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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
Data on the characteristics of non-compete lawsuits in Minnesota may shed light on labor market experiences
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Hospitality businesses see fewer customers and higher costs
Haley Chinander | Writer/Analyst
June 27, 2025
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June 25, 2025
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Nonprofits roiled by funding cuts and threats of more cuts, surveys find
Tu-Uyen Tran | Senior Writer
June 20, 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
Article
Restaurant interior with many vacant tables
Hospitality businesses see fewer customers and higher costs
Haley Chinander | Writer/Analyst
June 27, 2025
Data
Data map of the Ninth District
Regional Economic Indicators
June 25, 2025
Data
African American man stocking shelves at a food pantry
Nonprofits roiled by funding cuts and threats of more cuts, surveys find
Tu-Uyen Tran | Senior Writer
June 20, 2025
Article
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Cutting Hours Instead of Cutting Jobs: Shared Work Within the Unemployment Insurance System
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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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What drives consumer interest rates?
Tu-Uyen Tran | Senior Writer
June 3, 2025
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Balancing costs, labor, and ambiguity in the Ninth District’s construction sector
Erick Garcia Luna | Director, Regional Outreach
May 28, 2025
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Data drive updates to state unemployment insurance systems
Caryn Mohr | Senior Writer, Community Development and Engagement
May 16, 2025
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Farm sentiment leaned pessimistic in the region as spring planting got underway
Joe Mahon | Director, Regional Outreach
May 16, 2025
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Increasing uncertainty is trickling through the regional economy
Karmi Anna Mattson | Assistant Vice President, Regional Outreach and Public Programs Shannon Lewis | Senior Project Manager
May 13, 2025
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Increasing uncertainty in a resilient economy
Erick Garcia Luna | Director, Regional Outreach
May 12, 2025
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