Ron Wirtz Director, Regional Outreach
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Ron Wirtz is a Minneapolis Fed Regional Outreach director. Ron tracks current business conditions, with a focus on employment and wages, construction, real estate, consumer spending, and tourism. In this role, he networks with businesses in the Bank’s six-state region and gives frequent speeches on economic conditions. Follow him on Twitter @RonWirtz.
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Why is there a labor shortage? Ask workers
February 24, 2023Article
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Regional Economic Conditions: General Business
Event on February 24, 2023Event
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Regional Economic Conditions: Construction Sector Activity
Event on December 16, 2022Event
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Regional Economic Conditions: Tourism and Hospitality Survey
Event on September 23, 2022Event
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Regional Economic Conditions: General Business
Event on August 16, 2022Event
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Montana’s silent Yellowstone flood: When tourists leave
July 15, 2022Article
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Regional Economic Conditions: Worker Experience Survey
Event on April 19, 2022Event
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Regional Economic Conditions: Construction Sector Activity
Event on May 6, 2022Event
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Regional Economic Conditions: Construction Sector Activity
Event on December 3, 2021Event
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Regional Economic Conditions: General Business
Event on November 12, 2021Event
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Regional Economic Conditions: Construction Sector Activity
Event on September 10, 2021Event
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Despite big challenges, firms optimistic
September 7, 2021Data
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Listening to more voices in the Ninth District
September 2, 2021Article
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Regional Economic Conditions: General Business
Event on August 24, 2021Event
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Regional Economic Conditions: Construction Sector Activity
Event on June 4, 2021Event
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Construction firms report growth, but major challenges remain
June 4, 2021Article
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Regional Economic Conditions: General Business
Event on April 30, 2021Event
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Regional Economic Conditions: Construction
Event on March 5, 2021Event
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Regional Economic Conditions: General Business Survey
Event on February 11, 2021Event
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Minnesota hospitality firms struggling, but 10,000 lakes helping some
October 20, 2020Article
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Regional Economic Conditions: General business survey
Event on October 21, 2020Event
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Fargo says "no thanks" to construction slowdown
August 27, 2020Article
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Construction firms seeing continued delays, thinner pipelines
August 19, 2020Article
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Regional Economic Conditions: Construction industry
Event on August 27, 2020Event
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The new pandemic normal for Ninth District businesses?
August 14, 2020Article
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Regional Economic Conditions: General business survey
Event on August 20, 2020Event
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Motor vehicle sales revving their engines
August 4, 2020Article
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The bridge to leisure seeing steady recovery
July 31, 2020Article
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Conversations with the Fed: What impact has COVID-19 had on the Minnesota economy?
Event on June 30, 2020Event
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Ninth District economy: Scratch-off sales in Wisconsin contrast sharply to COVID-19 consumer trends
June 12, 2020Article
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Construction in Minnesota: Projects delayed, summer holds promise, uncertainty follows
May 28, 2020Article
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Businesses treading water amid unprecedented conditions
May 26, 2020Article
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COVID-19: Another strain for minority-, woman-, and veteran-owned firms
May 11, 2020Article
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COVID-19 and the fog of uncertainty
April 14, 2020Article
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COVID-19's business vertigo
April 7, 2020Article
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Construction impact: How COVID-19 is silencing the shovels
March 27, 2020Article
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Economic conditions and COVID-19: Minneapolis Fed survey
March 25, 2020Article
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COVID-19 and the Ninth District: A shocked response
March 24, 2020Article
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Minnesota's smallest metro is booming
March 18, 2020Article
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Are state unemployment funds ready for battle with COVID-19?
