Mar 19, 2024
Housing continues to be a difficult challenge for rural communities. Often, jobs are unfilled because of a lack of adequate and affordable housing. Attracting builders is a challenge as is an increasing number of units being used as vacation properties.
Community Rebuilds based in Moab, Utah addresses these challenges...
Nov 8, 2023
The Rural Voice series, hosted by Minnesota Public Radio’s Kerri Miller, captures imaginative and illuminating town hall conversations about the rewards and challenges of making a home in rural America.
The town hall meetings are lively, engaging and enlightening as the host nudges rural Minnesotans to open up...
Oct 26, 2023
Amidst the busy life of running a rural business, it’s often hard to find opportunities to network and connect with useful resources. Throughout the country, organizations are trying to help by putting on events that bring rural business professionals together through regional conferences.
Sep 26, 2023
Since 1987, the NC Rural Center in North Carolina has worked to improve the quality of life for the state’s rural people and places. It operates with the core belief that rural communities have inherent cultural value and are vital to the overall economic health of the state.
Patrick Woodie is a life-long rural North...
Jul 26, 2023
Trevor Bruan of the Elmore Community Trust shares a remarkable story of how the small town of Elmore, Vermont, which has about 850 residents and no stoplight, rallied to save its only General Store and preserve the town's identity.
The Elmore Community Trust also found innovative ways to fund the project and has a...