Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond's Region Focus Hot Off the Presses!
RICHMOND, Va., Aug. 13 /PRNewswire/ -- The results of Census 2000 paint a
picture of a country in transition -- demographically, socially, and
economically. In the Fifth District the changes have been profound. The
boundaries of the region's major metropolitan areas are constantly being
pushed outward, turning small towns into suburban centers. At the same time,
the region is embracing a more diverse population. Hispanic and Asian
populations have grown tremendously during the 1990s. Nearly a million more
blacks now live in the District, many who had fled decades earlier because of
poor economic and social conditions. And in areas of the District, population
gains in one part of the state came at the loss of another part of the state.
Get behind the numbers to understand the trend by reading the latest issue
of Region Focus. In the Summer 2001 issue, writers Aaron Steelman, Charles
Gerena, and Betty Joyce Nash travel the District to report on the decade's
changes. The issue includes
* Life in the Edge City: Suburbanization in the Southeast
* Howdy! Hola! Xin chao! Economic and Social Opportunities Brought Record
Numbers of Hispanics and Asians to the Fifth District
* The Changing Mountain State
* Art Around the Town -- Fifth District Frenzy of Fish, Cows, Mermaids,
and Palmettos
* Community Profile: "An eclectic community," Charlottesville, Va.
* Person Profile: Washington, D.C., architect Suman Sorg
Region Focus, a quarterly business magazine published by the Federal
Reserve Bank of Richmond, covers the economy and business activities of the
District of Columbia, Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, and
most of West Virginia.
For copies free of charge, contact the Bank's Public Affairs Division at
804-697-8111. The article abstracts are available at
http://www.rich.frb.org/pubs/regionfocus .
SOURCE Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond
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http://www.rich.frb.org
http://www.rich.frb.org/pubs/regionfocus
CONTACT:
Laura Fortunato of the Federal Reserve Bank
of Richmond, Executive Editor, Region Focus, +1-804-697-8196
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