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A view of two three-story, sixplex apartment buildings that are under construction on a compact urban lot in St. Paul, Minnesota, on a clear spring day. The buildings appear mostly completed except for siding and exterior finishes. They are partially wrapped in white Tyvek sheeting and the site is crowded with stacks of construction materials and temporary security fencing.
Housing policies in Saint Paul yield mixed results, data and developers sayErik Hembre | Senior Economist, Community Development and EngagementLibby Starling | Senior Community Development Advisor, Community Development and EngagementMaxine Xu | Data Scientist, Community Development and Engagement
June 3, 2026
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Saint Paul Housing DashboardMaxine Xu | Data Scientist, Community Development and Engagement
June 3, 2026
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Part of the Minneapolis suburb of Edina, Minnesota, is seen in the early morning light on a clear spring day. The foreground shows a townhome development, the middle ground shows a newer-construction apartment building for seniors, and the background shows a midrise condominium building.
Twin Cities region misses its housing marksJuliet Cramer | Associate Data Scientist, Community Development and EngagementBen Horowitz | Senior Policy Analyst, Community Development and EngagementLibby Starling | Senior Community Development Advisor, Community Development and Engagement
May 8, 2026
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A view of the interior of Grindstone Laundry, a commercial laundry facility operated by Mille Lacs Corporate Ventures and located in Hinckley, Minnesota. The large, brightly lit space houses an array of blue industrial-sized laundry machines, bins full of linens, conveyers, and other equipment. Three workers appear in the center of the shot. The most visible of them is a woman wearing a light pink shirt.
Tribes harness industry experience to enter new marketsAva LaPlante | Associate Data Scientist, Center for Indian Country Development

Sakariye Mohamed | Intern, Community Development and Engagement

Caryn Mohr | Senior Writer, Community Development and Engagement
April 30, 2026
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Two women are seen in profile interacting inside a Latino restaurant. The woman on the left wears a white shirt and speaks to the woman on the right, who wears a black shirt and glasses and holds a clipboard. The restaurant's menu signage, which is in shades of orange, yellow, and dark red, is visible behind them.
Understanding policy responses to weak labor demandCaryn Mohr | Senior Writer, Community Development and EngagementAyushi Narayan | Economist, Community Development and Engagement
April 14, 2026
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A street-level view of the intersection of First Avenue North and Roberts Street North in Fargo, North Dakota, looking east on a partly cloudy summer day. An older, four-story, brick building appears on the left and the newer-construction, five-story Cityscapes Plaza apartments appears on the right.
How a population boom changed North Dakota’s housing marketsJuliet Cramer | Associate Data Scientist, Community Development and EngagementBen Horowitz | Senior Policy Analyst, Community Development and EngagementLibby Starling | Senior Community Development Advisor, Community Development and Engagement
April 2, 2026
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The left side of the image shows a woman standing indoors, looking outside through the open, white miniblinds of a large window on a bright day. She wears a red shirt that buttons down the front and has long blond hair pulled back in a ponytail. The right side of the image shows a group of nine checkboxes arranged haphazardly. Seven of the boxes are marked with a black X and two of them are marked with a green check mark.
Varied unemployment insurance criteria make for uneven worker experiencesJuliet Cramer | Associate Data Scientist, Community Development and EngagementAyushi Narayan | Economist, Community Development and EngagementRyan Nunn | Assistant Vice President, Community Development and Engagement (former)
March 19, 2026
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A view inside a sun-filled room in a hospital intensive care unit, where a nurse dressed in light blue scrubs adjusts the blanket as she makes the hospital bed.
Tribes embrace Section 105(l) leasing to generate facility funding

Phil Gover | Senior Policy Analyst, Center for Indian Country Development

Matthew Gregg | Senior Economist, Center for Indian Country Development
March 18, 2026
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On a sunny fall day, snow-capped mountains are reflected on the surface of a perfectly calm lake. A chart image with trend lines that mimic the contours of the mountains and their reflection is superimposed over the landscape image.
Three ways economic data will strengthen Indian Country over the next decadeCasey Lozar | Vice President, Director of Center for Indian Country Development
February 3, 2026
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panoramic view of a canola field, with powerlines running into the distance
Minneapolis Fed economic conference reports mixed growth in 2025Tu-Uyen Tran | Senior Writer
February 2, 2026
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A high-angle view of a rural construction site on a sunny summer day. In the foreground are two white concrete-mixing trucks and a crew of several workers who are laying down the concrete for a segment of roadway. In the background are additional construction vehicles and green, rolling farmland.
Public or private? For tribes, access to bond markets carries cost considerationsAndrew Huff | Senior Policy and Legal Advisor, Center for Indian Country DevelopmentVanessa Palmer | Division Data Director, Community Development and Engagement
January 30, 2026
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A view inside a large, brightly lit factory where units of modular housing are being constructed out of lumber and other components. The units in the foreground are only partially built and the units in the background are completely built. Two workers are visible in the upper right corner of the image..
Delivering housing innovation on a flatbed trailerLibby Starling | Senior Community Development Advisor, Community Development and Engagement

Ella Tracy | Intern, Community Development and Engagement

December 19, 2025
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