by LCD Staff | Aug 22, 2022 | Lewis & Clark Development Group, News & Analysis, News of Interest, North Dakota
(Source & Credit: 24/7 Wall St.) — The number of unfilled jobs has hit multi-decade highs in recent months, and businesses across the country are struggling to find and hire workers. There were more than 11 million job openings nationwide at the end of May...
by LCD Staff | May 23, 2022 | Home Loans, Housing, Lewis & Clark Development Group, News & Analysis, News of Interest, North Dakota
(Source: The Center Square) – Potential homebuyers in North Dakota are having a difficult time finding affordable housing as home prices continue to soar and houses are on the market for increasingly shorter time periods. Shawn Ostlie, president of the North Dakota...
by LCD Staff | Feb 22, 2022 | Business Loans, Lewis & Clark Development Group, North Dakota, SBA 504 Loan, Small Business
With the start of a new year many small business owners and entrepreneurs are working at implementing their goals for 2022. One of the most common goals is to expand business but, for the second January in a row, many small businesses are dealing with uncertainties...
by LCD Staff | Feb 8, 2022 | Economy, Lewis & Clark Development Group, News & Analysis, News of Interest, North Dakota
(Source: Bismarck Tribune) — North Dakota’s economy is showing signs of recovery and growth, according to a quarterly outlook from North Dakota State University. The most recent modeling predicts growth for wages and salaries, as well as a growing labor...
by LCD Staff | Feb 1, 2022 | Affordable Housing, Lewis & Clark Development Group, NeighborWorks America, North Dakota, Property Management Services
Brent Ekstrom likes where things stand for Lewis & Clark Development Group’s Property Management Services. “We’re on pace with where we thought we’d be one year into providing the service,” says LCD Group’s executive director....
by LCD Staff | Dec 6, 2021 | Economic Development, EDA CARES, Lewis & Clark Development Group, North Dakota, Small Business
Rural communities have largely recovered from the initial shock of the COVID-19 pandemic but find themselves struggling in the aftermath with workforce shortages and childcare challenges. Those are among the key findings of Lewis & Clark Regional Development...