March 18, 2020Article
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Unemployment insurance claims low, but break recent downward trend
February 4, 2020Article
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Construction activity seeing uptick; firms upbeat about 2020
February 4, 2020Article
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2020 outlook: Optimism, with a healthy dose of caution
January 17, 2020Article
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Recipe for growth? Just add workers
December 23, 2019Article
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Life in the economic middle
November 21, 2019Article
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Beige Bonus: Ninth District employers face adjustments in persistently tight labor market
September 27, 2019Article
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Beige Bonus: Ninth District economy sees some bounce
July 22, 2019Article
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Economic forecast in Minnesota's northwoods: Sunny with a few clouds
July 12, 2019Article
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Beige Bonus: And now a word from the employment canaries
April 24, 2019Article
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A healthy, if more slender, job-laying goose
April 15, 2019Article
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Farmers heading to fields hoping for better days
March 22, 2019Article
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Beige Bonus: Continued growth, but some mixed signals
March 11, 2019Article
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A healthful economy in Rochester
February 7, 2019Article
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Beige Bonus: Growth continues, but more caution as 2018 ended
January 25, 2019Article
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South Dakota economy seeing slower growth, but not everywhere
December 18, 2018Article
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Beige Bonus: An expanded look at regional economic conditions
December 7, 2018Article
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Chapter 12 bankruptcies on the rise in the Ninth District
November 14, 2018Article
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Beige Book and more: It's not just labor quantity, but it's also labor quality
October 24, 2018Article
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The jobs motel has a lot of vacancies
October 10, 2018Article
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District spotlight: Bozeman, Mont., crafting a strong recipe for growth
September 20, 2018Article
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Minneapolis Beige Book: Good employment growth
September 18, 2018Article
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Crop insurance: Helping farmers, but not without consequences
August 27, 2018Article
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Disability: Taking a turn for the better for labor markets
August 7, 2018Article
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Conservation Reserve Program seeing steep decline
August 2, 2018Article
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Minneapolis Beige Book: “Looks like this will be a good summer”
July 24, 2018Article
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Mass layoffs see uptick in 2018, so far
June 26, 2018Article
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Sioux Falls, minority newcomers, keeping South Dakota growing
June 19, 2018Article
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Montana airports seeing steady traffic increase
June 7, 2018Article
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Southern U.P. finding its legs, looking for workers
June 6, 2018Article
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Goods production leading the way in latest Beige Book
June 1, 2018Article
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North Dakota housing booms, even with slowdown in oil patch
May 29, 2018Article
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District saw small increase in tourists, but they came with wallets
May 16, 2018Article
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The Bakken oil region showing strong signs of growth
May 9, 2018Article
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Latest Beige Book sees growth, with some concerns over tariffs
April 24, 2018Article
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Here comes spring … and the search for labor
April 23, 2018Article
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Looking ahead for the Twin Ports
April 19, 2018Article
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A loonie effect on border crossings
April 13, 2018Article
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Bankruptcies on the decline, but not every state created equal
March 23, 2018Article
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District trade following similar pattern as the country
March 8, 2018Article
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Small town, but not small talk
March 5, 2018Article
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Immigration arrests and removals are up in the Ninth District. Except not.
December 15, 2017Article
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Montana flip-flop: Jobs and job seekers
December 15, 2017Article
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Finally, a bend in disability enrollments, but any reversal will likely be slow
November 10, 2017Article
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Verbally piling on to job growth
October 13, 2017Article
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Minnesota Job Vacancies Hit Record
October 13, 2017Article
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Despite ag downturn, shoots of optimism sprout in southwest Minnesota
October 12, 2017Article
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National parks in Ninth District seeing another banner year
October 6, 2017Article
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Fast growth you’d rather not have: Opioid abuse in the Ninth District
September 8, 2017Article
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Minnesota climate: Wetter with a “loss of cold”
August 25, 2017Article
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Professional services firms upbeat, labor turnover steady
July 14, 2017Article
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Total sales sluggish in first half of 2017
July 14, 2017Article
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Eau Claire: Golden Triangle regaining its luster
May 31, 2017Article
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Things are looking up in the U.P.
April 27, 2017Article
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La Crosse picks up the pace
February 28, 2017Article
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Firms optimistic about employment, less optimistic about workers
July 21, 2016Article
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District spotlight: Mankato finds its big-city legs
May 18, 2016Article
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Business survey and forecast point to modest 2016
February 12, 2016Article
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Health insurance concentration: The big bully or one of the gang?
February 1, 2016Article
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Health care consolidation: Which way is up, and why are we going there?
October 29, 2015Article
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Loss of independent physicians: Follow the money
October 29, 2015Article
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Beyond mergers and acquisitions: When providers marry but don't live together
October 29, 2015Article
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Accountable care organizations: The shift from volume to value
October 29, 2015Article
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Job growth since the recession: A long, slow rehab
July 23, 2015Article
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Down the rabbit hole of occupational job growth
July 23, 2015Article
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Part-time work and education: School pays off
July 17, 2015Article
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fedgazetteRoundup: Part-time work and education: School pays off
July 17, 2015Article
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Part-time jobs: Many young workers, but shifting older
July 8, 2015Article
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The part-time blues: White collar versus blue collar jobs
June 19, 2015Article
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Part-time work falling since recession
May 29, 2015Article
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ACA, Act II: Enroll!
May 26, 2015Article
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Repeat after me: Ninth District hospitals (again) ranked among the country’s best
May 5, 2015Article
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More recharging personal batteries at national parks
April 28, 2015Article
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Ninth District hospitals ranked among best in the nation
April 24, 2015Article
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Is there a doctor in the house (who accepts my insurance)?
April 22, 2015Article
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A world of nonprofits
April 20, 2015Article
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The recession: Good for nonprofit employment?
April 20, 2015Article
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Organize it, and they will come?
April 20, 2015Article
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All in the (nonprofit) family
April 20, 2015Article
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Minnesota foundations: Give ’til it hurts so good
April 14, 2015Article
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The waiting game: Wait times at VA health centers vary across Ninth District states
April 10, 2015Article
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Ninth District foreclosures declining, staying ahead of nation
March 10, 2015Article
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College enrollments falling in Ninth District, nationwide
February 26, 2015Article
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The aches and pains of working-age disability
February 12, 2015Article
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A look at rising veteran disability
February 6, 2015Article
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Eligibility and awards
January 29, 2015Article
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The basics: SSDI and SSI
January 29, 2015Article
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Disability and work: Challenge of incentives
January 29, 2015Article
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Are you in good hands?
