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A Need to Build a Stronger Workforce

President and CEO of the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas Robert Kaplan

Changing demographics and under-equipped workers in the United States are threats to economic growth that need to be addressed, President and CEO of the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas Robert Kaplan said. He addressed the issue in December during remarks at the Border Economic Development and Entrepreneurship Symposium in McAllen. “The native-born workforce is going to continue to decline,” Kaplan said. “Immigrants and their children will make up more of…

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Federal Reserve Official Talks Economics During Valley Visit

Economics professor Marie T. Mora moderates a discussion with Robert Kaplan, president and CEO of the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas. (VBR)

Higher education called upon to close skills gaps Somewhere between 50,000 and 75,000 Texas jobs were lost in the immediate aftermath of Hurricane Harvey, but the state’s economy is already showing signs of recovery, President and CEO of the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas Robert Kaplan said during remarks at the seventh annual Border Economic Development and Entrepreneurship Symposium in McAllen on Dec. 1. “We are already seeing a rebound…

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