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• Vol. 16 No. 11 Des Moines, Iowa June 29,1987 Upper Midwest Nonfarm Outlook Is Optimistic Says 9th Fed W,T" HE nonfarm economy of the Ninth Federal Reserve I District is predicted to grow at moderate to strong rates through 1988, according to a set of forecasting models maintained by research economists a t the Fed^ e ra l Reserve Bank of Minneapolis. (The Ninth District ^includes Minnesota, Montana, North and South Dakota, northwestern Wisconsin, and the Upper Pen insula of Michigan.) The prediction of moderate to strong growth is the ^ result of the recent robustness of district labor mar kets and the predicted strength of the national eco nomy, says economist Dick Todd in the Bank’s recent ly published District Economic Conditions. Especially rapid growth is expected for Minnesota £ and Wisconsin, where both nonfarm employment and earned income are predicted to exceed their historical average growth rates of two to three percent. Else where in the district, growth is forecast to be more moderate. Unemployment rates are predicted to fall 0 rapidly in 1987 and remain low in 1988. Higher farm incomes and more stable farmland prices, reported in this Bank’s recent survey of rural bankers, could help portions of the district’s nonfarm economy. For several years, financial stress has forced % farm households to cut their spending. Even a leveling out of farm household spending would ease this re straint on rural trade and service business. Improved farm finances come at a cost, however. For example, the same government subsidies that have raised # farmers’ incomes have hurt some farm input suppliers by inducing farmers to cut production. Despite the favorable outlook, Mr. Todd warns that some factors may restrain district growth. Nationally, first-quarter consumer spending was sluggish and • growth was channeled into accumulating inventories. This could cause production cutbacks in the current quarter and beyond. Also, last winter’s growth in the district construction industry may have been merely a temporary response to an unusually mild winter. □ Economic Growth and Unemployment Rates in the Nation and the Ninth District* Nonfarm Employment United States Montana North Dakota South Dakota Minnesota Wisconsin Upper Peninsula of Michigan Actual 1986 Model Predictions 1987 1988 2.4% -0.6 -1.2 2.2 2.0 1.5 4.0% 2.4 3.2 2.8 4.8 3.6 3.3% 1.2 2.3 2.1 4.1 2.7 2.4% 1.9 2.5 2.2 2.6 2.1 1.1 0.7 1.7 0.0 Nonfarm Income United States Montana North Dakota South Dakota Minnesota Wisconsin 3.4% -1.8 -1.1 6.3 3.8 3.4 4.3% 2.5 2.4 3.4 5.3 4.4 3.4% 1.2 2.6 2.7 4.4 3.1 3.0% 2.1 2.9 2.7 3.3 2.5 Unemployment United States Montana North Dakota South Dakota Minnesota Wisconsin 6.8% 7.9 6.1 4.5 5.1 6.8 5.7% 7.3 4.3 3.9 4.7 5.5 5.3% 7.1 4.9 3.9 4.3 5.3 6.9% 6.4 4.5 3.9 5.4 6.2 *F o r nonfarm employment and income: 4th-quarter changes from one year earlier. For unemployment: actual rate in 4th quarter. See also " N o te s . . . " on inside cover. “ For nonfarm employment and income: average of annualized quarterly growth rates from 1s t quarter of 19 6 4 to 4th quarter of 19 8 6 . For unemployment: average of quarterly levels from 1s t quarter of 1 9 7 0 to 4th quarter of 19 8 6 . Together We Can Accom plish Great Things Call Dick Retz, M NB Correspondent Banker 319-398-4806 or Toll Free 1-800-332-5991 The" Strength Eastern |owa https://fraser.stlouisfed.org Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis Historical Average** Merchants National Bank 2 Randy Endelman have been pro moted to vice presidents. Mr. mmmma Schenck works in special loan a d -£ Call (515) 245-3131 or toll-free (800) 362-2514 NORWEST BANKS Member FDIC ministration and also serves as the bank’s compliance officer. He joined the bank while attending the U. of Nebraska and became an install Y ea rn work: ment loan officer in 1973. Mr. Endel-0 man works in the tru st department. one of the reasons From 1973 he was in private prac we’re first in Iowa. tice as an attorney as well as counsel for an insurance company. For two Tom Quinlin years he worked for the federal g o v-0 John Rigler ernment and then joined Norwest in 1979. of the Iowa Trust Association at Iowa News their annual conference in Marshall The IBA will hold its fourth an town. He joined the bank in 1973. Minnesota News ^ nual President’s Golf Tournament IOWA CITY: Jack A. Koberg