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Senior writer, Minneapolis Fed, and spreadsheet enthusiast. RT ≠ endorsement. My views ≠ Mpls Fed's views. https://t.co/cjb9yhoUdh
Minneapolis, MN
Joined September 2013
RT @MinneapolisFed: The mining sector looms large over the economy in Marquette County, Michigan, but the steady growth of medical device m….
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Manufacturing shows promise but other major sectors lag in Marquette County
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There seems to be renewed interest in banning foreign adversaries from owning US farmland. For those interested, I wrote a primer about the topic last year. Bottom line: adversaries do own some but very little.
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Real estate investors from China, Russia, and other countries are target of new state laws
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RT @MinneapolisFed: Join us TOMORROW for the 2025 Regional Economic Conditions Conference. This virtual event will feature @CHSInc Presiden….
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RT @MinneapolisFed: How much do 25-34yo earn across the Ninth District? In 2019, median earnings ranged from $40,850 in Minnesota to $30,68….
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RT @OIGInstitute: Read our tenth issue of For All, available now online and, we hope, on your coffee table. Geography of unemployment. Bene….
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The Opportunity & Inclusive Growth Institute’s magazine, For All, highlights the breadth, depth, and diversity of the Institute’s contributions to understanding the wide array of distributional...
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RT @MinneapolisFed: #Immigrant labor has increased since the pandemic, read how employment has been impacted across the Fed’s Ninth Distric….
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More immigrants have joined the workforce of the Ninth District, but not in all jobs
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RT @MinneapolisFed: Concerns about a softening labor market contributed to the Fed's latest half-point rate cut. That view is informed by u….
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Adjusting for a long-term trend in job-vacancy data helps explain recent rise in unemployment
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RT @MinneapolisFed: Join us Oct 17-18 for Macroeconomic Policy Perspectives: Banking, Regulation, and Macroeconomic Outcomes. The event wil….
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A new annual conference and initiative of the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis, the University of Chicago, and Stanford University
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RT @MinneapolisFed: The fall issue of For All magazine from @OIGInstitute is now online. The issue features an interview with @D_W_Wilcox,….
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The Opportunity & Inclusive Growth Institute’s magazine, For All, highlights the breadth, depth, and diversity of the Institute’s contributions to understanding the wide array of distributional...
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RT @OIGInstitute: The federal government began the Head Start program nearly 60 years ago. @bdtimpe @NebraskaEcon studies whether the progr….
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Making headway on Head Start
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RT @MinneapolisFed: The cost of homeowners insurance is going ⬆️ while coverage is going ⬇️. @SoundsLikeToWin takes a closer (and higher!)….
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The Strib has a nice preview of the conference that offers some add'l context: 13/13.
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Stevens County’s pod model has attracted attention as an innovative solution for a longstanding issue.
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On the other hand, one person said their community leaders were people young enough to have young kids and they were on board right away. 12/13.
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One person said the key is to get "Bob" on your side. That's their nickname for a key leader in the rural community who holds a lot of sway. 11/13.
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The other thing I took away from the conference is that buy-in can be hard. One person said their community leaders denied child care was a problem. They had to wait for it to get bad enough before people were convinced. 10/13.
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There were examples of nonprofit groups providing space as well: St. Gabriel's Health in Little Falls has space for 2 providers in a vacant bldg. And a new nonprofit started a child care center in Warroad 9/13.
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Several people involved in the pods model said it's easier to get started because regulations are less stringent for small providers. Luverne went with a center because it wanted to serve more families. 8/13.
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Normally smaller providers operate out of their own home but there are lots of barriers: they have to be homeowners, costly upgrades to the home to meet state codes, disruption of family life. 7/13.
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These examples show two models. One is just a regular child care center. The subsidized space is what's different. The other is the "pod" model, where a bunch of small providers (10-14 kids) operate under 1 roof. 6/13.
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Luverne will provide space for a nonprofit-run child care center that can care for 186 children. 5/13.
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Families in Rock County, Minnesota have had limited choices when it comes to childcare. Now, the City of Luverne is taking action to provide much needed relief for working families.
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