Articles on Rural Development
National Broadband Plan Should Put Main Street First
Des Moines Register, February 5, 2010
U.S. Sets Sights on Stimulating Broadband Access for Rural Areas
St. Louis Post Dispatch, February 3, 2010
Message to President Obama: Why Trade Will Not Save Rural America
Huffington Post, February 3, 2010
Local Residents Should Have a Say in Regulating Factory Farms
Kansas City Star, February 1, 2010
How Do We Stop Hollowing Out the Middle of America?
WIRED Magazine, February 1, 2010
January 2010
Vilsack: Rural America Is in Need of Renewal
Des Moines Register, January 31, 2010
Rural Nebraska Still Faces Challenges in Broadband Service
Omaha World Herald, January 29, 2010
Small Towns Concerned about High-Speed Rail
Springfield State Journal Register, January 26, 2010
Rural Mainstreet Economy Remains Weak for January: Loan Volume Declines to Record Low
Creighton University Economic Outlook, January 21, 2010
Reconsider Setbacks for Wind Turbines
Minneapolis Star Tribune, January 19, 2010
Area Farmland Prices Decline
Toledo Blade, January 19, 2010
Tribe Pursues Venture to Turn Waste into Fuel
Sioux Falls Argus Leader, January 18, 2010
St. Charles Processing Plant Won't Be Rebuilt
Minneapolis Star Tribune, January 17, 2010
Agritourism Sprouts on Michigan Farms
Detroit News, January 16, 2010
Illinois' High-Quality Cropland Selling for $7,500 to $8,00 an Acre
Galesburg Register Mail, January 16, 2010
Landowners, Developers Laying Groundwork for Community Wind Farm
Billings Gazette, January 16, 2010
Dispute Reveals Small Town's Fault Lines
Des Moines Register, January 15, 2010
American Indian Farmers Have More Land, Less Cash
Associated Press, January 14, 2010
Report: Indiana's Metro Area Taxes Subsidize Rural Counties
Indianapolis Star, January 12, 2010
Wind Power Takes a Blow Around Minnesota
Minneapolis Star Tribune, January 12, 2010
Unskilled and Aging: Bad Economy Wallops Kanabec County
MinnPost.com, January 11, 2010
Pawlenty Seeks Relief for Farms in 18 Counties
Minneapolis Star Tribune, January 11, 2010
Power Power Plants Energize Growth in Small Towns
North Dakota Business Watch, January 1, 2010
December 2009
Sustaining Rural Care: Reimbursements Key to Survival of Small Hospitals
Hutchinson News, December 28, 2009
Indian Tribes Buy Back Thousands of Acres
St. Louis Post Dispatch, December 28, 2009
Rural Index Climbs for 4th Straight Month, But It's Still Weak
Omaha World Herald, December 19, 2009
Trouble in the Heartland: Young People Leaving America's Small Towns
Rutgers Focus, December 18, 2009
Rural AED Funding to Increase in 2010
Des Moines Register, December 18, 2009
Vice President Biden Kicks Off $7.2 Billion Recovery Act Broadband Program
U.S. Department of Agriculture, December 17, 2009
Neighbors Say Keep Turbines Away: Rural Wind Projects Face Unexpected Opposition
St. Paul Pioneer Press, December 14, 2009
Gang Violence Grows on an Indian Reservation
New York Times, December 13, 2009
Minnesota Tribes Get Federal Funding for Transit
MinnPost.com, December 11, 2009
Government to Settle Suit Over Indian Land Trusts
Wall Street Journal, December 9, 2009
The Prairie's Renewable Energy Opportunity
Prairie Business Magazine, December 7, 2009
Are Overlooked 'Stayers' Keeping Rural Iowa Alive?
