SCR presents an economic update luncheon as they welcome special guest Jesus Cañas, senior business economist at the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas. The luncheon will be held in the Auditorium at the GFWAR Main Office, located at 2650 Parkview Drive, Fort Worth, TX 76102.

Cost: $25 for SCR members and $35 for non-SCR members. At the door, tickets will be $30 for SCR members and $40 for non-SCR members.

If you are not a member of SCR or GFWAR, you can register using this form.

Jesus Cañas is a senior business economist at the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas analyzing regional economic growth. His research also focuses on issues pertaining to the Mexican economy, the U.S.–Mexico border economy and cross-border manufacturing. He has written articles for academic journals such as Annals of Regional Science and Growth and Change and co-edited Ten Gallon Economy: Sizing up Economic Growth in Texas. His publication "Texas Border Cities Illustrate Benefits and Challenges of Trade" has been mentioned in the Wall Street Journal as well as in all major Texas newspapers.

Cañas is a member of the Mission Foods Texas–Mexico Center Faculty Advisory Board at Southern Methodist University, charged with the task of improving the Texas–Mexico relationship in its economic, political, social and cultural aspects. He is also an adjunct professor at Texas Christian University. He holds a BA in economics and finance and an MS in economics from the University of Texas at El Paso.

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