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Wal-Mart Effect
The Wal-Mart effect: Poison or antidote for local communities? The debate over Wal-Mart is a heated one. How can you tell whether the world’s largest retailer is good or bad for your community? Sidebar: Wal-Mart in the Ninth District: Who, when and how

The research literature on Wal-Mart: Some frowns, some smiley faces Hoping for some easy answers to the Wal-Mart effect? Better shop elsewhere.

Ninth District Features

A growing cornucopia of organics
Organic farming in the district continues to sprout in fields and on dinner plates.

Send more nurses, stat!
Despite rising wages, nurses are likely to remain scarce in many parts of the district.

Not making the grade
Teacher pay in the western part of the district isn't competitive with other states.

District Voices

Ninth District Economic Forecast

A slower growing economy in 2008

Mixed bag for 2008, Business Poll

Solid manufacturing growth but slow economic activity

Good times for agriculture, Ag Credit Conditions Survey

District Data

State Roundups

Michigan        Minnesota       Montana
North Dakota  South Dakota  Wisconsin

Special Maps & Charts

U.S. Map: Wal-Mart Stores per 100,000 Population, 2006

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