St. Louis Fed Appoints New Industry Council Members

ST. LOUIS — The Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis has appointed two new members to its Industry Councils.

• Curtis Barnett, president and CEO of Arkansas Blue Cross and Blue Shield in Little Rock, Ark., has been named to the Healthcare Industry Council.
• Suzanne Peyton, executive director of Clinton National Airport in Little Rock, Ark., has been named to the Transportation Industry Council.

The St. Louis Fed created four District Industry Councils in 2006, each designed to provide important feedback about economic conditions in key Eighth District industry sectors. The members’ observations — along with the economic data developed through the Federal Reserve Board's Beige Book and meetings of the Reserve Bank’s board of directors — help ensure conditions in Main Street America are represented in monetary policy deliberations in Washington.

Each council is supported by one of the St. Louis Fed’s four offices: St. Louis (real estate); Little Rock, Ark. (agribusiness); Louisville, Ky. (healthcare); and Memphis, Tenn. (transportation). The councils meet twice a year.