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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
Article
Expert Insights on Inclusionary Zoning Key Image
Developer insights on mixed-income housing policies
Libby Starling | Manager, Community Development
February 18, 2020
Article
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
Article
Investment Connection participants
Investment Connection Minneapolis: March 2020
February 12, 2020
Event
The Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis building and logo
Findings from a Financial Survey of East African Households in the Twin Cities
Michou Kokodoko | Project Director, Community Development Gretchen Nicholls | Local Initiatives Support Corporation Twin Cities
January 31, 2020
Article
Aerial image of Billings housing development, key image
Billings' lowest-income renters face rising costs, scarce options
Ben Horowitz | Senior Project Manager, Community Development Libby Starling | Manager, Community Development
October 4, 2019
Article
Billings view, with rimrock in the foreground
What we learned on a community engagement trip to Billings
Ben Horowitz | Senior Project Manager, Community Development Casey Lozar | Vice President, Director Center for Indian Country Development
September 4, 2019
Article
The Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis building and logo
Billings Community Data Profile
Ben Horowitz | Senior Project Manager, Community Development
September 4, 2019
Article
Economic forecast in Minnesota's northwoods: Sunny with a few clouds
Ronald A. Wirtz | Director, Regional Outreach
July 12, 2019
Article
The Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis building and logo
Case Study: Missoula Area Chamber of Commerce’s strategy to address child care
Ben Horowitz | Senior Project Manager, Community Development Rob Grunewald | Economist
July 2, 2019
Article
Interview with William Darity Jr.
William “Sandy” Darity Jr. interview: “If you think something’s the right thing to do, then you pursue it.”
Douglas Clement | Managing Editor
June 3, 2019
Article
Measuring and addressing disparities in early executive function skills, key image
Measuring and addressing disparities in early executive function skills
Rob Grunewald | Economist Ben Horowitz | Senior Project Manager, Community Development
May 21, 2019
Article