CCRI’s Meghan Hughes introduces the Boston Fed’s Susan M. Collins from the podium in advance of her remarks at the Community College of Rhode Island. May 25, 2023. Peter Davis/Federal Reserve Bank of Boston

The Boston Fed’s Susan M. Collins delivers remarks from a podium to an audience of students, faculty, and small business owners at the Community College of Rhode Island. May 25, 2023. Peter Davis/Federal Reserve Bank of Boston

CCRI students listen intently as the Boston Fed’s Susan M. Collins delivers remarks on inflation, the state of the economy, and the breadth of ways the Fed advances its mission at the Community College of Rhode Island. May 25, 2023. Peter Davis/Federal Reserve Bank of Boston

The Boston Fed’s Susan M. Collins discusses the importance of educational and economic opportunity for all with students and faculty following remarks at the Community College of Rhode Island. May 25, 2023. Peter Davis/Federal Reserve Bank of Boston

The Boston Fed’s Susan M. Collins discusses the importance of educational and economic opportunity with a CCRI nursing student following remarks at the Community College of Rhode Island. May 25, 2023. Peter Davis/Federal Reserve Bank of Boston

The Boston Fed’s Susan M. Collins discusses the importance of educational and economic opportunity with a small business owner following remarks at the Community College of Rhode Island. May 25, 2023. Peter Davis/Federal Reserve Bank of Boston

The Boston Fed’s Susan M. Collins and CCRI’s Meghan Hughes listen closely to Bally’s Kim Barker as she talks of staffing challenges and economic concerns during a community leaders’ luncheon at the Community College of Rhode Island. May 25, 2023. Peter Davis/Federal Reserve Bank of Boston

Lifespan’s Carrie Bridges Feliz describes Rhode Island’s current business challenges to the Boston Fed’s Susan M. Collins during a community leaders’ luncheon at the Community College of Rhode Island. May 25, 2023. Peter Davis/Federal Reserve Bank of Boston