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TEN Magazine highlights the Kansas City Fed's research and community outreach practices through the experiences of everyday people from the region.
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The Kansas City Fed's recent outreach visit explored Wyoming’s interconnected economy to help inform national policy.
Despite a recent uptick following the COVID-19 pandemic, U.S. community college enrollment rates have fallen sharply since 2010.
Meet the Tenth District Directors who began their terms of service in 2026.
Meet the Tenth District Directors who began their terms of service in 2026.
Meet the Tenth District Directors who began their terms of service in 2026.
The Kansas City Fed recently traveled to Joplin, Missouri, to learn about its local economy and tour area businesses.
The Kansas City Fed recently traveled to southeast Oklahoma to learn about its tourism surge and hear from area businesses.
Assistant Vice President and Regional Executive Jeremy Hill, who serves as the Kansas City Fed’s regional economist for Kansas...
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Around the District
Real economic insight starts on the ground. In Denver, the Kansas City Fed is listening to businesses and communities to better understand housing, innovation, and...
Discover how the Kansas City Fed is strengthening its connection to northern New Mexico through firsthand conversations with local businesses, industry leaders, and...
Tribal officials from 12 Native nations participated in a discussion about the State Small Credit Business Initiative.
A recent trip to McCook, Nebraska, included visiting small businesses to learn firsthand about economic conditions.
TEN Feature Stories
Lexington residents continue to deal with ripple effects after the biggest employer abruptly closed.
Americans lost $12.5 billion to fraud in 2024 — a staggering 25% increase from 2023. This increase comes despite the number of consumer fraud incidents staying...
Buying products and services through short-term installment payments is easy, but consumers should be aware of potential risks.
As quickly as the technology used to play video games has changed, so have the industry’s revenue models, payments infrastructure, and regulatory concerns related to...
TEN Columns
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Ask an Economist: Why key agricultural trade partners are important for the farm sector and food prices | -
Ask an Economist: The surging demand for electricity | -
Ask an Economist: Housing services prices | -
Ask an Economist: Aditi Routh and Fumiko Hayashi | -
Ask an Economist: Strong labor market has narrowed gaps between Black and white non-college men | -
Ask an Economist: The implications of unrealized losses for banks | -
Ask an Economist: Homelessness and the effect of ‘Housing First’ programs | -
Ask an Economist: What happens when the minimum wage increases? | -
Ask an Economist: The impact of hybrid officing | -
Ask an Economist: Evolving link between oil prices and U.S. consumer spending | -
Ask an Economist: Community banks and the Paycheck Protection Program |
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From the Vault: Big changes for Omaha Branch in 1957 | -
From the Vault: Professions from the past | -
From the Vault: Back when some checks were head-scratchers | -
From the Vault: See ya later, 'Allie Gator' | -
From the Vault: Hosting foreign central bankers | -
From the Vault: Kansas City Fed History | -
From the Vault: How the Tenth District's footprint took shape | -
From the Vault: Facts from the pages of presidential history | -
From the Vault: A look at long-ago leases | -
From the Vault: More 'elbow room' for Denver Branch |
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Looking Back: How the Economic Policy Symposium came to Jackson Hole | -
Looking Back: The Federal Open Market Committee and its voting rotation | -
Looking Back: The creation of the Federal Reserve | -
Looking back on leadership
Making a Connection
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| Image | Joint Board of Directors meeting in Kansas City, Missouri. October 2024. |
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| Image | Kansas City Fed President and CEO Jeff Schmid at the Economic Club of Colorado. February 2026. |
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| Image | A group from the Kansas City Fed at the Bueno Foods plant in Albuquerque, New Mexico. February 2026. |
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| Image | A group from the Kansas City Fed tours the Bueno Foods plant in Albuquerque, New Mexico. February 2026. |
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| Image | A group from the Kansas City Fed tours Vederra Modular, a modular home manufacturer, in Denver, Colorado. February 2026. |
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| Image | Assistant Vice President, Economist and Oklahoma City Branch Executive Cortney Cowley participates in an economist panel at the Greater Oklahoma City Chamber's State of the Economy event in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. November 2025. |
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| Image | Assistant Vice President and Regional Executive Jeremy Hill and Community Development Advisor Marisa Martinez tour Great Western Manufacturing in Leavenworth, Kansas. January 2026. |
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| Image | Kansas City Fed President and CEO Jeff Schmid welcomes local leaders to the Kansas City Fed to discuss economic conditions in health care and real estate. Pictured with President Schmid is Jeron Ravin, president and chief executive officer for Swope Health. January 2026. |
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| Image | Vice President, Economist, and Denver Branch Executive Nick Sly visits undergraduate University of Colorado students in the Economic Club and Women in Econ Club. December 2025. |
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| Image | Assistant Vice President, Economist and Oklahoma City Branch Executive Cortney Cowley speaks at the 10th Annual Energy and the Economy Conference in Denver, Colorado. November 2025. |
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| Image | Senior Vice President, Economist, and Omaha Branch Executive Nate Kauffman volunteers with Omaha Branch staff to pack bagged lunches for a local food bank in Omaha, Nebraska. December 2025. |
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| Image | Senior Vice President, Economist, and Omaha Branch Executive Nate Kauffman and Omaha Branch staff tour an Omaha Public Power District power station in Nebraska City, Nebraska. July 2025. |
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| Image | Assistant Vice President and Regional Executive Jeremy Hill poses with Matuschka Lindo Briggs, senior vice president and regional executive at the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, at The Midwest Manufacturers Trade Show & Conference hosted by the Missouri Association of Manufacturers in Branson, Missouri. February 2026. |
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| Image | Senior Vice President, Economist, and Omaha Branch Executive Nate Kauffman welcomes more than 100 "Stellar Tellers" from local schools to congratulate them on their accomplishment. May 2025. |