Economic activity remains flat in the St. Louis region. Chuck Gascon, senior economist with the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, described the overall outlook as “slightly pessimistic.” “Not a lot of businesses (are) telling us that they’re...
How does the St. Louis region fare as compared to regional economic growth across the U.S.? Charles Gascon, an economist at the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, found that Midwestern cities have struggled to retain their population due to a decline in manufacturing....