January 29, 2015Article
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Beige Book recap: Modest growth in Ninth District
January 20, 2015Article
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Online job ads still high in North Dakota
January 15, 2015Article
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October Mid-America survey shows softness in Dakotas; Minnesota on top
November 5, 2014Article
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Sure it’s cold, but we’re upwardly mobile
November 5, 2014Article
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Surveys: District manufacturing, state economies seeing fluctuation
October 31, 2014Article
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And now, a word from our sponsor
October 22, 2014Article
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Movin' on up
October 22, 2014Article
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Calling home
October 22, 2014Article
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Hunting for economic development
October 22, 2014Article
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Health insurance premiums vary widely for state workers
August 13, 2014Article
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Homeownership rates continue to dip
August 4, 2014Article
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The art of tracking low-wage jobs and workers
July 24, 2014Article
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Not all minimum wage jobs are created equal
July 24, 2014Article
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A minimalist picture
July 24, 2014Article
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Affordable Care Act in Ninth District states: Act 1, individuals
July 9, 2014Article
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Made in (but not owned by) the USA
July 7, 2014Article
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More big farms, but not everywhere
June 20, 2014Article
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Head of the 2013 class (again): North Dakota
June 12, 2014Article
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New businesses: The young and the (hopefully) established
April 25, 2014Article
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Higher ed endowments rebound in 2013 in district states
April 10, 2014Article
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Flying colors: International students flock to Ninth District universities
April 10, 2014Article
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An international quilt of students
April 10, 2014Article
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Correct me if I’m wrong: State corrections spending up
April 2, 2014Article
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Per capita income race: It’s North Dakota by a length
March 25, 2014Article
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March madness: ACA enrollments racing to sign-up goal
March 17, 2014Article
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Stop being so negative: Rising prices help underwater mortgages
March 13, 2014Article
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The little independent pharmacies that could (with a little help)
February 28, 2014Article
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Student loan defaults widespread, and rising
February 21, 2014Article
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More Montana students staying in school
February 6, 2014Article
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Labor force participation: The young and the not restless
January 29, 2014Article
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Boundary Waters: Roughing it, for the day
January 24, 2014Article
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Temporary employment sector: Matchmaker, Matchmaker
January 23, 2014Article
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Ninth District employment services sector: Not a temporary blip
January 23, 2014Article
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Help wanted: Limited hours and benefits
January 8, 2014Article
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District manufacturing exits 2013 in expansion mode
January 3, 2014Article
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Temp jobs on the rise in Ninth District
January 3, 2014Article
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Flood insurance: Rolling some expensive dice
January 2, 2014Article
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The little state that could (flood)
January 2, 2014Article
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Bank on it: Ninth District banks continue to improve
November 26, 2013Article
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Unemployment insurance: Slowly mending in most district states
November 18, 2013Article
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Blowing out the candle? North Dakota improving on flared gas
November 1, 2013Article
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Black fiscal gold: North Dakota oil taxes expected to keep pumping
October 8, 2013Article
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Housing recovery? Let’s say “improvement”
September 26, 2013Article
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Little GDP engines that could: District metros see strong growth
September 18, 2013Article
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Manufacturing outlook: U.S. catching up with Ninth District
September 12, 2013Article
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West-central Minnesota is manufacturing strong job growth
September 4, 2013Article
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Saving for a rainy, oil-free day
September 3, 2013Article
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Beyond oil and gas: Trusts built on other natural resources
September 3, 2013Article
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Higher ed enrollments leveled off last year in district states
August 29, 2013Article
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Bakken banks growing faster than peers in shale plays elsewhere
August 21, 2013Article
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Newborn businesses crawling again, jobs not following in tow
July 31, 2013Article
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City employment: Help wanted, maybe
July 24, 2013Article
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Oil tax spending: "Pots for this and pots for that"
July 22, 2013Article
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Oil taxes 101
July 22, 2013Article
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Congratulations on your oil boom...now the real work begins
July 22, 2013Article
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Dickinson: Watching and learning
July 22, 2013Article
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Fine-tuning the oil tax machine
July 22, 2013Article
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A leaky drinking water system
July 18, 2013Article
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North Dakota oil-grant money: Ask, and you might receive
July 1, 2013Article
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Fewer teens on MN roads and fewer crashes. Coincidence?
