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Administrative processes shape unemployment insurance access Ayushi Narayan | Economist, Community Development and Engagement
March 18, 2025
A review of state unemployment insurance application procedures reveals distinctions in the ways and times workers can apply
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Snow sport businesses see potential for growth—if only snow were reliable
Tu-Uyen Tran | Senior Writer
March 5, 2025
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Rising property insurance costs stress multifamily housing
Christina Spicher | Intern, Community Development and Engagement Libby Starling | Senior Community Development Advisor, Community Development and Engagement
March 4, 2025
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Small businesses along small town Main Street
Hiring slows as businesses continue to face high costs
Haley Chinander | Writer/Analyst
February 24, 2025
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Photo on left side of image: A man in a denim-blue button-down shirt sits at his kitchen table with his chin in his folded hands, looking intently at his laptop screen. Photo on right side of image: Close-up of a tall, hastily stacked pile of paperwork, some of it with brightly colored Post-It flags and notes attached.
Administrative processes shape unemployment insurance access
Ayushi Narayan | Economist, Community Development and Engagement
March 18, 2025
Article
A skier and a snowboarder
Snow sport businesses see potential for growth—if only snow were reliable
Tu-Uyen Tran | Senior Writer
March 5, 2025
Article
A view of a residential neighborhood in an urban community in Middle America as storm clouds gather in the sky. A park space is seen in the foreground and a mix of apartment buildings and a water tower are visible in the background. Colored bars in shades of red and orange overlay parts of the image, as a design element.
Rising property insurance costs stress multifamily housing
Christina Spicher | Intern, Community Development and Engagement Libby Starling | Senior Community Development Advisor, Community Development and Engagement
March 4, 2025
Article
Small businesses along small town Main Street
Hiring slows as businesses continue to face high costs
Haley Chinander | Writer/Analyst
February 24, 2025
Data
A tired farmer wiping his brow with a downward trending graph in the background
Farmers limped across the finish line at year-end
Joe Mahon | Director, Regional Outreach
February 21, 2025
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States made big and little changes to land use laws in 2024
Ben Horowitz | Senior Policy Analyst, Community Development and Engagement Christina Spicher | Intern, Community Development and Engagement
February 19, 2025
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Minnesota’s Multifamily Housing Industry Faces Rising Property Insurance Costs
Event on March 6, 2025
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Labor shortage strains Ninth District employers, and it might get tougher
Tu-Uyen Tran | Senior Writer
February 3, 2025
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Regional Economic Indicators
January 28, 2025
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Regional Economic Conditions: Manufacturing
Joe Mahon | Director, Regional Outreach Haley Chinander | Writer/Analyst
Event on February 7, 2025
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Regional Economic Conditions: General Business
Ron Wirtz | Director, Regional Outreach Haley Chinander | Writer/Analyst
Event on February 25, 2025
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Jay Debertin
2025 Regional Economic Conditions Conference
Event on January 15, 2025
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