Homelessness may not look the way many imagine it, particularly in rural Indiana. Rural areas saw a 16.6% increase in people ...

Rural community development encompasses a diverse range of strategies that empower local populations by harnessing social capital, tailored educational and economic interventions, and integrated ...

Maria Sykes, Epicenter Executive Director, in front of the neon welcome sign by artist Lisa Ward. (Photo by Danny Baxter) Editor’s Note: This interview first appeared in Path Finders, an email ...

The concept of smart villages encapsulates a holistic approach to rural development by harnessing digitalisation, innovative technologies and community engagement to overcome longstanding challenges ...

USDA’s Rural Development mission area needs enough staff at the local level to help producers take advantage of the array of available RD programs, witnesses told a House Agriculture Committee panel ...

MINNEAPOLIS & MIDDLEBURY, Vt.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--RuralWorks Partners, LLC (RuralWorks), an impact investment firm committed to rural communities and environmental sustainability, proudly announces its ...

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, ...

MACOMB, IL - - The Illinois Institute for Rural Affairs (IIRA) at Western Illinois University recently hosted the 34th annual Rural Community Economic Development Conference at the end of February in ...

AMES, Iowa — During Orange City’s three-day tulip festival each May, the northwest Iowa town attracts roughly 40,000 visitors, more than six times its population. People come for the blooms and ...

From left, back row: GrowSmart Maine Development and Operations Associate Amanda Vermillion, Outreach and Communications Director Aqeel Mohialdeen, Program Director Harald Bredesen. Front row: CEO ...

Held annually across Idaho’s rural landscapes, The Idaho Rural Success Summit is designed by and for the thriving rural communities of Idaho. This summit is centered around spotlighting successful ...

This issue of Community Investments focuses on rural community and economic development issues, highlighting ways that practitioners and policymakers are shifting their efforts toward the development ...