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2009, Volume 21, Issue May
- 1-7 Where have all the tourists gone?
by Phil Davies - 8-9 A nice place to visit, but ..
by Phil Davies - 10-11 Wait for us
by Ronald A. Wirtz - 12-13 Not your father’s farm
by Joe Mahon - 14-15 Following a solid 2008, district manufactured exports expected to slow in 2009
by Wongho Chung & Rob Grunewald - 14-15 Another reason to love country living
by David Fettig
2009, Volume 21, Issue Mar
- 1-5 The mystery of crime
by Douglas Clement - 6-8 Just the facts, ma’am
by Douglas Clement - 9-11 Recyclical demand
by Joe Mahon - 12-14 Run over by gas
by Frank Jossi
2009, Volume 21, Issue Jan
- 1-6 Raising the credit bar, or getting clubbed by it?
by Ronald A. Wirtz - 1-9 Bringing the credit home
by Daniel Rozycki - 7-9 Driving a hard bargain
by Phil Davies - 10-11 Home to roost
by Joe Mahon - 12-14 Ninth District economy slips into a recession
by Rob Grunewald & Tobias Madden
2008, Volume 20, Issue Sep
- 1-5 Just what is the middle class, and other stuff
by Terry J. Fitzgerald & Ronald A. Wirtz - 1-5 Say hello to the modest good life for me
by Terry J. Fitzgerald & Ronald A. Wirtz - 1-17 This corn crop could be yours
by Clint Pecenka - 6-8 Supersize me
by Ronald A. Wirtz - 9-12 To market, to market to buy a fat tomato
by Kathy Cobb - 13-15 Old favorites and new initiatives
by Vincent Smith - 18-19 Tracking “fringe banking”
by Joe Mahon
2008, Volume 20, Issue Nov
- 1-6 The bonds of debt
by Ronald A. Wirtz - 7-8 Auction-rate fireworks: Ooh, aah, ouch
by Ronald A. Wirtz - 9-10 A question of credit
by Ronald A. Wirtz - 11-12 The second garage
by Joe Mahon - 14-15 Talking turkey
by Dave Walter - 16-19 CRP: Green if good, but more green is preferred
by Heather Hampton & Ronald A. Wirtz
2008, Volume 20, Issue May
- 1-6 University tech transfer: Have I got a business idea for you
by Phil Davies - 6-7 Old-fashioned tech transfer
by Phil Davies - 8-9 The few, the risky
by Phil Davies - 10-12 Iron range rebirth: a new lease on life, or just déjà vu?
by Kathy Cobb - 14-16 Store clearance
by Joe Mahon - 17-19 District manufactured exports post solid growth in 2007
by Rob Grunewald & Clint Pecenka
2008, Volume 20, Issue Mar
- 1-5 Dual-edged earmarks
by Douglas Clement - 1-6 Both sides of the pork trough
by Douglas Clement & Ronald A. Wirtz - 7-9 This little piggy came home
by Douglas Clement - 10-13 Is there an animal doctor in the house?
by Joe Mahon - 14-16 On a wing and a subsidy
by Kathy Cobb - 18-19 Room at the silo, after all
by Joe Mahon
2008, Volume 20, Issue Jul
- 1-6 Making hay off the land
by Ronald A. Wirtz - 1-7 This space for rent. Bring your wallet, unless I know you
by Ronald A. Wirtz - 1-8 Swap meet
by Ronald A. Wirtz - 1-9 Hedging their bets
by Ronald A. Wirtz - 1-10 Outside the winner’s circle
by Ronald A. Wirtz - 11-15 Turning carbon into cash
by Phil Davies - 16-17 Common descent
by Joe Mahon - 19-20 A man’s home is his unsold castle
by Clint Pecenka & Ronald A. Wirtz - 21-23 A soft district economy expected
by Rob Grunewald & Tobias Madden
2008, Volume 20, Issue Jan
- 1-5 The Wal-Mart effect: Poison or antidote for local communities?
