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  <title>Place-Based Strategies: Strengthening Rural Economies through Investment</title>
  <description> Investment is a critical part of any healthy, growing economy, and plays a key role in rural economic development.  During this seminar presented by the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond on June 25, 2026, experts discussed the barriers to community investment in smaller towns and rural communities.  The seminar featured insights from the Richmond Fed's Rural Investment Collaborative as well as research on factors that support community investment. &amp;amp;nbsp; </description>
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