Immigration

• Faces of change
  In a flashback to the early 20th century, immigrants from all over the world are settling in the district, and not just in its inner cities.
• Bring us your tired, huddled masses (we’ve got job openings)
  Employers strapped for labor have turned to immigrants to fill jobs spurned by many natives.
• A good investment or money down the drain?
  Immigrants have become a lightning rod for the resentment of native-born taxpayers who disapprove of extra spending on social services
• Foreign-Born Population, 2000
  Charts: Ninth District Foreign-Born Population, 2000
• Ninth Federal Reserve District County Analysis Summary
  Table of Ninth Federal Reserve District County Analysis Summary

District Features

• The new coal rush
  Rising energy needs and relaxed regulations fuel a resurgence.
• Proposed Ninth District Coal-Fired Plants
  Map of Proposed Ninth District Coal-Fired Plants
• A fast, variable-speed mortgage roller coaster
  A strong district mortgage market, but marked differences among metro areas.

District Voices

• The prices for most construction materials have seen significant increases this season. How have higher materials costs affected your business and your area's building market in general?
  District Voices

Opinion

• Letter to the Editor
  Re: Two-Year Colleges

District Data

• Solid performance marked by district publicly traded companies
• Retail price hikes expected
• Bank Web sites double in four years
• Manufacturing machine heats up
  Summer Survey of Ninth District Manufacturers
• 2004 Summer Manufacturing Business Conditions Survey Results
  Total Ninth Federal Reserve District—State Comparison
• Summer 2004 Manufacturing Business Conditions Survey Results
  Total Ninth Federal Reserve District—State Comparison

State Roundups

• Tourism tour
  Michigan State Roundup
• Putting wild back in the rice, and rice back in the wild
  Michigan State Roundup
• Gambling on charity
  Minnesota State Roundup
• Unallotment allotted
  Minnesota State Roundup
• Big-box tax special
  Montana State Roundup
• No-go Greyhound
  Montana State Roundup
• Tourists explore undiscovered territory
  North Dakota State Roundup
• State's sales booming
  North Dakota State Roundup
• Sowing the seeds of the future?
  South Dakota State Roundup
• Prairie dogs put to sleep
  South Dakota State Roundup
• Co-op plan needs federal cooperation
  Wisconsin State Roundup
• Green power
  Wisconsin State Roundup