An avid cyclist, Nate Kauffman looks at economic conditions that impact development like the winds he encounters on his bicycle. Lean into a headwind to power through, while a tailwind can help you, he said.

"But when you're dealing with a crosswind and something that goes from 10 miles an hour with gusts up to 40, those are the ones that can knock you off," Kauffman said. "We've actually referred to some of the economic developments that we've seen the last six, eight years as things that could be akin to crosswinds."

Kauffman, an economist by trade, is Senior Vice President and Omaha Branch Executive at the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City. Based in Omaha, he represents Nebraska with the Federal Reserve, offering insight into the state's economy. Kauffman discussed the national econ

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