by Terry J. Fitzgerald & Ronald A. Wirtz - 6-7 The research literature on Wal-Mart: Some frowns, some smiley faces
by Ronald A. Wirtz - 8-9 Wal-Mart in the Ninth District: Who, when and how
by Ronald A. Wirtz - 10-12 A growing cornucopia of organics
by Dave Walter - 13-14 Send more nurses, stat!
by Joe Mahon - 15-16 Not making the grade
by Joe Mahon - 17-19 A slower economy in 2008
by Rob Grunewald & Tobias Madden
2007, Volume 19, Issue Sep
- 1-7 Franchising like rabbits
by Ronald A. Wirtz - 1-8 Franchisors R Us
by Ronald A. Wirtz - 9-11 Credit risk data may help target foreclosure mitigation
by Michael Grover & Laura Smith & Richard M. Todd - 12-13 Taking the bite out of workers' comp
by Joe Mahon - 14-15 Rental rebound
by Joe Mahon - 16-18 Where’s the buzz?
by Kathy Cobb
2007, Volume 19, Issue Nov
- 1-5 Through the maze, darkly
by Ronald A. Wirtz - 6-7 The semantics of health care prices
by Ronald A. Wirtz - 8-9 Is there a consumer in the house?
by Ronald A. Wirtz - 10-14 Grid and bear it
by Phil Davies - 15-16 Come and get it
by Genko Genov & Ronald A. Wirtz - 17-19 Rolling the ICE dice
by Kathy Cobb
2007, Volume 19, Issue May
- 1-5 Dialing for dollars
by Phil Davies - 1-6 Fixing universal service
by Phil Davies - 7-10 Broadband: not quite universal
by Phil Davies - 11-13 Pipelines to feed the beast
by Kathy Cobb - 14-16 Bank exposure to ethanol
by Jay Hendrickson & Mark Lueck - 18-19 O Canada
by David Redlinger - 20-21 District exports expand in 2006
by Rob Grunewald - 22-23 Foreign trade zones
by Ronald A. Wirtz
2007, Volume 19, Issue Mar
- 1-1 Lost best place
by Douglas Clement - 2-4 Do fence me in?
by Douglas Clement - 5-7 Coping strategies
by Douglas Clement - 7-9 Wide open spaces
by Douglas Clement - 10-13 Intensive care for rural hospitals
by Ronald A. Wirtz - 14-16 Claire Strom on James J. Hill's legacy and influence on the northern Great Plains
by David Fettig - 17-19 A minimum wager
by Joe Mahon - 20-23 One more thing in life that’s certain: Fees
by Andrea Martinez
2007, Volume 19, Issue Jul
- 1-5 What is a small business? Inc(reasing)
by Ronald A. Wirtz - 1-8 A word about do-it-yourselfers
by Ronald A. Wirtz - 1-8 The state of small business: Small is tough, but still beautiful
by Ronald A. Wirtz - 6-7 It’s a jungle out there
by Ronald A. Wirtz - 9-12 Green at any price?
by Phil Davies - 14-16 Builders see green
by Kathy Cobb - 17-18 West outpaces east in district economic growth
by Rob Grunewald & Tobias Madden
2007, Volume 19, Issue Jan
- 1-4 Rx for aging health care facilities
by Ronald A. Wirtz - 1-5 The next IT in health care
by Ronald A. Wirtz - 6-7 You are what you reimburse
by Ronald A. Wirtz - 8-11 Not out of the woods yet
by Phil Davies - 12-14 When Chicken Little is wrong
by Kathy Cobb - 15-17 Old MacDonald's evolving farm
by Meredith Mullen - 18-20 News flash: Small-market papers prosper
by Joe Mahon - 21-22 Moderate economic growth expected in 2007
by Rob Grunewald & Tobias Madden
2006, Volume 18, Issue Sep
- 1-6 High and dry
by Phil Davies - 1-8 Who needs downtowns, anyway?
