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Inside a big-box home improvement store, a man in a short-sleeve plaid shirt bends down to compare the prices of boxes of hardware that are located on a low shelf. He is seen in profile, with the camera looking down the length of the store aisle.
Homeowner expenses outpaced inflation from 2021 through 2023
Erik Hembre | Senior Economist, Community Development and Engagement Ben Horowitz | Senior Policy Analyst, Community Development and Engagement
September 16, 2025
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Two women engage in conversation while seated at a table in a brightly lit conference room or classroom. The first woman, in the foreground, is seen from behind. She wears a mango-colored sweater and gestures as she speaks. The woman in the background, who wears a mint-green shirt, looks at the first woman and listens attentively with her head resting on her hand.
Understanding the Native CDFI landscape
Caryn Mohr | Senior Writer, Community Development and Engagement
September 4, 2025
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A view of Hencen Apartments in Minneapolis, shot from street level at the corner of 4th Street SE and Hennepin Avenue on a partly cloudy summer day.
Unpacking supply and demand in rent trends since the Minneapolis 2040 Plan
Erik Hembre | Senior Economist, Community Development and Engagement Ben Horowitz | Senior Policy Analyst, Community Development and Engagement Libby Starling | Senior Community Development Advisor, Community Development and Engagement Maxine Xu | Data Scientist, Community Development and Engagement
August 25, 2025
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In a brightly lit office space, two women, cropped mostly out of view except for their hands, sit across from one another at a wooden desk and gesture over a folder of documents that lies open on the desktop. The woman in the foreground holds one of the documents up for the other woman to review and sign.
How litigation shapes non-compete contracts’ effects on workers
Tyler Boesch | Data Scientist, Community Development and Engagement (former) Ayushi Narayan | Economist, Community Development and Engagement Ryan Nunn | Assistant Vice President, Community Development and Engagement
July 9, 2025
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Decoractive key featuring women studying data
Tribes innovate economic data practices based on tribal values
Caryn Mohr | Senior Writer, Community Development and Engagement
June 24, 2025
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Great lakes freighter at an ore dock on Lake Superior
A fifth of this Upper Peninsula community's economy is mining. Can it diversify?
Tu-Uyen Tran | Senior Writer
June 4, 2025
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On the bank of a picturesque river in Canada, a First Nations woman casts her fishing rod into the water. She appears from behind, mid-foreground, and is wearing a fluorescent green jacket, green pants, brown boots, and a light-colored hat. Mountains, pine trees, and a partly cloudy sky are reflected on the river's surface.
Economic implications of reaffirming Indigenous land rights: Lessons from Canada
Rob Gillezeau | University of Toronto
May 30, 2025
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In a brightly lit office space, a man in a gray button-down shirt and black blazer stands at a white board and speaks to two colleagues, a man and a woman, who are partially visible from behind. The speaking man holds a marker close to the white board, which is covered with notes and colorful Post-Its, and looks at his male colleague as he speaks.
Using tailored services, Native CDFIs work to foster financial resilience
Harley Kell | Policy Fellow, Center for Indian Country Development
May 28, 2025
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Video stills of the four speakers from the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis' April 9, 2025, webinar titled
Data drive updates to state unemployment insurance systems
Caryn Mohr | Senior Writer, Community Development and Engagement
May 16, 2025
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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 Project Manager, Community Development and Engagement Ava LaPlante | Research Assistant, Center for Indian Country Development
April 9, 2025
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