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Federal Reserve Bank Executive VP To Discuss National, Regional Outlook At Univest Economic Series - Event Is Open To The Public
SOUDERTON, Pa, January 30, 2007 – Univest National Bank and Trust Co. (listed on NASDAQ: UVSP), is launching the 2007 Univest Economic Series on Wednesday, February 7 from 8:00 a.m. until 10:00 a.m. at the Indian Valley Country Club, 650 Bergey Rd., Telford. The featured speaker will be Richard W. Lang, Ph.D., an executive vice president at the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia, who will speak on the general state of the national and regional economies and real estate markets. He will also discuss factors that are shaping the economic outlook for 2007. The event is open to the public and is free of charge. Reservations are required by Tuesday, February 6. To attend, contact Kate Nichter at 215-721-2450 or nichterk@univest.net.
“We are providing this educational forum to help our region understand the economic climate and other business challenges they will face in 2007,” said Phil Jackson, Montgomery County market president for Univest National Bank and Trust Co. “Few economists can provide the insight that Rick will in his presentation: a broad perspective on the trends shaping our national economy as well as the outlook for the economic and real estate markets in the Philadelphia region.”
Dr. Lang joined the Philadelphia Federal Reserve Bank in 1980. He currently oversees the research, statistics, public affairs, and community affairs departments; and the Payment Cards Center. The Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia is one of 12 regional reserve banks across the United States that, together with the Board of Governors in Washington, D.C., serve as the nation’s central bank.
Headquartered in Souderton, Pa., Univest Corporation of Pennsylvania serves the financial needs of residents, businesses, and nonprofit organizations in Bucks, Chester, and Montgomery counties through three principal subsidiaries. Univest National Bank and Trust Co. offers customers 34 financial service centers, 12 retirement financial services centers, and 41 ATM locations throughout the region, and is the parent company of Vanguard Leasing, Inc., a small ticket commercial leasing business. Univest Insurance, Inc., a full-service insurance agency headquartered in Lansdale, Pa., has two divisions in Chester County – Donald K. Martin & Company and B.G. Balmer & Co., Inc. Univest Investments, Inc. offers a wide range of investment and trust products and services.
For more information on Univest Corporation, please visit www.univest.net.
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