Economic Research
Economic ResearchTopic - Community Development
Mixed-use development: Through the lenders' looking glass
Mixed-use developments were the norm in American towns and cities in the early part of this century. Now they are making a comeback, raising issues for lenders.
Nicole Bennett
December 1998 - Community Dividend
The future of mixed-use development: A developer shares his views
Community Dividend speaks with Edina, Minn.-based developer Larry Laukka about his perspective on the state of mixed-use development in the Twin Cities.
Thomas Moore
December 1998 - Community Dividend
What does "mixed-use development" mean?
The term "mixed-use development" holds a variety of meanings and can be applied to a wide range of community development projects.
December 1998 - Community Dividend
Alice Rivlin gets a first-hand look at two Twin Cities neighborhoods
Federal Reserve Governor Alice Rivlin visited two south Minneapolis communities on September 25.
Margaret Tyndall
October 1998 - Community Dividend
Explaining the shortage of affordable housing
Community Dividend explores why affordable housing shortages persist in so many communities.
Stephanie Omersa
October 1998 - Community Dividend
Labor lessons learned in straw bale projects
Straw bale projects provide training and construction experience to local, unskilled workers interested in the construction trades.
October 1998 - Community Dividend
Partnerships are the key to obtaining financing for building projects
Straw bale construction projects in Minnesota and Montana obtained financing through partnerships with local banks and other community organizations.
October 1998 - Community Dividend
Straw bale construction provides affordable, efficient housing
Housing developers are experimenting with a variety of alternative building methods, including straw bale construction
Nicole Bennett, Stephanie Omersa
October 1998 - Community Dividend
Federal Reserve Governor Meyer visits Ninth District Indian reservations
An interview with Federal Reserve Governor Laurence H. Meyer, who visited two Minnesota Indian reservations in May 1998.
David Fettig, Margaret Tyndall
July 1998 - Community Dividend
Follow up on HUD 184 program article
An update on the HUD 184 residential mortgage loan program for Indian Country.
July 1998 - Community Dividend
Model code addresses economic development in Indian Country
A model commercial code for Indian tribes is designed to encourage the business and lending communities to invest in Indian Country and foster economic development.
Maylinn E. Smith
July 1998 - Community Dividend
Tribal sovereign immunity: An obstacle for non-Indians doing business in Indian Country?
What is sovereign immunity, and what does it mean in the tribal context?
Sue Woodrow
July 1998 - Community Dividend
U.S. banks offered historic opportunity in Indian Country
To serve the emerging Indian-owned private enterprise market, bankers should understand the structure of the economies of tribal communities and the size of the potential market.
Patrick Borunda
July 1998 - Community Dividend
We, the First Americans shows statistics regarding indigenous U.S. citizens
Census statistics offer a picture of how economic life for American Indians on reservations compares with that of the rest of the U.S. population.
July 1998 - Community Dividend
HUD 184 loan program helps Native Americans achieve homeownership
The HUD 184 loan program is designed to mitigate many factors that inhibit mortgage lending on American Indian reservations.
Deanna Lucero
April 1998 - Community Dividend
