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Businesses treading water
Businesses treading water amid unprecedented conditions
Ronald A. Wirtz | Director, Regional Outreach
May 26, 2020
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COVID-19: Connecting small businesses to pandemic relief is a struggle, CDFIs say key image
COVID-19: Connecting small businesses to pandemic relief is a struggle, CDFIs say
Ben Horowitz | Senior Project Manager, Community Development
May 19, 2020
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Minneapolis Fed to measure long-term impact of Minneapolis 2040 plan key image
Minneapolis Fed to measure long-term housing impact of Minneapolis 2040 plan
Ron J. Feldman | First Vice President Alene Tchourumoff | Senior Vice President, Community Development and Engagement
May 5, 2020
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Construction update: COVID-19 and the fog machine key image
COVID-19 and the fog of uncertainty
Ronald A. Wirtz | Director, Regional Outreach
April 14, 2020
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Construction impact: How COVID-19 is silencing the shovels
Construction impact: How COVID-19 is silencing the shovels
Ronald A. Wirtz | Director, Regional Outreach
March 27, 2020
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The Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis building and logo
Fatal encounters between Native Americans and the police
Matthew Harvey | CSWEP Summer 2019 Economics Fellow
March 25, 2020
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Solstice Apartments, an affordable housing community in Missoula, Mont.
Introducing What works in housing affordability
Paula Woessner | Senior Publications Editor, Community Development
March 17, 2020
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Once opposed by many neighbors, the Carver Crossing apartment complex in Carver, Minn., has become an accepted part of the community.
What works in housing affordability: Moving from “those people” to “our neighbors”
Ben Horowitz | Senior Project Manager, Community Development
March 17, 2020
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The Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis building and logo
Ninth District realities reflect Harvard’s latest rental-housing report
Ben Horowitz | Senior Project Manager, Community Development
February 19, 2020
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developers and city officials dueling conversations
Mixed-income housing: Developers and city officials see requirements differently
Tu-Uyen Tran | Senior Writer
February 18, 2020
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Expert Insights on Inclusionary Zoning Key Image
Developer insights on mixed-income housing policies
Libby Starling | Manager, Community Development
February 18, 2020
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Panelists take questions at the October 30, 2019, peer learning exchange on mixed-income housing policies. From left to right: Bill Neuendorf, City of Edina; Julie Wischnack, City of Minnetonka; Eric Johnson, City of Bloomington; and moderator Cathy Capone Bennett, Urban Land Institute Minnesota.
Peer learning exchange spotlights cities’ successes in mixed-income housing policy
Libby Starling | Manager, Community Development
February 18, 2020
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