Reports on Rural Development
Citizen Views on Offshore Wind: Benefits, Challenges, and Information Gaps
West Michigan Wind Assessment, Grand Valley State University, September 2011
Jobs and Economic Security for Rural America
White House Rural Council, August 2011
Harvesting Renewable Energy: German-American Lessons Learned on Rural Development
Heinrich Boll Stiftung and Farmers Union, July 2011
Population Changes on the Great Plains
Center for Rural Affairs, July 2011
Food Desert Locator
U.S. Department of Agriculture Economic Research Service, May 2011
Atlas of Rural and Small-Town America
U.S. Department of Agriculture Economic Research Service, February 2011
The Intersection of Midwest Agriculture and Rural Development
Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, January 2011
Powering the Plains: Energy Transition Roadmap
Great Plains Institute, Iowa State University, 2011
Reports Released in 2010
A Rural Rebound in 2010
Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City, December 2010
Rural Grocery Stores: Importance and Challenges
Center for Rural Affairs, November 2010
The Economic Impact of Rail Line Expansion on Hospital and Healthcare Organization in Sangamon County
Regional Development Institute, Northern Illinois University, October 2010
Rural America at a Glance, 2010 Edition
U.S. Department of Agriculture Economic Research Service, September 2010
Rebuilding America's Economy with Family Farm-Centered Food Systems
FarmAid, June 2010
Putting Community Assets to Work: Decorah, Iowa
Illinois Institute for Rural Affairs, April 2010
Past Silos and Smokestacks: Transforming the Rural Economy in the Midwest
The Chicago Council on Global Affairs, March 2010
Will the Rural Economy Rebound in 2010?
Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City, March 2010
Farm Energy Success Stories
Environmental Law and Policy Center, March 2010
Intrastate Distribution of State Government Revenues and Expenditures in Indiana
Indiana Fiscal Policy Institute, January 2010
Reports Released in 2009
Educational Attainment, “Brain Drain,” and Self-Employment: Examining the Interstate Mobility of Baccalaureate Graduates, 1993-2003
U.S. Small Business Administration, Office of Advocacy, December 2009
Will High Land Values Hold?
Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City, December 2009
Prospects for a Rural Recovery
Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City, November 2009
Rural America at a Glance, 2009 Edition
U.S. Department of Agriculture Economic Research Service, September 2009
Broadband Internet’s Value for Rural America
U.S. Department of Agriculture Economic Research Service, August 2009
Baby Boom Migration and Its Impact on Rural America
U.S. Department of Agriculture Economic Research Service, August 2009
Why Some Rural Places Prosper and Others Do Not
University of Illinois - Urbana, July 2009
Reports Released in 2006 and earlier
Demographic Trends in Rural and Small Town America
Carsey Institute, 2006
Sustainable Development in the Rural US Midwest
International Journal of Critical Infrastructures, 2006
Low-Skill Employment and the Changing Economy of Rural America
U.S. Department of Agriculture Economic Research Service, October 2005
Do Farm Payments Promote Rural Economic Growth?
Center for the Study of Rural America, Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City, March 2005
The Role of Education: Promoting the Economic and Social Vitality of Rural America
Southern Rural Development Center, January 2005
New Patterns of Hispanic Settlement in Rural America
U.S. Department of Agriculture Economic Research Service, May 2004
Smart Growth at the Frontier: Strategies and Resources for Rural Communities
Northeast-Midwest Institute, 2002
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