How do we build thriving rural communities in the 21st century? The labor-intensive, extractive industries paradigm that has long powered rural economies—think agriculture, manufacturing, mining, ...

Investing in these projects provides opportunities for smaller, rural communities to make themselves more appealing to their ...

At a Jones County roundtable, Republican gubernatorial candidate Randy Feenstra argued Iowa can lure manufacturers back from ...

C ompanies are increasingly searching for rural locations from which to operate, and turning to site-selection professionals to help thread through the multitude of factors that can guide them to ...

The Rural Partners Network places community liaisons in underserved rural areas that have historically faced challenges accessing and managing federal grants and resources. America’s rural communities ...

Wadena County is a net importer of workers, and the incoming workforce is highly local. Read more key findings.

U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development and the University of Wisconsin (UW) Cooperative Extension announced today that 7 Rivers Alliance, located in La Crosse, has been selected to ...

Rural communities across the state will get an economic development boost after 14 projects were awarded nearly $10.5 million in Northern Border Regional Commission grants for New Hampshire, Maine, ...

Kendra Kay speaks during public comment at the regular Amarillo City Council meeting on Sept. 23. Kay is part of a group of residents who oppose Amarillo selling its water to a data center in nearby ...

TOPEKA, Kan. (WIBW) - Fifteen recipients of Rural Economic Development grants were announced Wednesday by the Kansas ...

The funds are being combined with $744,186 in local contributions for a total of nearly $1.1 million in funding.