has MINNEAPOLIS: Susan B. E d d y * on August 17 at Thunderhills Golf joined the Iowa State Bank & Trust has been named manager of Norwest Course in Peosta, near Dubuque. Last year’s IBA president, Bruce Company as senior vice president, Corporation’s private banking busi Meriwether, is host. Proceeds go to heading the loan department. Most ness segment, succeeding Patrick J. the ag “war chest’’ fund. Cost is recently he served as a senior vice Donovan, recently elected president 0 $50, which includes green fees, one- president with United Oklahoma of Norwest Bank St. Paul. She was private banking product manager half cart and a prime rib dinner. Bank in Oklahoma City. Cost for no cart is $45. Tee times SPENCER: Steven A. Grell has for the corporation. Ms. Eddy has begin at 11:45, a cocktail hour been elected president and CEO of responsibility for supporting line begins at 6:00, and dinner is at 7:15. First Interstate Bank of Spencer. managers of 17 private banking 0 To register, contact Lori Graf at the His responsibilities will include sites in Norwest’s seven-state bank IBA office. bank administration and manage ing region. She has been with Nor ment for Spencer and Clay counties. west since 1983 when she joined CLINTON: James E. Stachour has He was previously employed by Norwest Bank Minneapolis. been named executive vice president First Bank, Fargo, N. Dak., where Illinois News of Clinton National Bank. He joined he was vice president, site manager. the bank in 1985 as senior vice presi He has also served as president and New officers were recently elected dent, after serving 15 years with the CEO of First Bank in Cando, N. for the Illinois Bankers Association. First National Bank in Sioux Cen Dak., and Pipestone, Minn. They are: President—Jack Emmons, ter. Prior to that he was employed pres. & CEO, Security Bank by the Toy National Bank, Sioux Trust Co., Mt. Carmel; Vice Presi Nebraska News City, since 1962. OMAHA: Randal J. Burns has been dent—David Webber, S.V.P., Harris DES MOINES: Iowa State Bank elected executive vice president and Trust & Savings Bank, Chicago; has announced the appointment of COO of American National Bank. Secretary—Randall Killebrew, pres. Jack R. Schreiber as vice president He also holds several positions with & CEO, F irst National Bank, and senior tru st officer. Before join the bank’s holding company, Ameri P etersb u rg ; T re a su re r—W ilbur ing the bank, he had been associated can National Corporation. He is sec Meadows, pres. & CEO, National with First Interstate Bank of Des retary of the board of both the bank Bank of Canton. Moines for the past 22 years, most and the corporation as well as execu recently as vice president and senior tive vice president and CEO of the trust officer. holding company’s other Nebraska New Wisconsin Bankers Associa bank. Mr. Burns joined American tion officers elected during the reDUBUQUE: Robert J. Donovan, National Corporation in 1982. vice president and tru st officer, We Can Help With American Trust and Savings Bank, OMAHA: A t Norwest Bank Neb Dubuque, has been elected president raska, Richard E. Schenck and C. Your Employment Needs! Hk H Norwest Bank Des Moines, N.A. t ;; For Professional Correspondent Service Call 1-800-622-7262 Specialists in Bank Recruiting and Consulting Since 1971 David L. 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North Dakota News Officers elected to serve the North ^ Dakota Bankers Association at its recent convention are: President— John W. Pierson, chmn., Norwest Bank, Minot; President-Elect— Roger Berglund, pres., Dakota 0 Western Bank, Bowman; Vice President/Treasurer—Ken Reno, pres., United Bank, Bismarck. • South Dakota News RAPID CITY: First Bank of South Dakota has elected Mark O. Burns vice president, First Bank Rapid ^ City. He joined the bank in 1984 as assistant installment loan manager. Prior to joining First Bank, Mr. Burns held a similar position at Omaha National Bank for five and a £ half years. SIOUX FALLS: A t First Bank of South Dakota, James J. Gartner has been elected senior vice president and cashier. He joined First Bank of B South Dakota in 1985 as senior vice president in Rapid City. Prior to that he ws employed 17 years by the Comptroller of the Currency, most recently as regional director. The B bank has also elected Daniel P. Mur phy vice president. 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