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Susanne Pearl and Tu-Uyen Tran
Regional Economic Conditions: Health of the Minnesota Child Care Sector
Tu-Uyen Tran | Senior Writer
Event on April 15, 2024
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Ron Wirtz
Regional Economic Conditions: General Business
Ron Wirtz | Director, Regional Outreach Haley Chinander | Writer/Analyst
Event on February 23, 2024
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Businesses continue to struggle with high prices and interest rates
Haley Chinander | Writer/Analyst
February 22, 2024
Article
Seated in a window booth inside his restaurant, a Native American entrepreneur reviews paperwork for his business. He has a mustache and short, curly, salt-and-pepper hair, and wears glasses and a purple shirt.
Native entrepreneurs face credit-access challenges
Ava LaPlante | Research Assistant, Center for Indian Country Development Laurel Wheeler | CICD Research Fellow
February 21, 2024
Article
Joe Mahon
Regional Economic Conditions: Manufacturing
Joe Mahon | Director, Regional Outreach Haley Chinander | Writer/Analyst
Event on February 2, 2024
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Native Entrepreneurship Dashboard
December 5, 2023
Data
Commercial construction workers and image of Ron Wirtz
Regional Economic Conditions: Construction Sector Outlook
Ron Wirtz | Director, Regional Outreach
Event on November 29, 2023
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A group of employees working behind the counter at a locally-owned coffee shop
As business startups surge, they’re creating more jobs
Tu-Uyen Tran | Senior Writer
November 15, 2023
Article
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Rising interest rates create more challenges for businesses
Haley Chinander | Writer/Analyst
August 22, 2023
Data
Erick Garcia-Luna
Regional Economic Conditions: Insights from Workers and Job Seekers
Erick Garcia Luna | Director, Regional Outreach
Event on September 8, 2023
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General business survey key image with Ron Wirtz
Regional Economic Conditions: General Business
Ron Wirtz | Director, Regional Outreach Haley Chinander | Writer/Analyst
Event on August 22, 2023
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Regional Economic Conditions: Professional services key image
Regional Economic Conditions: Professional Services
Joe Mahon | Director, Regional Outreach Haley Chinander | Writer/Analyst
Event on July 10, 2023
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