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On a downtown street in a large city, a young woman works at a laptop while seated at a sidewalk table outside a coffee house. She appears in profile, wears a dark coat and scarf, and has her hair piled in a loose bun on top of her head. In the background, pedestrians and traffic are visible but out of focus.
Pay transparency’s rise isn’t tied to expected explanations
Ayushi Narayan | Economist, Community Development and Engagement
December 2, 2024
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An exterior view of the backside and courtyard of a newly constructed apartment complex. The building has a modern-looking facade clad in shades of red, gray, and white, with stone accents, and the courtyard features sidewalks, a cluster of light blue playground equipment, and a group of picnic tables. The day is clear and sunny.
In Greater Minnesota, apartment owners’ operating costs rise as small cities “scream for more housing”
Ben Horowitz | Senior Policy Analyst, Community Development and Engagement Christina Spicher | Intern, Community Development and Engagement
November 12, 2024
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On an overcast day in what appears to be late spring or early fall, a male worker wearing a navy blue coat and a white hard hat poses and smiles on a walkway atop the Se̓liš Ksanka Ql̓ispe̓ Dam in Polson, Montana. Hilly, grassy terrain dotted with pine trees is visible behind him.
Exploring five factors that help tribal enterprises thrive
Lexie Gauthier | Intern, Center for Indian Country Development Caryn Mohr | Senior Writer, Community Development and Engagement
October 10, 2024
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Alt text: Photos of the four speakers from the Center for Indian Country Development's July 17, 2024, webinar titled
The economic ripple effects of tribal gaming and federal contracting
Hue Nguyen | Assistant Vice President, Community Development and Engagement Jay Weiner | Manager, Communications (former)
October 1, 2024
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A neighborhood on the Cheyenne River Sioux Reservation in South Dakota is seen from a distance on a cloudy day in late autumn. Overlaying the Cheyenne River photo are images representing a computer circuit board, fiber optic components, and beams of data traveling through a wireless network.
After the Affordable Connectivity Program, home Internet access on tribal lands ticks up
Matthew Gregg | Senior Economist, Center for Indian Country Development H Trostle | Senior Policy Analyst, Center for Indian Country Development
September 10, 2024
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In an attractive, brightly lit home interior, a mature woman adjusts her thermostat. She is of Asian descent and is wearing a white button-down shirt with a brown and black plaid pattern. n
Non-mortgage costs were 40 percent of housing budgets through 2021
Ben Horowitz | Senior Policy Analyst, Community Development and Engagement Kim-Eng Ky | Senior Data Scientist Ryan Nunn | Assistant Vice President, Community Development and Engagement
August 16, 2024
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In an abstract, computer-generated landscape of wave- or mountain-like structures, a path cuts straight down the middle, from the foreground to a bright area on the horizon. The image is shaded in blue, and a matrix of illuminated dots covers all the surfaces.
Equipping tribes with critical data for economic self-determination
Casey Lozar | Vice President, Director of Center for Indian Country Development
August 12, 2024
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On a sunny summer day, several small, older, bungalow-style single-family homes appear along a tree-lined street in an urban neighborhood. The houses are tidy, but there are signs of deferred maintenance that suggest the homeowners might have limited means to make repairs. The house in the foreground has old, curling roof shingles, for example.
Homeownership among lowest-income households climbs near all-time high
Erik Hembre | Senior Economist, Community Development and Engagement
July 30, 2024
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In the food-prepping station of a busy restaurant kitchen, a young female chef holds a large block of cheese to shred. She is flanked by two young male chefs who are absorbed in other food-prep tasks.
Employment inequality has declined since the mid-2010s
Ayushi Narayan | Economist, Community Development and Engagement Ryan Nunn | Assistant Vice President, Community Development and Engagement
July 24, 2024
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A close-up of a map of Montana that shows counties filled in solid shades of blue and red that represent their average home values. Place names for the state of Montana and several of its largest cities are overlaid on the map.
Montana Housing Dashboard
Tyler Boesch | Data Scientist, Community Development and Engagement (former) Christina Spicher | Intern, Community Development and Engagement Libby Starling | Senior Community Development Advisor, Community Development and Engagement
July 18, 2024
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On a partly cloudy day, with the sky in the background, a male steel worker stands on a girder and reaches up for a roof joist or truss that is being lifted into place by a crane. He wears jeans, an orange tee shirt, and a safety harness, and has a welding helmet on his head.
Understanding Native-entity enterprises’ subcontracting relationships
Jacqui Baldwin-LeClair | Senior Policy Analyst, Center for Indian Country Development Ava LaPlante | Research Assistant, Center for Indian Country Development
July 16, 2024
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On a sunny day at the Montana State Capitol Tribal Flag Plaza in Helena, flags of the eight federally recognized tribal nations in Montana wave alongside the U.S. and State of Montana flags.
Survey of Native Nations elevates tribal public financing
Caryn Mohr | Senior Writer, Community Development and Engagement Vanessa Palmer | Data Director, Center for Indian Country Development H Trostle | Senior Policy Analyst, Center for Indian Country Development
July 5, 2024
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