Federal spending in district states has increased significantly since the early 1990s.

Higher prices, global demand trigger Iron Range and U.P. mining projects

Robust growth in self-storage space has slowed, but the district outlook calls for further expansion.

High land and crop prices are benefiting a lot of farmers, but hurting some—badly.

Retail vacancy rates are up in the district, especially for strip malls.

Farmers have more tools to manage risk, and are using them.

Rising medical costs are shining the spotlight on the complexity of health care pricing. Transparency to the rescue?

As consumer demand grows, so do Ninth District farmers markets

Anxiety over middle class living is complex, but probably not as warranted as the hand-wringing might suggest.

Offsetting greenhouse-gas emissions is a burgeoning district industry with an uncertain future