June 28, 2013Article
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Healthy jobs checkup: Minnesota closing job gap with Wisconsin
June 26, 2013Article
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Minnesota getting in the broadband fast lane
June 11, 2013Article
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Wisconsin economy sputtering; North Dakota's is roaring
June 6, 2013Article
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Ninth District manufacturing continues expansion ahead of nation
June 5, 2013Article
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District tourism hopes upward trend continues
May 10, 2013Article
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Manufacturing in Ninth District more optimistic
May 3, 2013Article
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Driving to the bank: Auto loans rebounding in Ninth District
April 25, 2013Article
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Banks paring back their branches
April 2, 2013Article
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Personal income: One Dakota leaps, the other stumbles (kind of)
March 28, 2013Article
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The rise of the West: More than just an oil story
March 28, 2013Article
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Minneapolis Fed launches new housing data website
March 26, 2013Article
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Negative equity in homes improving, but not everywhere
March 20, 2013Article
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Wisconsin public pensions: Retirees gasping, taxpayers exhaling
March 13, 2013Article
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Dusting off the construction hammers
February 27, 2013Article
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In South Dakota, we trust
February 26, 2013Article
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Money, and more money: Public and private trusts
February 26, 2013Article
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An economic development idea worth patenting?
February 20, 2013Article
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Send me your poor: Uncompensated care in Minnesota hospitals
February 14, 2013Article
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Poorly endowed: Higher ed suffering from inconsistent markets
February 12, 2013Article
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Some oil for the kids, too
February 5, 2013Article
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A rough road for townships
January 28, 2013Article
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Government employment: Job insecurity
January 24, 2013Article
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Please do this. Good luck
January 24, 2013Article
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Local governments go to the barbershop
January 24, 2013Article
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Tax me for this, but not for that
January 21, 2013Article
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Ninth District states: A little, and a lot, of government
January 17, 2013Article
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A rebound for manufacturing in 2013?
January 8, 2013Article
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Government workers feeling brunt of job loss
November 28, 2012Article
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Quarterly update: District banks continue slow improvement
November 20, 2012Article
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Local governance: Practice makes perfect?
November 14, 2012Article
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Home prices rebounding across most of the district
November 7, 2012Article
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Minnesota farmland has bumper crop of $$$
November 1, 2012Article
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Where the manufacturing jobs are
October 30, 2012Article
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Late for more than just class: Student loan defaults rising
October 24, 2012Article
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Exporting growth
October 24, 2012Article
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Made (again?) in the USA
October 24, 2012Article
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Manufacturing an uptick
October 24, 2012Article
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Beige Book, Minneapolis: Ninth District economy slowly improving
October 12, 2012Article
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Minnesota’s lakes: More impaired, but don't be afraid to jump in
September 28, 2012Article
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The biggest trophy: Out-of-state hunters and anglers
September 20, 2012Article
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The efficiency of energy efficiency programs
September 13, 2012Article
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District manufacturing sees solid job uptick in 2011
September 6, 2012Article
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One quarter at a time: District banks slowly improving
August 28, 2012Article
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If ol’ MacDonald had a specialty farm
August 23, 2012Article
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Makin’ power while the wind (subsidy) is still blowin’
August 15, 2012Article
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Minnesota lodging: Now I lay me down to sleep
August 9, 2012Article
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District broadband: Digital desert or open highway?
August 8, 2012Article
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Wisconsin ratepayers hot over staying cool
August 2, 2012Article
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Plenty of vacancy when it comes to rental data
July 27, 2012Article
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New rental available, comes with yard
July 18, 2012Article
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REOs: A speedwagon in Minnesota and Michigan
July 12, 2012Article
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Buddy, can you spare a bedroom?
July 10, 2012Article
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Rental prices: On the rise after a nice slumber (for renters)
July 10, 2012Article
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Rental housing markets: Musical chairs, with fewer chairs
July 10, 2012Article
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The tax man giveth away, too
July 5, 2012Article
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Homeownership is so … 2006
June 13, 2012Article
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In the state-economy race, it’s North Dakota, and everyone else
June 6, 2012Article
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District housing values: A man’s home is his … certificate of deposit?
May 31, 2012Article
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Workers’ comp rates trending downward, at least through 2010
May 23, 2012Article
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Rural Minnesota counties still seeing brain gain (yes, with a “g”)
May 17, 2012Article
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Cashing in on the farm might mean holding onto it
May 9, 2012Article
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Home foreclosures: Getting better, but not good
May 2, 2012Article
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Open for business: New business filings up in Minnesota and Wisconsin
April 25, 2012Article
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The state(s) of entrepreneurship
April 18, 2012Article
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The fine print on student default rates
April 18, 2012Article
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College Finance 101: Not all their (de)fault?
