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A young, straight, Indigenous couple and their baby sit on the wooden front steps of a small, light-blue house with white trim. The family members are all in jeans, with the parents wearing white sweaters and the baby wearing a gray sweater. The baby looks at the camera while the parents gaze down at the baby and the mom leans in to kiss the baby's forehead.
Native CDFI relending program expands access to affordable homeownership in Indian Country
Matthew Gregg | Senior Economist, Center for Indian Country Development Harley Kell | Policy Fellow, Center for Indian Country Development
October 7, 2025
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Inside a metal fabrication workshop, a male worker leans forward and holds a long, narrow sheet of steel in place on one end of a large metal press. The machine and the worker are seen in profile, with the worker wearing a black jacket, gray cap, gray protective gloves, and safety glasses. A second worker can be seen out of focus in the background, securing the other end of the steel panel.
Who gets unemployment benefits for shared work?
Shelby Cook | Michigan Unemployment Insurance Agency Leonidas Murembya | Michigan Unemployment Insurance Agency Ayushi Narayan | Economist, Community Development and Engagement Ryan Nunn | Assistant Vice President, Community Development and Engagement
September 30, 2025
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Photo on left side of image: At a table inside a schoolroom on the Navajo Reservation, a smiling female teacher helps a student with her assignment. The teacher wears a gold-colored, traditional Navajo shirt and several pieces of traditional jewelry, and her student wears jeans and a pink tee shirt. On right side of image: Layered symbols and visuals representing data science appear in silhouette on a blue background. The visuals include chart elements, numbers, and strings of computer code
Expanded Survey of Native Nations pilot advances understanding of tribal public finances
Phil Gover | Senior Policy Analyst, Center for Indian Country Development Ava LaPlante | Research Assistant, Center for Indian Country Development Casey Lozar | Vice President, Director of Center for Indian Country Development Caryn Mohr | Senior Writer, Community Development and Engagement Vanessa Palmer | Data Director, Center for Indian Country Development H Trostle | Senior Policy Analyst, Center for Indian Country Development
September 25, 2025
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CICD 10th Anniversary and Data Summit
Event on October 8, 2025
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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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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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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
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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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