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City Funds Flanner House Micro-Grocery in Food Desert
WFYI reports that the City of Indianapolis announced the first recipient of its Healthy Food Access grant on Thursday. Flanner House ...

What We’re Reading: January 14, 2018
This week, Chicago Policy Review looks at a paper that finds Atlanta's low-income households moved to where transit is available, NPR ...

Incomes Rising by Sector, but Real Income Flat Since 2007
In the Indy Metro between 2007 and 2016, goods producing jobs fell by 12,000 while service jobs increased by 126,000. Average income ...

Mortgage Activity Growing Fastest Among Middle- and Upper-Income Borrowers
There were 50 percent more Central Indiana home purchase loans in 2016 compared to 2012. Among upper-income borrowers, the number of ...
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Matt Nowlin
Research Analyst
Matt Nowlin is a research analyst with the Polis Center. He works in the Community Informatics team, focusing on analysis, data visualization, and web development. Matt received his Master of Urban and Regional Planning degree from Ball State University and his Bachelor of Music in Jazz Studies from Indiana University Jacobs School of Music.