April 18, 2012Article
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Some Ninth District regions seeing strong population growth
April 12, 2012Article
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Robert Frost redux: Levees make good neighbors, especially in Velva
April 9, 2012Article
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Bankruptcies: A step down from the financial ledge
March 28, 2012Article
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State tax credits are heavenly to angel investors
March 21, 2012Article
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Grads finding a tough labor market
March 14, 2012Article
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Minnesota job vacancies: Good news, with caveats
March 7, 2012Article
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Banking conditions improve, but still spotty
February 23, 2012Article
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State unemployment insurance programs appear to be on financial mend
February 16, 2012Article
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Driver’s seat: District car owners pay less for insurance
January 25, 2012Article
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The other, silent flood
January 25, 2012Article
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Self-employed: To be, or not to be
January 25, 2012Article
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Anatomy of the measurement problem
January 25, 2012Article
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USDA proposes office closures across nation, district
January 18, 2012Article
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Long-term care costs: Separate and unequal
January 4, 2012Article
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Red-light special: Lower consumer debt levels
December 21, 2011Article
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Flood affects business, banking in the Ninth District
December 14, 2011Article
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Flyover country? Not for Fortune 500 HQs
December 7, 2011Article
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And now for something completely different (and positive?) on employment
November 30, 2011Article
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A deer stuck in your headlights
November 23, 2011Article
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A seeping feeling
October 14, 2011Article
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After the flood
October 14, 2011Article
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Amid the flood: Heartache, hard work and hope
October 14, 2011Article
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A long, tall slap of water
October 14, 2011Article
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Minot: Reeling but resilient
October 14, 2011Article
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A flood of floods
October 14, 2011Article
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People-on-a-stick: 2011 state fair attendance
September 21, 2011Article
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The buzz (or … zzz?) for green power
September 14, 2011Article
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District shipping ports are (mostly) busier
September 7, 2011Article
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The Red River rises (again, and again)
August 31, 2011Article
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Inside the mailbox: Proposed post office closures in the district
August 17, 2011Article
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Booming, and well positioned, but still risk averse
July 25, 2011Article
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Cage match: Entrepreneurs vs. the recession
July 15, 2011Article
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Montana business confidence: Location, location, location
July 13, 2011Article
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The quirks of flooding, and flood insurance
July 8, 2011Article
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A health check for the job-laying goose
July 1, 2011Article
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The fine print on tracking establishments
July 1, 2011Article
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Gambling on a recovery
June 28, 2011Article
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Still a (budget) hole, but getting slowly shallower
June 22, 2011Article
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Base hits, but not a lot of runs
June 16, 2011Article
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State credit ratings holding up, and then some
June 15, 2011Article
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A wealth of flooding: A view from economics
June 8, 2011Article
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District banks see relatively weak first quarter
May 24, 2011Article
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A state of entrepreneurship: Careful what you wish for
May 20, 2011Article
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A deadly recession for many Wisconsin businesses
May 12, 2011Article
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It’s a small (business) world, after all
May 5, 2011Article
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Young establishments take recession on the sidelines
April 27, 2011Article
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Philly Fed index sees variable growth in district states
April 15, 2011Article
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Some interesting OPEB patterns
April 7, 2011Article
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Where OPEBs come from
April 7, 2011Article
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OPEBs: What lies beneath the balance sheet
April 7, 2011Article
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Unemployment insurance: Employers shoveling in a deep hole
April 1, 2011Article
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The oil straw gets longer, fatter in ND
March 30, 2011Article
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The tax deduction man cometh
March 8, 2011Article
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Endowments climbing, still in the hole
March 2, 2011Article
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District bank conditions stabilizing
February 24, 2011Article
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The wrong kind of job growth?
February 8, 2011Article
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A two-sided charity case
January 28, 2011Article
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Playing catch-up, badly
January 1, 2011Article
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The pension bill. Ouch
January 1, 2011Article
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Top of the pension class
January 1, 2011Article
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Public pensions: Feeding, and fixing, the sausage machine
January 1, 2011Article
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Public pension benefits & the law
January 1, 2011Article
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One order of confidence, please
December 16, 2010Article
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The many shades of green
October 1, 2010Article
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Small talk: An interview with three small-town advocates
October 1, 2010Article
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Green: What role government?
October 1, 2010Article
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The great green hope
October 1, 2010Article
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Help wanted for the economic helpers
August 6, 2010Article
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Recession and the Ninth District: Slide presentation
July 30, 2010Article
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Come and get it—please
July 29, 2010Article
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When half-full feels more like three-quarters
July 14, 2010Article
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North Dakota: The little economic engine that could
July 1, 2010Article
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Sing sweetly (please), employment canary
June 10, 2010Article
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Is the housing market awakening?
June 7, 2010Article
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Tax credits for first-time castles
April 19, 2010Article
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Home mortgage modifications bypassing much of the district, so far
April 19, 2010Article
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A rear-view mirror on cash for clunkers
April 1, 2010Article
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No shortage of credit here
April 1, 2010Article
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Higher education's melting pot
April 1, 2010Article
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Bound for (out of state) college
January 1, 2010Article
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CRE: The cracked glass slipper?
January 1, 2010Article
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Putting a lasso around carbon emissions
January 1, 2010Article
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Harvests good, but don't hold your breath
January 1, 2010Article
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A top 10 list to regret
January 1, 2010Article
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Another renewable on the energy menu
January 1, 2010Article
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Collateral damage
January 1, 2010Article
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The sound of hammer silence
January 1, 2010Article
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Checks in the mail (next month)
January 1, 2010Article
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A close look at the Big Drink
January 1, 2010Article
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Cash for guzzlers
January 1, 2010Article
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Newest big export: Pain
November 1, 2009Article
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College finance 101: A history lesson
November 1, 2009Article
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A job, any job
November 1, 2009Article
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Clean up your mess ... later
November 1, 2009Article
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Swap meet: Sheepskin for a building
November 1, 2009Article
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A sick program
November 1, 2009Article
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Press the button for pull tab
November 1, 2009Article
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Campus of dreams: Bill it, and they will come?
