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 ...

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

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 ...

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

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, ...

There is an approach to rural economic development that leverages existing resources and networks, rather than asking about what is missing. Don W. Macke shares his perspective on the question of ...

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 ...

YAKIMA, Wash. - Rural Community Development Resources, a nonprofit community development corporation, is recruiting for vacancies on its board of directors. The organization provides business ...

CLEARWATER, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Churchill Stateside Group, LLC (“CSG”), a real estate and renewable energy financial services company, is pleased to announce the closing of Mountain Glen, a 56-unit ...

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 ...