News Articles, Research Reports & Other Links
KSTP Community Affairs Program
KSTP wants to hear YOUR stories and what's going on in your community that affects all of us in the Twin Cities. The first show is in May and will tape the first Saturday of each month, so be sure and send your story way ahead of time.
Please provide your contact information, name, phone number and e-mail address to:
- Sheletta Brundidge
- Assignment Editor
- KSTP TV/5 Eyewitness News
- St. Paul/Minneapolis
- Phone: (651) 647-2860
- Fax: (651) 642-4409
- Email: SBrundidge@kstp.com
News Articles
Articles coming soon.
Research and Reports
"Chasing Smokestacks, Stranding Small Business: Rural Minnesota's Crisis."
June 2007 Report
Minnesota 2020, Releases Rural Economic Development Report Economic Development Report (PDF Document), by Lee Egerstrom
City of St. Paul Office of Minority Business Development and Retention
February 2007 Report
The Dynamic Power of American Indian Capital in St. Paul 2007
Emerging Market Series
St. Paul American Indian Economic Data
Minnesota Indian Gaming Association
January 2007
The Workforce Economic Benefits of Minnesota Indian Gaming Assocaition
Member Tribes Casino-Resorts Report (PDF)
The Harvard Project of American Indian Economic Development
Honoring Nations Directory of Honored Programs
Honoring Contributions in the Governance of American Indian Nations (Honoring Nations) is a national awards program that identifies, celebrates, and shares outstanding examples of tribal governance. Visit the following link to view the "2006 Honorees Report" (PDF)
To learn more go to:
"The Harvard Project of American Indian Economic development"
US Department of Commerce
Economics and Statistics Administration
August 2006 - Survey of Business Owners - Company Statistics
American Indian - and Alaskan Native-Owned Firms (PDF)
US Department of Commerce
August 2006
Minority Business Development Agency
State of American Indian and Alaskan Native Business Graphs (PDF)
US Department of Commerce
August 2006
Minority Business Development Agency
The State of Minority Business Enterprises Report (PDF)
Links of Interest
The Princeton Review
The Company's free website, www.PrincetonReview.com, helps over half of university-bound students research, apply to, prepare for, and learn how to pay for their higher education, and helps hundreds of colleges and universities streamline their admissions and recruiting activities.
National Dialogue on Entrepreneurship
The National Dialogue on Entrepreneurship is an initiative of the Public Forum Institute made possible by a grant from the Kauffman Foundation of Kansas City. Through NDE-news, we bring you short summaries and analyses of various trends driving entrepreneurship around the world. Subscribe now to receive your weekly copy. National Dialogue on Entrepreneurship