November 1, 2009Article
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Don't bet against it
November 1, 2009Article
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Silicon Elk's Club
November 1, 2009Article
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Economic un-development
November 1, 2009Article
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Have work, will pay
November 1, 2009Article
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A sunny day for farm insurance
September 1, 2009Article
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Crying wolf—no joke this time, really
September 1, 2009Article
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A bumpy road for transportation
September 1, 2009Article
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Bismarck Island
September 1, 2009Article
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State sales tax: Running on empty?
September 1, 2009Article
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The hollow sound of vacancy
September 1, 2009Article
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This one's for all those with hammers
September 1, 2009Article
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Dropping all the way to #1
September 1, 2009Article
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OMG! Like, where are all the teen workers?
September 1, 2009Article
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Go ahead, hit me
September 1, 2009Article
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Gotta light (up outside)?
July 1, 2009Article
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That's no ordinary brook trout
July 1, 2009Article
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A terrible-fitting cap
July 1, 2009Article
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Shovel ready, and waiting
July 1, 2009Article
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A spanking in banking: Slide presentation
July 1, 2009Article
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How do I get out of reverse?
July 1, 2009Article
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A trip around the capital
July 1, 2009Article
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A cheap foot in the biofuels door
July 1, 2009Article
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Fair crier: Do I hear $1?
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Credit Conditions: Some snap and crackle, but no pop
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With a stroke of the pen
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Come, give us your money
July 1, 2009Article
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A spanking in banking
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Public-Private Partnerships: For Whom the Road Tolls?
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Wait for us
May 1, 2009Article
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Raising the credit bar, or getting clubbed by it?
January 1, 2009Article
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The bonds of debt
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CRP: Green if good, but more green is preferred
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A question of credit
November 1, 2008Article
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Auction-rate fireworks: Ooh, aah, ouch
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Just what is the middle class, and other stuff
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Say hello to the modest good life for me
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Supersize me
September 1, 2008Article
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Hedging their bets
July 1, 2008Article
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A man’s home is his unsold castle
July 1, 2008Article
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This space for rent. Bring your wallet, unless I know you.
July 1, 2008Article
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Making hay off the land
July 1, 2008Article
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Swap meet
July 1, 2008Article
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Outside the winner’s circle
July 1, 2008Article
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Wanted: Entrepreneurs
June 1, 2008Article
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Wanted: Entrepreneurs - In Brief
June 1, 2008Article
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Both sides of the pork trough
March 1, 2008Article
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Not for pet's sake, but yours
March 1, 2008Article
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Is there an animal doctor in the house?
March 1, 2008Article
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Wal-Mart in the Ninth District: Who, when and how
January 1, 2008Article
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The Wal-Mart effect: Poison or antidote for local communities?
January 1, 2008Article
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The research literature on Wal-Mart: Some frowns, some smiley faces
January 1, 2008Article
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Through the maze, darkly
November 1, 2007Article
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Come and get it
November 1, 2007Article
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Coming to a Web site near you
November 1, 2007Article
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The semantics of health care prices
November 1, 2007Article
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Is there a consumer in the house?
November 1, 2007Article
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What is a small business? Inc(reasing)
September 1, 2007Article
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Franchising like rabbits
September 1, 2007Article
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Franchisors R Us
September 1, 2007Article
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The state of small business: Small is tough, but still beautiful
July 1, 2007Article
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It's a jungle out there
July 1, 2007Article
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A word about do-it-yourselfers
July 1, 2007Article
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The Many Forms of “Shared Capitalism”
June 1, 2007Article
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Employee Ownership: Economic Miracle or ESOPs Fable?
June 1, 2007Article
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Employee Ownership - In Brief
June 1, 2007Article
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Made in the USA
June 1, 2007Article
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Foreign Trade Zones
May 1, 2007Article
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Farmland valuation change plowed under
May 1, 2007Article
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Intensive care for rural hospitals
March 1, 2007Article
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The next IT in health care
January 1, 2007Article
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Rx for aging health care facilities
January 1, 2007Article
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You are what you reimburse
January 1, 2007Article
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Goldilocks in the Corner Office
December 1, 2006Article
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Goldilocks in the Corner Office - In Brief
December 1, 2006Article
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One for the ages
November 1, 2006Article
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The gender-family poverty gap
November 1, 2006Article
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The myriad, changing faces of poverty
November 1, 2006Article
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Excuse me, which way is up?
November 1, 2006Article
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Poor by what standard?
November 1, 2006Article
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Book smart on poverty
November 1, 2006Article
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Poverty by another definition
November 1, 2006Article
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The Hidden Economy of Nonprofits - In Brief
September 1, 2006Article
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Circle, or square?
