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COVID-19 and community & economic development

Learn more about the effect COVID-19 has had on businesses, the child care industry, inequality, and our communities.

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Hospitality and janitorial workers in the Twin Cities have faced disproportionate challenges during COVID-19
Erick Garcia Luna | Regional Outreach Director
April 15, 2021
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COVID-19’s disruptions disproportionately hit child care workers, key image
COVID-19’s disruptions disproportionately hit child care workers
Tyler Boesch | Research Assistant, Community Development and Engagement Katherine Lim | Economist, Community Development and Engagement Ryan Nunn | Assistant Vice President, Community Development and Engagement
April 14, 2021
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How well do workplace COVID-19 screens work? And do they discriminate?
Douglas Clement | Managing Editor (former)
October 20, 2020
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How to save lives and protect jobs in a deadly pandemic
Douglas Clement | Managing Editor (former)
October 13, 2020
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Who’s In and Who’s Out under Workplace COVID Symptom Screening?
Krista Ruffini | Visiting Scholar, Institute Aaron Sojourner | University of Minnesota Abigail Wozniak | Director, Opportunity & Inclusive Growth Institute and Senior Research Economist
September 1, 2020
Research
Construction site
Construction firms seeing continued delays, thinner pipelines
Ron Wirtz | Director, Regional Outreach
August 19, 2020
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The new pandemic normal for Ninth District businesses?
Ron Wirtz | Director, Regional Outreach
August 14, 2020
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Native employment during COVID-19: Hit hard in April, but starting to rebound? Key image
Native employment during COVID-19: Hit hard in April but starting to rebound?
Donna Feir | CICD Research Fellow Charles Golding | Intern, Community Development and Engagement
August 5, 2020
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Jobs or kids? Parenting during the pandemic
Douglas Clement | Managing Editor (former)
July 8, 2020
Article
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How has COVID-19 changed work and well-being for Minnesotans?
June 15, 2020
Article
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How has COVID-19 changed work and well-being for Montanans?
June 15, 2020
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Financial well-being: The role of employers, the power of tax refunds, and the impact of COVID-19, key image
Financial well-being: The role of employers, the power of tax refunds, and the impact of COVID-19
Ben Horowitz | Project Director, Community Development and Engagement
June 5, 2020
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