October 4, 2021
Business leaders in nine Midwest and Plains states have seen their confidence in the economy plummet in recent weeks, according to a monthly survey released Oct. 1 that reflected leaders’ lowest rate of confidence since the COVID-19 pandemic began last …
September 7, 2021
The economy keeps operating at a healthy pace in nine Midwest and Plains states, but supply delays and shortages of workers are limiting growth in the region, according to a new monthly survey of business leaders. The overall economic index …
August 20, 2021
The economy continues to grow in rural parts of 10 Plains and Western states, according to a new monthly survey of bankers in the region, but some bankers in the region are worried that worsening drought could threaten their operations. …
June 21, 2021
Strong growth continues across rural parts of 10 Plains and Western states and three states now have more jobs than they did before the coronavirus pandemic began, according to a monthly survey of bankers. The overall Rural Mainstreet economic index …
May 4, 2021
The economy in nine Midwest and Plains states is roaring back to life in the wake of a devastating global pandemic, according to a new monthly survey of business leaders and managers, with the survey’s overall index soaring to its …
March 2, 2021
The economy in nine Midwest and Plains states continues to improve to levels seen before the start of the coronavirus pandemic last year, according to a new monthly survey of business leaders, but concerns about rising inflation and bottlenecks in …
January 26, 2021
The rural economy in parts of 10 Plains and Western states continues to grow, but rural bank CEOs say their biggest fears for the 2021 economy are excessive inflation and higher long-term interest rates, according to a new monthly survey …
January 8, 2021
The economy continues improving in nine Midwest and Plains states but business leaders are less optimistic after the latest surge in coronavirus cases in the region, according to a new monthly survey released on Jan. 4. The overall index for …
September 2, 2020
The rural economy in Middle America showed improvement in August, despite the effects of a global pandemic and a rare devastating windstorm earlier in the month, according to a monthly survey of nine Midwest and Plains states released on Sept. …
July 2, 2020
Business leaders say the economy has begun to recover as businesses reopened in the past month in nine Midwest and Plains states, but it remains weaker than before the coronavirus outbreak began, according to a monthly survey released on July …