September 1, 2006Article
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The Hidden Economy of Nonprofits
September 1, 2006Article
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Tracking the elusive nonprofit economy
July 1, 2006Article
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The leader of the nonprofit pack
July 1, 2006Article
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Charity case: Trends in giving
July 1, 2006Article
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The economy’s middle child
July 1, 2006Article
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Connecting the nonprofit growth dots
July 1, 2006Article
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Covet thy neighbor’s -- pension? Public vs. private
May 1, 2006Article
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An actuarial balancing act
May 1, 2006Article
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And how about your pension, sir?
May 1, 2006Article
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Gasping over GASB
May 1, 2006Article
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Pension deficit disorder
May 1, 2006Article
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In case of pension emergency
May 1, 2006Article
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Actuarial Funding Ratios
May 1, 2006Article
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The other pharm crisis
January 1, 2006Article
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Filling a prescription for more pharmacies
January 1, 2006Article
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Special delivery?
January 1, 2006Article
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Cash, check or third party?
January 1, 2006Article
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Is College Unaffordable?
December 1, 2005Article
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Is College Unaffordable? - In Brief
December 1, 2005Article
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Methodology: A county slice in time
November 1, 2005Article
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A missing bogeyman
November 1, 2005Article
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Job shocks: Resuscitation or suffocation?
November 1, 2005Article
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Company mass layoffs: The “other” job shock
November 1, 2005Article
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Does job training pay off?
September 1, 2005Article
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Getting Back on Your Feet
September 1, 2005Article
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What layoffs?
September 1, 2005Article
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Getting Back on Your Feet - In Brief
September 1, 2005Article
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Come hither, biotech
September 1, 2005Article
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Ginnie Mae I buy a manufactured home?
July 1, 2005Article
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M & M & Ms
July 1, 2005Article
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Home, sweet (manufactured?) home
July 1, 2005Article
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Growing up mobile
July 1, 2005Article
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Dealer, heal thyself
July 1, 2005Article
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Hello, have we met?
July 1, 2005Article
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Housing affordability: Catch me if you can
May 1, 2005Article
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Bureaucratic rent trends
May 1, 2005Article
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Close-knit neighborhoods
May 1, 2005Article
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A rising housing tide
May 1, 2005Article
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Job description: Track hiring demand
January 1, 2005Article
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Nursing a shortage
January 1, 2005Article
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The hard hat blues
January 1, 2005Article
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Community banks full of change
January 1, 2005Article
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Help wanted, again
January 1, 2005Article
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Ready, set dance
January 1, 2005Article
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Job Search
December 1, 2004Article
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In banking, less can equal more
November 1, 2004Article
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Loosening the strings of regulation
November 1, 2004Article
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Uniquely declining
November 1, 2004Article
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Too much of a good thing?
November 1, 2004Article
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Consolidated brothers
November 1, 2004Article
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A Fork in the Free-Trade Road
September 1, 2004Article
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The state(s) of structure
July 1, 2004Article
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Moving beyond the 13th grade
July 1, 2004Article
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Behind the classroom doors
July 1, 2004Article
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Graduation exam: Spell “matriculation”
July 1, 2004Article
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Change is good, if you know how
July 1, 2004Article
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Opinions and poster boys
July 1, 2004Article
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I am woman. Hear my business roar
May 1, 2004Article
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Business is open on Venus
May 1, 2004Article
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Crop insurance turning dry fields into cash crop
March 1, 2004Article
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Put it on my ... er, his tab
January 1, 2004Article
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An acquired taste for public goodies
January 1, 2004Article
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After the fiscal gold rush
January 1, 2004Article
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Thanks for nothin', bro
January 1, 2004Article
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Looking ahead, and over your shoulder
November 1, 2003Article
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Fido to the rescue
November 1, 2003Article
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Wrong side of the tracks?
November 1, 2003Article
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Love, pickup trucks and lost manufacturing jobs
November 1, 2003Article
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Powering the assembly line
November 1, 2003Article
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Something, anything for the pain
November 1, 2003Article
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Biotech by any other measure
September 1, 2003Article
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The Ripley factor, believe it
September 1, 2003Article
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Big bang biotech?
September 1, 2003Article
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Mining for Missing Links
September 1, 2003Article
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The next biotech frontier: weights and measures
September 1, 2003Article
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I dream of protective genies
July 1, 2003Article
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Anti-Poverty Design: The Cash-Out Option
June 1, 2003Article
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Buddy, can you spare an EITC?
June 1, 2003Article
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An unwanted rest for hustling exporters
May 1, 2003Article
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Please pass the salt exports
May 1, 2003Article
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All abroad
May 1, 2003Article
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Uncle Sam wants you to export
May 1, 2003Article
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Shopping online for lucky 7s
March 1, 2003Article
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Plugging the brain drain
January 1, 2003Article
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Patterns of the young and restless
January 1, 2003Article
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Retention/out-migration of college graduates, by state
January 1, 2003Article
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Designing a brain drain plug
January 1, 2003Article
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Exchange Roller Coasters: Where's the steering wheel, and does it work?
