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Richmond Fed Names New Council Members

    RICHMOND, Va., Sept. 15 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Federal Reserve
Bank of Richmond appointed the following three members to its Small
Business and Agriculture Advisory Council:

    David Arnold -- President, Class IV River Runners, Inc., Lansing, W.Va.

    S. Lake Cowart, Jr. -- Vice President, Cowart Seafood Corp., Lottsburg,
Va.

    Connie G. Nyholm -- Co-Owner/Managing Partner, Virginia International
Raceway, Alton, Va.

    The Council also includes:

    Ronnie L. Bryant -- President and CEO, Charlotte Regional Partnership,
Charlotte, N.C. Bryant has served on the Council since 2006.

    Martha Anne Clark -- Owner, Clark's Elioak Farm, Ellicott City, Md.
Clark has served on the Council since 2007.

    F. Guy Darby, Jr. -- Owner, F. Guy Darby and Son Farm, Chester, S.C.
Darby has served on the Council since 2007.

    William W. Ditman -- Chairman Emeritus, Willow Construction, LLC,
Easton, Md. Ditman has served on the Council since 2006.

    Barbara B. Lang -- President & CEO, DC Chamber of Commerce, Washington,
D.C. Lang has served on the Council since 2005.

    Jane Tabb -- Secretary, Lyle C. Tabb & Sons, Inc., Kearneysville, W.Va.
Tabb has served on the Council since 2004.

    R. Gerald Warren -- President, Warren Farming Co., Inc., Warren Swine
Farms, Newton Grove, N.C. Warren has served on the Council since 2004.

    The Richmond Fed established its Small Business and Agriculture
Advisory Council in 1985 to improve communication with the small business
and agriculture sectors within the Fifth Federal Reserve District. The
Council has 12 members, two from each of the District's jurisdictions (the
District of Columbia, Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia,
and most of West Virginia). Council members are appointed by the Richmond
Fed President for three-year terms with eligibility for reappointment to a
second three-year term. The Council meets twice yearly to counsel the
president and senior leadership regarding the impact of monetary, banking
and fiscal policies on small businesses, farmers and inner city economies,
as well as economic opportunities in rural areas.

SOURCE Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond

http://www.richmondfed.org
CONTACT:
Laura Fortunato of Federal Reserve Bank of
Richmond, +1-804-697-8196, Laura.Fortunato@rich.frb.org