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Sales of RVs, other outdoor toys plunge as extraordinary demand far outpaces supply Tu-Uyen Tran | Senior Writer
November 17, 2021
Inventory remains low even with factories producing more than pre-pandemic levels
Understanding the rise of investor-owned homes
Understanding the rise of investor-owned homes
Tu-Uyen Tran | Senior Writer Kim Eng Ky | Data Scientist, Community Development and Engagement Libby Starling | Director, Community Development and Engagement
November 12, 2021
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Despite drought’s feared effect on game animals in Ninth District, hunting continues pandemic-era momentum, article key
Despite drought’s feared effect on game animals in Ninth District, hunting continues pandemic-era momentum
Tu-Uyen Tran | Senior Writer
November 1, 2021
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Nontraditional stakeholders explain hiring and other challenges of pandemic economy to Minneapolis Fed article key image
Nontraditional stakeholders explain hiring and other challenges of pandemic economy to Minneapolis Fed
Erick Garcia Luna | Regional Outreach Director Tu-Uyen Tran | Senior Writer
October 21, 2021
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General business survey key image with Ron Wirtz
Regional Economic Conditions: General Business
Ron Wirtz | Director, Regional Outreach
Event on November 12, 2021
Event
golden RV in a line of RVs
Sales of RVs, other outdoor toys plunge as extraordinary demand far outpaces supply
Tu-Uyen Tran | Senior Writer
November 17, 2021
Article
Speaker Ron Wirtz and a construction site
Regional Economic Conditions: Construction Sector Activity
Ron Wirtz | Director, Regional Outreach
Event on December 3, 2021
Event
Understanding the rise of investor-owned homes
Understanding the rise of investor-owned homes
Tu-Uyen Tran | Senior Writer Kim Eng Ky | Data Scientist, Community Development and Engagement Libby Starling | Director, Community Development and Engagement
November 12, 2021
Article
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Regional Economic Conditions: Agricultural Credit
Joe Mahon | Director, Regional Outreach
Event on November 19, 2021
Event
Despite drought’s feared effect on game animals in Ninth District, hunting continues pandemic-era momentum, article key
Despite drought’s feared effect on game animals in Ninth District, hunting continues pandemic-era momentum
Tu-Uyen Tran | Senior Writer
November 1, 2021
Article
Farmers in a field
South Dakota’s economy bounces back
Haley Chinander | Research Assistant
October 27, 2021
Article
Nontraditional stakeholders explain hiring and other challenges of pandemic economy to Minneapolis Fed article key image
Nontraditional stakeholders explain hiring and other challenges of pandemic economy to Minneapolis Fed
Erick Garcia Luna | Regional Outreach Director Tu-Uyen Tran | Senior Writer
October 21, 2021
Article
Non-compete contracts sideline low-wage workers, key image
Non-compete contracts sideline low-wage workers
Tyler Boesch | Economist/Analyst, Community Development and Engagement Katherine Lim | Economist, Community Development and Engagement Ryan Nunn | Assistant Vice President, Community Development and Engagement
October 15, 2021
Article
woman purchasing groceries
What’s causing inflation to rise in the Ninth District?
Tu-Uyen Tran | Senior Writer
October 12, 2021
Article
Another punishing wildfire season for the Ninth District article key image
Another punishing wildfire season for the Ninth District
Tu-Uyen Tran | Senior Writer
October 6, 2021
Article
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Assessing impacts of American Rescue Plan child care funding
Rob Grunewald | Economist, Community Development and Engagement Ryan Nunn | Assistant Vice President, Community Development and Engagement
October 4, 2021
Article