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Inside a big-box home improvement store, a man in a short-sleeve plaid shirt bends down to compare the prices of boxes of hardware that are located on a low shelf. He is seen in profile, with the camera looking down the length of the store aisle.
Homeowner expenses outpaced inflation from 2021 through 2023
Erik Hembre | Senior Economist, Community Development and Engagement Ben Horowitz | Senior Policy Analyst, Community Development and Engagement
September 16, 2025
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Housing Needs and Opportunities in North Dakota
Event on November 6, 2025
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Understanding the Native CDFI landscape
Caryn Mohr | Senior Writer, Community Development and Engagement
September 4, 2025
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CICD 10th Anniversary and Data Summit
Event on October 8, 2025
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A view of Hencen Apartments in Minneapolis, shot from street level at the corner of 4th Street SE and Hennepin Avenue on a partly cloudy summer day.
Unpacking supply and demand in rent trends since the Minneapolis 2040 Plan
Erik Hembre | Senior Economist, Community Development and Engagement Ben Horowitz | Senior Policy Analyst, Community Development and Engagement Libby Starling | Senior Community Development Advisor, Community Development and Engagement Maxine Xu | Data Scientist, Community Development and Engagement
August 25, 2025
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Cutting Hours Instead of Cutting Jobs: Shared Work Within the Unemployment Insurance System
Event on July 15, 2025
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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
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Tribes innovate economic data practices based on tribal values
Caryn Mohr | Senior Writer, Community Development and Engagement
June 24, 2025
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Spatial Structural Change
Fabian Eckert | University of California, San Diego Michael Peters | Visiting Scholar, Institute
June 23, 2025
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Great lakes freighter at an ore dock on Lake Superior
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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On the bank of a picturesque river in Canada, a First Nations woman casts her fishing rod into the water. She appears from behind, mid-foreground, and is wearing a fluorescent green jacket, green pants, brown boots, and a light-colored hat. Mountains, pine trees, and a partly cloudy sky are reflected on the river's surface.
Economic implications of reaffirming Indigenous land rights: Lessons from Canada
Rob Gillezeau | University of Toronto
May 30, 2025
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In a brightly lit office space, a man in a gray button-down shirt and black blazer stands at a white board and speaks to two colleagues, a man and a woman, who are partially visible from behind. The speaking man holds a marker close to the white board, which is covered with notes and colorful Post-Its, and looks at his male colleague as he speaks.
Using tailored services, Native CDFIs work to foster financial resilience
Harley Kell | Policy Fellow, Center for Indian Country Development
May 28, 2025
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