by Phil Davies - 7-10 To save a city
by Phil Davies - 11-13 Amber waves of biodiesel
by Joe Mahon - 14-15 Roll the credits … and the tax incentives
by Kathy Cobb - 16-18 Farmers are growing an appreciating crop of land
by Rob Grunewald
2006, Volume 18, Issue Nov
- 1-5 The myriad, changing faces of poverty. Is poverty getting better or worse? Yes
by Ronald A. Wirtz - 1-9 The connection between poverty and the economy
by Rob Grunewald - 6-7,10-11 Poor by what standard? The poverty line is not as clear-cut as it appears
by Ronald A. Wirtz - 8-9 A bird’s-eye county view of poverty
by Rob Grunewald - 12-15 Excuse me, which way is up? Is America still the land of economic opportunity and mobility, especially for the poor?
by Ronald A. Wirtz
2006, Volume 18, Issue May
- 1-4 An actuarial balancing act
by Ronald A. Wirtz - 1-5 In case of pension emergency
by Ronald A. Wirtz - 1-7 Pension deficit disorder
by Ronald A. Wirtz - 8-9 Gasping over GASB
by Ronald A. Wirtz - 10-13 Taking the shears to fuel costs
by Joe Mahon - 14-16 Entrance exam
by Katherine Nesse - 18-21 Driving for a license
by Morris M. Kleiner - 22-23 District exports post double-digit growth
by Rob Grunewald - y:2006:i:may:n:18no.3 Covet thy neighbor’s … pension? Public vs. private
by Ronald A. Wirtz
2006, Volume 18, Issue Mar
- 1-1 The wealth (and poverty) of Indian nations
by Douglas Clement - 1-19 Farm payments: not a road to growth
by Joe Mahon - 2-3,5 Tribal trends
by Douglas Clement - 4-7 Indianpreneurs
by Douglas Clement - 8-10 Growth by degrees
by Douglas Clement - 11-13 Thomas J. Holmes on Wal-Mart's location strategy
by David Fettig - 14-17 Condemned prosperity
by Phil Davies - 20-23 Putting a price, and a cap, on pain and suffering
by Kathy Cobb - y:2006:i:mar:n:v.18no.2:x:1 Capital idea
by Douglas Clement - y:2006:i:mar:n:v.18no.2 A model law
by Douglas Clement
2006, Volume 18, Issue Jul
- 1-4 The economy’s middle child
by Ronald A. Wirtz - 1-5 Tracking the elusive nonprofit economy
by Ronald A. Wirtz - 1-16 Professional services firms anticipate higher profits, tighter labor supply
by Manal Alam & Tobias Madden - 6-7 The leader of the nonprofit pack
by Ronald A. Wirtz - 7-8 Charity case: Trends in giving
by Ronald A. Wirtz - 9-11 South Dakota “steaks” its reputation on beef branding program
by Kathy Cobb - 12-13 End of the (credit) line?
by Joe Mahon - 14-15 Canadian tourism on the rise, eh?
by Elizabeth Neils - 18-19 District economic growth remains on track
by Rob Grunewald & Tobias Madden - y:2006:i:jul:n:v.18no.4 What factors are associated with changes in nonprofit receipts?
by Rob Grunewald
2006, Volume 18, Issue Jan
- 1-3 Filling a prescription for more pharmacies
by Ronald A. Wirtz - 1-4 The other pharm crisis
by Ronald A. Wirtz - 1-7 Special delivery
by Ronald A. Wirtz - 4-6 Cash, check or third party?
