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In a brightly lit residential kitchen that is partially stripped down to the studs, a drywall installer with his back to the camera uses a cordless drill to attach a drywall panel to the ceiling joists. He wears a long-sleeve, maroon-colored shirt and is using his left hand to brace the panel in place as he holds the drill in his right hand.

Roofs, repairs, and rodents: How housing quality has climbed in the Twin Cities

Erik Hembre | Senior Economist, Community Development and Engagement

April 29, 2025

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Inside an industrial building, a male worker wearing a black welding hood, navy blue long-sleeve shirt, and protective gloves bends over the edge of a metal table and welds with a small torch. The seal of the Poarch Band of Creek Indians is visible on the side of the hood. Various machines and a large, vertical, translucent yellow screen or safety shield are visible in the background.

New data showcase the breadth of tribally owned businesses

Ava LaPlante | Research Assistant, Center for Indian Country Development Elijah Moreno | Cornell University Vanessa Palmer | Data Director, Center for Indian Country Development

April 15, 2025

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A male HVAC technician in a black long-sleeve tee shirt, gray pants, and white hard hat services commercial air conditioning equipment on the roof of an industrial building. A patch of partly cloudy sky is visible in the background.

Federal contract consolidation: Help or hindrance for Native entity enterprises?

Jacqui Baldwin-LeClair | Senior Policy Analyst, Center for Indian Country Development Ava LaPlante | Research Assistant, Center for Indian Country Development

April 9, 2025

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Insights from a decade of economic research in Indian Country

Casey Lozar | Vice President, Director of Center for Indian Country Development Caryn Mohr | Senior Writer, Community Development and Engagement Ryan Nunn | Assistant Vice President, Community Development and Engagement

April 3, 2025

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How low-income women experience the unemployment insurance system

Mary Hogan | Senior Policy Analyst, Community Development and Engagement Amalea Jubara | Research Assistant, Center for Indian Country Development

April 3, 2025

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Photo on left side of image: A man in a denim-blue button-down shirt sits at his kitchen table with his chin in his folded hands, looking intently at his laptop screen. Photo on right side of image: Close-up of a tall, hastily stacked pile of paperwork, some of it with brightly colored Post-It flags and notes attached.

Administrative processes shape unemployment insurance access

Ayushi Narayan | Economist, Community Development and Engagement

March 18, 2025

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A view of a residential neighborhood in an urban community in Middle America as storm clouds gather in the sky. A park space is seen in the foreground and a mix of apartment buildings and a water tower are visible in the background. Colored bars in shades of red and orange overlay parts of the image, as a design element.

Rising property insurance costs stress multifamily housing

Christina Spicher | Intern, Community Development and Engagement Libby Starling | Senior Community Development Advisor, Community Development and Engagement

March 4, 2025

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States made big and little changes to land use laws in 2024

Ben Horowitz | Senior Policy Analyst, Community Development and Engagement Christina Spicher | Intern, Community Development and Engagement

February 19, 2025

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In a brightly lit office space, two clients and a lending professional sit and meet at a work station. The two clients are out of focus in the foreground, seen from behind, faces not visible, while the lending professional is in focus in the background. She has glasses and long brown hair and wears a light green blazer and blue pants. She has an attentive expression as she listens.

As demand for Native CDFIs surges, their capacity lags

Surekha Carpenter | Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond Matthew Gregg | Senior Economist, Center for Indian Country Development Michou Kokodoko | Senior Policy Analyst, Community Development and Engagement James Melton | Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond

February 4, 2025

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Left side of image: A woman in a turquoise short walks down a row of low-wall cubicles in an airy, brightly lit, but empty office space. Right side of image: Layered close-ups show a map of the United States, with the states outlined in white and filled in solid shades of blue, green, and orange; and visual details from the front side of a $20 bill.

How unemployment insurance access and benefits vary by state

Ayushi Narayan | Economist, Community Development and Engagement Ryan Nunn | Assistant Vice President, Community Development and Engagement

January 7, 2025

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At a construction site, the baskets and arms of two orange-colored boom lifts appear in the foreground, and a partially finished apartment complex covered in white building wrap appears in the background. Blue sky with a few isolated clouds is visible above the roof of the building.

After recent successes, Twin Cities region’s housing-supply progress slips

Libby Starling | Senior Community Development Advisor, Community Development and Engagement Alene Tchourumoff | Senior Vice President, Human Resources and Inclusion, Learning Management Support Office, and Community Development and Engagement Maxine Xu | Data Scientist, Community Development and Engagement

January 2, 2025

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Video stills from the November 13, 2024, Center for Indian Country Development Data Summit showing Stephanie Russo Carroll and Casey Lozar appear side-by-side over a blue shaded background.

A new era for Indigenous data sovereignty

Caryn Mohr | Senior Writer, Community Development and Engagement

December 18, 2024

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