December 1, 2002Article
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Exchange regimes: One hand, the other hand, both hands
December 1, 2002Article
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More than just a pretty place?
November 1, 2002Article
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Rural Census: Half full or half empty?
September 1, 2002Article
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What's Under the Performance Hood
September 1, 2002Article
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Stand by your county, man
September 1, 2002Article
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A trip through the data wringer
September 1, 2002Article
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Data don't tell the whole story
September 1, 2002Article
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A labor vacuum with no population suction
September 1, 2002Article
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Strength in hidden numbers
July 1, 2002Article
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A Snapshot of Labor Availability
July 1, 2002Article
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A Snapshot of Labor Availability
July 1, 2002Article
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A Snapshot of Labor Availability
July 1, 2002Article
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Shall we dance?
July 1, 2002Article
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New economy value meal, please
July 1, 2002Article
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Gross Domestic Product: Understanding News from Noise
June 1, 2002Article
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Mr. Recession, meet Mr. Labor Shortage
May 1, 2002Article
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A fair price for whom?
March 1, 2002Article
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Farm safety at any speed
March 1, 2002Article
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Green is good
March 1, 2002Article
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Anti-dumping: The Free-Trade Antacid
December 1, 2001Article
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Lotsa cooks in the broadband kitchen
November 1, 2001Article
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Digital haves and have-nots
November 1, 2001Article
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No strings attached: Bird Island telecom taking flight
November 1, 2001Article
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The need for speed
November 1, 2001Article
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Chasing the Tail of High-Tech
September 1, 2001Article
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Public venture, public gain?
September 1, 2001Article
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The granddaddy of VC
September 1, 2001Article
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Fairy tales and venture capital
July 1, 2001Article
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The entrepreneurial stool
July 1, 2001Article
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Nurturing the light bulb economy
July 1, 2001Article
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Icebergs and Government Productivity
June 1, 2001Article
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Phone Home
May 1, 2001Article
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Pitching for the minor leagues
March 1, 2001Article
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Shall we gather?
March 1, 2001Article
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Stadiums and convention centers as community loss leaders
March 1, 2001Article
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Edifice Complex
March 1, 2001Article
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Under the Influence
January 1, 2001Article
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Status of Electricity Deregulation in Ninth District States
January 1, 2001Article
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Corn farmers not alone on the ethanol bandwagon
January 1, 2001Article
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Ethanol in the Ninth District
January 1, 2001Article
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Blowin' in the wind
January 1, 2001Article
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Putting a Finger on the Grand (Income) Canyon
December 1, 2000Article
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Understanding the Cost of Free Lunch
December 1, 2000Article
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A helping hand, or new age loan sharking?
October 1, 2000Article
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Will that be cash, check or debtor's hell?
October 1, 2000Article
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Buyer beware
October 1, 2000Article
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Breaching the "Buckskin Curtain"
September 1, 2000Article
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A toolbox of favors
July 1, 2000Article
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Owners Manual: A Glossary of Incentive Tools
July 1, 2000Article
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The 'big drink' a few swallows short
July 1, 2000Article
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Backed by popular demand
July 1, 2000Article
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A little help from uncle sammy
July 1, 2000Article
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Fully loaded
July 1, 2000Article
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The New (and Improved) Economy
June 1, 2000Article
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Coming to a national forest near you
April 1, 2000Article
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Roadless initiative is rounding first phase and headed for second
April 1, 2000Article
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The crowded field of local economic development
April 1, 2000Article
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Local economic development: A recipe for stone soup
April 1, 2000Article
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Semantics, lack of data create large gray area
April 1, 2000Article
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Critics say roadless initiative a hit-and-run on local communities
April 1, 2000Article
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Shoestring budgets and Third World competition
April 1, 2000Article
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Local economic development: At your service
April 1, 2000Article
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Financial Evolution, Not Revolution
March 1, 2000Article
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The pig in the python
January 1, 2000Article
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The cousin of consolidation: contracting
January 1, 2000Article
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Tied to steel tracks
January 1, 2000Article
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Concentrating on food concentration
January 1, 2000Article
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Jobs wanted: Will work for (next to) nothing
January 1, 2000Article
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The Zen of Greenspan
December 1, 1999Article
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Not your father's farm recession
October 1, 1999Article
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Farming the government
October 1, 1999Article
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Saving the family farm, but from what?
October 1, 1999Article
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Farm crisis: Here we go again?
October 1, 1999Article
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Whistling Dixie?
October 1, 1999Article
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The Beauty (Pageant?) of Economics
September 1, 1999Article
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Nimble small-town banks swatting Y2K bugs
July 1, 1999Article
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Small-town community banks not bugged by Y2K
July 1, 1999Article
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Two Ninth District communities take lead in telecommunications
April 1, 1999Article
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Rural businesses are spurring much of the growth in telecommunications
April 1, 1999Article
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Linking rural America
April 1, 1999Article
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Econ 101: Is this the Best Way to Teach Economics?
December 1, 1998Article