by Ronald A. Wirtz - 8-10 Molding a new industry
by Joe Mahon - 11-13 Color them plain but successful
by Kathy Cobb - 16-18 District economic expansion to continue in 2006
by Rob Grunewald & Tobias Madden - 18-19 District business leaders expect modest overall growth in 2006
by Tobias Madden
2005, Volume 17, Issue Sep
- 1-5,7 Pipe dreams
by Phil Davies - 1-6 The path not taken
by Phil Davies - 1-10 Tapping into savings
by Phil Davies - 1-13 This little piggy restricted market access
by Joe Mahon - 8-11 Paying the piper
by Phil Davies - 12-13 Livestock shocks: mad cow, trade policy and strong prices
by Joe Mahon - 14-17 Lighting up Big Sky, dereg style
by Frank Jossi - 19-22 Black gold rush
by Joe Mahon
2005, Volume 17, Issue Nov
- 1-1 Job shocks: resuscitation or suffocation?
by Ronald A. Wirtz - 1-3 Helicopter churn: the macro view on job loss and growth
by Terry J. Fitzgerald & Mark Holland - 1-6 Methodology: a county slice in time
by Ronald A. Wirtz - 1-8 Shocked, only not: false positive cases of employment decline
by Dan Mayberry - 1-10 Company mass layoffs: the “other” job shock
by Ronald A. Wirtz - 2,4-5 County employment: shocks and rebounds
by Elizabeth Ball & Terry J. Fitzgerald & Mark Holland - 7-10 A missing bogeyman
by Ronald A. Wirtz - 11-15 Fickle like the wind
by Phil Davies - 16-18 Exploring new tourism territory
by Joe Mahon - y:2005:i:nov:n:v17no.6 Job shock: when lightning threatens again
by Colin Hartman & Joe Larson
2005, Volume 17, Issue May
- 1-2,4-5 A rising housing tide
by Ronald A. Wirtz - 1-3 Close-knit neighborhoods
by Ronald A. Wirtz - 1-5 Bureaucratic rent trends
by Ronald A. Wirtz - 1-21 Manufacturing lots of work for little profit
by Tobias Madden - 6-9 Housing affordability: Catch me if you can
by Ronald A. Wirtz - 10-12 Rust never sleeps
by Frank Jossi - 14-17 The beet generation
by Joe Mahon - 18-20 Foreign, Inc
by Colbey Sullivan - 22-23 District exports post strong growth in 2004
by Rob Grunewald
2005, Volume 17, Issue Mar
- 1-1 Getting wasted
by Douglas Clement - 1-3 Profiles in garbage
by Douglas Clement - 1-19 A dynamic economy means churning employment
by Rob Grunewald - 2-6 Not in my back 40
by Douglas Clement - 6-9 Recycling—righteous or rubbish?
by Douglas Clement - 10-13 Missing the bus
by Phil Davies - 14-15 An open house for real estate agents
by Joe Mahon - 16-18 Keep on truckin’ (please)
by Joe Mahon - y:2005:i:mar:n:v17no.2 A burning issue
by Douglas Clement
2005, Volume 17, Issue Jul
- 1-6 Ginnie Mae I buy a manufactured home?
by Ronald A. Wirtz - 1-7 Home, sweet (manufactured?) home
by Ronald A. Wirtz - 7-8 Dealer, heal thyself
by Ronald A. Wirtz - 8-10 Hello, have we met?
by Ronald A. Wirtz - 11-13 Angels we have heard on high
by Frank Jossi - 13-16 Timothy J. Kehoe on the regional impact of international trade
by Joe Mahon - 18-19 District economy continues to grow
by Rob Grunewald & Tobias Madden
2005, Volume 17, Issue Jan
- 1-3 Help wanted, again
by Ronald A. Wirtz - 1-3 Job description: Track hiring demand
by Ronald A. Wirtz - 4-5 Ready, set, dance
by Ronald A. Wirtz - 6-8 The hard hat blues
by Ronald A. Wirtz - 9-11 Unconventional wisdom
by Colbey Sullivan - 12-15 Community banks full of change
by Ronald A. Wirtz - 16-17 Business leaders very optimistic
by Tobias Madden - 18-19 District economy to expand in 2005
by Rob Grunewald & Tobias Madden - y:2005:i:jan:n:v17no.1 Nursing a shortage
by Ronald A. Wirtz