  {"id":12,"date":"2013-10-11T22:29:57","date_gmt":"2013-10-11T16:29:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/template\/?page_id=12"},"modified":"2026-02-19T12:36:44","modified_gmt":"2026-02-19T18:36:44","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/economic-development\/","title":{"rendered":"Center for Economic Development"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"uwm-p-banner\"><div class=\"uwm-p-banner--single\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/economic-development\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/431\/2026\/02\/ced-home-banner.jpg\" alt=\"Two cyclists with bikes standing under a covered bridge on a paved trail with colorful murals on the concrete walls\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1500\" height=\"400\"\/><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"uwm-u-py-80\"><div class=\"uwm-l-container--base uwm-l-container--overflow-hidden\">\n<div class=\"uwm-l-row\">\n<div class=\"uwm-l-col\"><header class=\"page-header\"><h1 class=\"entry-title heading-separator\">Center for Economic Development<\/h1><\/header>\n\n\n<p class=\"lead-in\">Furthering 51ÁÔÆæ\u2019s community engagement mission through university-based research and technical assistance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-meet-the-fellows\">Meet the Fellows<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/economic-development\/fellows\/\">Economic Development Fellows Program<\/a> (ED) is a two-year fellowship opportunity that combines work in a community-based organization or government agency with graduate level study at 51ÁÔÆæ.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"uwm-l-col uwm-l-col--4 uwm-l-offset--1\"><div class=\"content_block\" id=\"custom_post_widget-179\">\n<div class=\"uwm-p-card uwm-p-card--color-head uwm-p-card--contact uwm-u-mb-40\"><div class=\"uwm-p-card--profile-header\"><div class=\"uwm-p-card--profile-header-text\"><div class=\"uwm-p-card--title\">Center for Economic Development<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"uwm-p-card--body\"><div 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href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/economic-development\/the-aalam-uwmced-index-of-african-american-well-being-in-the-nations-largest-metropolitan-areas-2024-edition\/\">The AALAM\/51ÁÔÆæCED Index of African American Well-Being in the Nation&#8217;s Largest Metropolitan Areas, 2024 Edition<\/a><time datetime=\"2024-04-29T15:15:00-05:00\" class=\"post-date\">April 29, 2024<\/time><\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"post-content\"><a class=\"post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/economic-development\/the-hispanic-collaborative-uwmced-index-of-hispanic-well-being-in-the-nations-largest-metro-areas-2024-update\/\">The Hispanic Collaborative \/ 51ÁÔÆæCED Index of Hispanic Well-Being in the Nation&#8217;s Largest Metro Areas, 2024 Update<\/a><time datetime=\"2024-04-29T15:14:35-05:00\" class=\"post-date\">April 29, 2024<\/time><\/div><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"uwm-l-col\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading heading-separator\">News<\/h2>\n\n\n<ul class=\"uwm-p-posts uwm-c-list--cleanlist 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