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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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