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Staff Reports
The Early Labor Market Impacts of Minnesota’s 2023 Non-Compete Enforcement BanAyushi Narayan | Economist, Community Development and EngagementRyan Nunn | Assistant Vice President, Community Development and Engagement (former)Maxine Xu | Data Scientist, Community Development and Engagement
November 2, 2026
Research
Photo on left side of image: Daytime exterior shot of a tire and auto service shop in a small town in Montana. The one-story building has gray metal siding and red trim. Two pickup trucks are parked near the entrance, below the shop's signs. Photo on right side of image: Daytime exterior shot of a high-rise hotel in downtown St. Paul, Minnesota. The image is taken at midrange from across the street, looking up at the hotel tower, with several other downtown buildings visible in tihe background.
Tribes’ business footprint extends from rural reservations to urban centersAva LaPlante | Associate Data Scientist, Center for Indian Country DevelopmentCaryn Mohr | Senior Writer, Community Development and EngagementMaxine Xu | Data Scientist, Community Development and Engagement
October 14, 2026
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Staff Reports
Federal Oversight and Benefit Payment Accuracy: Evidence from the Unemployment Insurance SystemAyushi Narayan | Economist, Community Development and Engagement
October 13, 2026
Research
Medium-range photo of the construction site of Exodus low-income apartments at 2nd Avenue and 9th Street in Downtown Minneapolis, on a sunny day in early autumn.
Minneapolis 2040 Plan indicators point to stable rents, stalled developmentBen Horowitz | Senior Policy Analyst, Community Development and EngagementLibby Starling | Senior Community Development Advisor, Community Development and EngagementMaxine Xu | Data Scientist, Community Development and Engagement
October 7, 2026
Article
Video stills of the four speakers from the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis' May 21, 2026, webinar titled "How Can Public Policy Boost Hiring?" are arranged in a two-by-two grid. Appearing clockwise from the upper left are Timothy Bartik of the Upjohn Institute, Jen Swalboski of Hired, Neal Young of the Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development, and Adam Ozimek, Economic Innovation Group.
Labor demand policies connect workers to jobs

Lejla Mehmedovic | Intern, Community Development and Engagement

Caryn Mohr | Senior Writer, Community Development and Engagement
September 8, 2026
Article
Erik Hembre beside image of a family in a home kitchen
Introducing the HPOP: How Our New Homeownership Measure Puts People FirstErik Hembre | Senior Economist, Community Development and EngagementLibby Starling | Senior Community Development Advisor, Community Development and Engagement
Event on September 28, 2026
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Inside the construction site of a large commercial or industrial building, with exposed steel supports and beams visible in the background, a male construction worker cuts through several lengths of steel using a power saw located in the immediate foreground. The worker is wearing a white hard hat with face shield, black sweatshirt, orange safety vest, blue jeans, and yellow work gloves. Sparks fly from the saw as it cuts the steel.
Native federal contractors contribute to local economies nationwideAndrew Huff | Senior Policy and Legal Advisor, Center for Indian Country DevelopmentAva LaPlante | Associate Data Scientist, Center for Indian Country DevelopmentCaryn Mohr | Senior Writer, Community Development and Engagement
August 24, 2026
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Colorful stylized graphic landscape with vibrant charts and technology-related elements layered on top. Image features an interconnected lattice of hexagon shapes, six of which frame photos of individuals as they spoke at the Minneapolis Fed's 2026 Center for Indian Country Data Summit. The six speakers are Michelle Beaudin, Lac Courte Oreilles Band of Lake Superior Chippewa; Zechariah Harjo, Muscogee (Creek) Nation; Mike Lettig, Huntington Bank; Casey Lozar, Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis; Traci Morris, Arizona State University; and Michael Running Wolf, First Languages AI Reality.
Through data governance, tribes protect “digital land” and build tribal economiesCaryn Mohr | Senior Writer, Community Development and Engagement
August 14, 2026
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A woman stocks merchandise in the clothing section of a gift and souvenir shop. She appears in profile and has a focused expression on her face as as she holds several red sweatshirts on hangers before placing them on a wall rack for sale.
To meet demand, Native CDFIs pursue alternative sources of lending capitalMichou Kokodoko | Senior Policy Analyst, Community Development and EngagementCaryn Mohr | Senior Writer, Community Development and Engagement
July 30, 2026
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At a large wooden conference table that's lit from a nearby window, two colleagues, a man and a woman, gesture as they review financial charts and data on a laptop computer. Printouts of balance sheets lie on the table in front of them. Their heads are cut off in the shot and we only see their forearms and hands. The photo is taken in semi-profile over the shoulder of the man, who is seated in the foreground.
Understanding the financial health of Native CDFI loan funds: A closer look at the numbersMichou Kokodoko | Senior Policy Analyst, Community Development and EngagementH Trostle | Senior Policy Analyst, Center for Indian Country DevelopmentMaxine Xu | Data Scientist, Community Development and Engagement
July 24, 2026
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At a checkout lane in a large supermarket, a woman wearing a short-sleeve black tee shirt with thin white stripes loads plastic bags filled with groceries into her shopping cart. Her face has a serious expression.
Lower-income Minnesotans struggle in uncertain economyJuliet Cramer | Associate Data Scientist, Community Development and EngagementBen Horowitz | Senior Policy Analyst, Community Development and EngagementAyushi Narayan | Economist, Community Development and EngagementAlene Tchourumoff | Senior Vice President, Talent and Engagement, Learning Management Support Office, and Community Development and EngagementMaxine Xu | Data Scientist, Community Development and Engagement
July 17, 2026
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Several members of a multigenerational Latino family spend time together in their kitchen. A grandfather and grandson play dominos on the kitchen island while the mother and father begin preparing the next meal and the grandmother and young granddaughter chat by the sink, which sits below a large window. The room has a high ceiling, wooden cabinets, a red glass-tile blacksplash, black granite countertops, and stainless steel appliances.
New homeownership measure puts people firstErik Hembre | Senior Economist, Community Development and EngagementBen Horowitz | Senior Policy Analyst, Community Development and EngagementMaxine Xu | Data Scientist, Community Development and Engagement
July 15, 2026
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