Des Moines Register, December 6, 2009
Midwest ISO's Power Plan May Short-Circuit in Boone County
Indianapolis Star, December 4, 2009
Indian Affairs Committee Approves Legislation
Daily Republic, December 4, 2009
Secretaries Chu and Vilsack Announce More Than $600 Million Investment in Advanced Biorefinery Projects
Press Release, U.S. Department of Agriculture, December 4, 2009
Howard Learner: Rural America Needs More Transportation Alternatives
State Journal-Register, December 3, 2009
Warnings About Region's Future Are Serious, Part of the Small Towns: Fork in the Road series
Leader-Telegram, December 3, 2009
Durand Facing Challenges Familiar Across the Midwest, Part of the Small Towns: Fork in the Road series
Leader-Telegram, December 3, 2009
Many Graduates Nostalgic About their Hometown, but Few Consider It a Place to Settle Down, Part of the Small Towns: Fork in the Road series
Leader-Telegram, December 3, 2009
Chippewa River Critical to Durand's Tourism, Economic Development, Part of the Small Towns: Fork in the Road series
Leader-Telegram, December 3, 2009
Farm Country Around Durand Suggests the Industry Is Holding Its Own, Part of the Small Towns: Fork in the Road series
Leader-Telegram, December 3, 2009
Art, Music, Movies - Durand Covers All Bases, Part of the Small Towns: Fork in the Road series
Leader-Telegram, December 3, 2009
Officials: Yankton Fuels State Tourism Growth
Press & Dakotan, December 3, 2009
Missouri Wins Grant to Map Broadband Internet Coverage
Associated Press, December 1, 2009
Howard A. Learner: High-Speed Rail Important to Rural Transportation
Winona Daily News, December 1, 2009
November 2009
Rural School Districts Face Different Challenges
Wichita Eagle, November 29, 2009
New Book Explores Complexities of Rural Canada
Press Release, University of Guelph, November 23, 2009
Bismarck Firm Claims 'Game-Changing' Tech for Rural Wireless
Grand Forks Herald, November 22, 2009
Survey Suggests Improving But Weak Plains Economy
Associated Press, November 21, 2009
USDA and Commerce Racing to Deliver $7 Bil. for Rural Broadband
AgriPulse, November 19, 2009
Rural Mainstreet Economy Still in Recession: Annualized Job Losses Exceed 5 Percent
Creighton University, November 19, 2009
Secretary Vilsack Announces Distance Learning and Telemedicine Projects Impacting Rural Nebraska
Omaha World-Herald, November 16, 2009
A New Park to Save the Plains
Kansas City Star, November 14, 2009
Farmers v Greens: The Biggest Obstacle to a Climate-Change Bill is Rural America
Economist, November 12, 2009
Immigrants in the American Heartland
BBC News, November 4, 2009
October 2009 and earlier
In Other Words: Welcome the Future of Energy with Open Arms
Daily Republic, October 29, 2009
Money for Heartland's Green Institute Awaits Obama Signature
Pantagraph, October 27, 2009
No Economic Recovery For Rural Mainstreet: Bankers Expect Drop In Holiday Sales
Creighton University, October 15, 2009
Rural Mainstreet Economy Still Weak: Fifty-Two Percent of Bank CEOs Report Farmland Price Declines
Creighton University, September 17, 2009
Economic Rebound on Hold as Rural Mainstreet Index Declines Again: Little Local Impact from “Cash for Clunkers”
Creighton University, August 20, 2009
Now That's Rural — Carolyn Dunn, Atwood
Midwest Producer, August 7, 2009
Addressing Climate Change Could Revitalize Rural America
Des Moines Register, July 21, 2009
For Second Straight Month Rural Mainstreet Index Declines: Bankers See Few Impacts from 2009 Stimulus Spending
Creighton University, July 17, 2009
MSU Center to Focus on Rural Development
Press Release, February 18, 2009
Policy Options for a Changing Rural America
Amber Waves, May 2007
Create More Opportunities in Rural America
La Crosse Tribune, December 31, 2006
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