Mille Lacs Tribal Economy Summit 2025: Why Workforce Housing is Critical to Growing our Tribal & Regional Economies

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12 Sep 2025


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HOW TO ENABLE ECONOMIC GROWTH? WORKFORCE HOUSING
A key event dedicated to strengthening the regional economy here in Minnesota, this year the summit focused on one of the most pressing challenges facing the region: workforce housing.

Led by the event emcee and Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe Tribal Member Adrienne Benjamin, with opening remarks by Kelly Sam, Grand Casino Hinckley Assistant General Manager, MLCV welcomed a variety of stakeholders to participate.

Event speakers included Luke Greiner, Labor Market Analyst from the Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED), who presented data on the housing gap, with needs and solutions, that deepened the audience’s understanding of the state of housing in our region. 

Click here to read the original article from Mille Lacs Corporate Ventures.

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