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Indian Country small businesses face strong headwinds in COVID-19 recovery, key image
Indian Country small businesses face strong headwinds in COVID-19 recovery
Donna Feir | CICD Research Fellow Chris James | President and CEO, National Center for American Indian Enterprise Development Casey Lozar | Vice President, Director Center for Indian Country Development Ryan Nunn | Assistant Vice President, Community Development & Engagement
September 8, 2020
Article
General business survey key image with Ron Wirtz
Regional Economic Conditions: General business survey
Event on August 20, 2020
Event
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The new pandemic normal for Ninth District businesses?
Ron Wirtz | Director, Regional Outreach
August 14, 2020
Article
How a COVID-19 10-person group limit affects child care providers, key image
How a COVID-19 10-person group limit affects Minnesota’s child care providers
Rob Grunewald | Economist
June 24, 2020
Article
What works in supporting early care and education: CDFIs tackle market challenges, key image
What works in supporting early care and education: CDFIs tackle market challenges
Rob Grunewald | Economist Ben Horowitz | Senior Project Manager, Community Development
June 19, 2020
Article
Businesses treading water
Businesses treading water amid unprecedented conditions
Ron Wirtz | Director, Regional Outreach
May 26, 2020
Article
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
Article
COVID-19: Another strain for minority-, women-, and veteran-owned firms key image
COVID-19: Another strain for minority-, woman-, and veteran-owned firms
Ron Wirtz | Director, Regional Outreach
May 11, 2020
Article
SBA 7(a) access in Indian Country, key image
Do lender-access issues limit Paycheck Protection Program relief for tribal employers?
Casey Lozar | Vice President, Director Center for Indian Country Development Donna Feir | CICD Research Fellow James Robert Colombe | Project Manager
May 4, 2020
Article
COVID-19's business vertigo key image
COVID-19's business vertigo
Ron Wirtz | Director, Regional Outreach
April 7, 2020
Article
COVID-19 and the Ninth District: A shocked response
Ron Wirtz | Director, Regional Outreach
March 24, 2020
Article
Minneapolis Fed news release graphic
Small employer firms say revenues and hiring were stronger for 2018, though 2019 outlook is more tempered
Alyssa Augustine | Senior Public Relations Program Manager
April 16, 2019
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