Immigration policy may limit construction industry, North Dakota growth, speakers say

By: Jeff Beach

Outlets: North Dakota Monitor

Published: February 19, 2026

Words: 821

Last Updated: 2 weeks, 5 days ago

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WEST FARGO — North Dakota is seeing some improvement in workforce availability, but the supply of skilled labor in the construction industry will likely remain tight with immigration policy a key factor, a top federal economy official says.

Neel Kashkari, president and CEO of the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis, said Thursday that a change in federal immigration policy in the last year is one of the factors limiting the availability of construction workers. …

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