue with the Fed event of the year—A Look Ahead: Economic Briefing and Labor Market Update.

Join the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago on Friday, December 6, 2024, from 8:00 am to 1:00 pm CT, for the 38th Annual Economic Outlook Symposium at the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago. The symposium will focus on the forces shaping the U.S. economy as we look forward to 2025.

On Tuesday, January 14, 2025, the Federal Reserve Bank of New York will host the fourth annual An Economy That Works for All event. New York Fed President John C. Williams will deliver opening remarks.

The Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis will host its eighth annual Regional Economic Conditions Conference on January 15, 2025.

The Federal Reserve Bank of New York, in partnership with Asset Funders Network and the Institute on Race, Power, and Political Economy at The New School, will host an in-person event highlighting how strategic investments in baby bonds, combined with direct financial assistance, can address wealth inequality.

This year’s conference theme is Elevating What Works, during which we will spotlight the strategies and solutions that bolster economic and social vitality in rural communities — embracing empowerment, working together and leveraging assets.