Fed expert to speak on economic outlook
FORT SMITH - An economist from the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis will speak July 10 at the Fort Smith Regional Economic Outlook Forum, hosted by the University of Arkansas at Fort Smith and Arvest Bank.
Kevin Kliesen will talk about the regional and national economic outlook and “briefly discuss the Federal Reserve’s ‘exit strategy’” from its stimulus program, according to a news release. Kermit W. Kuehn, director of the Center for Business Research and Economic Development at the Fort Smith campus, will discuss the regional economy at the forum.
Tickets for the 11:30 a.m. luncheon are $15, with reservations required by July 8. The forum will be held in the Reynolds Room of the Smith-Pendergraft Campus Center. To register, contact the Fort Smith Regional Chamber of Commerce at (479) 783-3111 or e-mail [email protected] .
- Lisa Hammersly
Poultry seminars set after flu detected
Owners of small poultry flocks are being urged to learn how to prevent the spread of disease in the aftermath of a bird testing positive for avian influenza in Scott County on June 16.
The University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture’s Cooperative Extension Service will present five seminars on “biosecurity for backyard flocks” in July.
Sessions start at 6 p.m. and will be held Monday in Booneville at the Jeral Hampton Meeting Place, 114 W. Main St.; July 2 at the Polk County Fairgrounds in Mena; July 8 at the Sebastian County Fairgrounds in Greenwood; July 9 at Lake Ouachita Baptist Church, 3586 U.S. 270 East in Mount Ida; and July 11 at the Yell County Extension Office at 1002 E. Eighth St. in Danville.
Growers who see any unusual signs in their flock or have questions concerning avian influenza can contact their local county agent, the Cooperative Extension Service poultry veterinarian at (479) 957-4245, or the Arkansas veterinarian’s office at (501) 907-2400.
- Glen Chase
Arkansas index falls 1.57 on China news
The Arkansas Index, a price-weighted index that tracks the largest public companies based in the state, fell 1.57 to 269.14 on Monday.
“The major market indexes declined further as fears of slowing growth and illiquidity in China added to concerns that the Federal Reserve may begin reducing its bond purchases sooner rather than later,” said Bob Williams, senior vice president and managing director of Delta Trust Investments Inc. in Little Rock.
The index was developed by Bloomberg News and the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette with a base value of 100 as of Dec. 30, 1997.
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