Rural economic development resources related to rural health and human services, with information provided by the Rural Assistance Center Copyright 2009 Rural Assistance Center http://www.raconline.org/info_guides/communities/econ_dev.php Daily Yonder article discusses how broadband will benefit rural communities, but it has downsides, too. Rural communities should plan now to make this new technology serve their interests. http://www.dailyyonder.com/dealing-broadbands-rural-downside/2009/11/18/2460 Thu, 19 Nov 2009 09:48:44 CST http://www.dailyyonder.com/dealing-broadbands-rural-downside/2009/11/18/2460 The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) announces the availability of funding for the HOPE VI Main Street program to provide grants to small communities to assist in the rejuvenation of an historic or traditional central business district or "Main Street" area by replacing unused commercial space in buildings with affordable housing units. http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2009/E9-27680.htm Wed, 18 Nov 2009 09:50:10 CST http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2009/E9-27680.htm Guides very small (fewer than 1,000 connections) to medium communities (up to 5,000 connections) in integrating and initiating green elements into their facilities and projects. Includes informational material, worksheets, examples, case studies and resources on waterconservation, energy efficiency and renewable energy for small utilities. -- Rural Community Assistance Corporation http://www.rcac.org/assets/green_infra/gig.pdf Tue, 17 Nov 2009 15:09:00 CST http://www.rcac.org/assets/green_infra/gig.pdf Daily Yonder article reports that over the past two weeks, as health care legislation passed by a hair through the U.S. Congress, other policy changes have steadily unfolded that will improve the fortunes of rural community broadband. http://www.dailyyonder.com/rewiring-old-fund-rural-broadband/2009/11/17/2455 Tue, 17 Nov 2009 09:19:34 CST http://www.dailyyonder.com/rewiring-old-fund-rural-broadband/2009/11/17/2455 Larger cities throughout the Northern Great Plains like Sioux Falls, Fargo and Bismarck continue to grab headlines for their relative economic strength in the midst of a recession, but recent research has indicated that a growing number of employers and workers are considering leaving congested major population centers in search of a simpler life in smaller communities with less crime and shorter commute times. http://www.prairiebizmag.com/event/article/id/10144/ Fri, 13 Nov 2009 14:52:19 CST http://www.prairiebizmag.com/event/article/id/10144/ Daily Yonder article reports that the Obama Administration promised that it would work more quickly to issue money under the $7.2 billion broadband deployment grant program. http://www.dailyyonder.com/broadband-grants-be-made-more-quickly/2009/11/11/2446 Thu, 12 Nov 2009 09:23:40 CST http://www.dailyyonder.com/broadband-grants-be-made-more-quickly/2009/11/11/2446 In this notice Rural Development announces the new annual renewal fee for loans made under the Business and Industry (B&I) Guaranteed Loan Program and the Rural Energy for America (Section 9007; formerly Section 9006 Renewable Energy Systems and Energy Efficiency Improvements Program) Guaranteed Loan Program. http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2009/E9-27143.htm Thu, 12 Nov 2009 09:07:01 CST http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2009/E9-27143.htm Offers resources and information to help support the development of individuals and communities through research, plus legal and consulting services. -- Insight: Center for Community and Economic Development http://www.insightcced.org/ Mon, 09 Nov 2009 15:26:21 CST http://www.insightcced.org/ Daily Yonder article tells how green energy is not only powering Denmarks homes and appliances, it is powering Denmarks rural economy. http://www.dailyyonder.com/green-energy-agenda-favors-rural-denmark/2009/11/05/2410 Thu, 05 Nov 2009 08:42:26 CST http://www.dailyyonder.com/green-energy-agenda-favors-rural-denmark/2009/11/05/2410 Washington DC March 1, 2010 -- National Association of Development Organizations http://www.nado.org/conferences/washington.php?con_id=117&con_type=7 Wed, 04 Nov 2009 16:11:52 CST http://www.nado.org/conferences/washington.php?con_id=117&con_type=7 Daily Yonder article tells how Texas is planning a number of new high-capacity transmission lines to move wind power from the west to the east, but many feel the lines are an eyesore. http://www.dailyyonder.com/green-economy-or-miles-eyesore/2009/10/29/2426 Wed, 04 Nov 2009 11:09:55 CST http://www.dailyyonder.com/green-economy-or-miles-eyesore/2009/10/29/2426 Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced the USDA will hold a series of small business conferences to launch the Food Commodity Contracting Opportunities for Rural America initiative, designed to enable rural economic growth by increasing small business contracting participation in rural areas of the country. http://www.raconline.org/news/news_details.php?news_id=12479 Tue, 03 Nov 2009 10:06:10 CST http://www.raconline.org/news/news_details.php?news_id=12479 Daily Yonder article tells the story of how the federal government helped bring electricity to rural America and how it teaches an important lesson to those who are now deciding how to spend $7 billion on extending broadband to the countryside. http://www.dailyyonder.com/rural-broadband-lets-talk-about-cost/2009/11/03/2429 Tue, 03 Nov 2009 07:16:36 CST http://www.dailyyonder.com/rural-broadband-lets-talk-about-cost/2009/11/03/2429 HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius today released a new report, Lower Premiums, Stronger Businesses: How Health Insurance Reform Will Bring Down Costs for Small Businesses, that outlines the many ways health insurance reform will lower health care costs for small businesses. http://www.raconline.org/news/news_details.php?news_id=12457 Fri, 30 Oct 2009 09:19:11 CST http://www.raconline.org/news/news_details.php?news_id=12457 The Center for Rural Affairs released an analysis on the economic potential of wind energy development entitled, Renewable Energy and Economic Potential in Montana, that examines economic impact, job creation and wind resources in Montana and is an addendum to an earlier report released by the Center in August. http://www.cfra.org/newsrelease/2009/10/28/renewable-energy-and-economic-potential-montana Thu, 29 Oct 2009 11:19:08 CST http://www.cfra.org/newsrelease/2009/10/28/renewable-energy-and-economic-potential-montana Billings Gazette article via the Center for Rural Affairs tells how during the last three years area residents have come up with a plan to transform the Melstone store, in a rural California town, and turn it into a cooperative to keep it operating after the current owner retires. http://www.cfra.org/ruralmonitor/2009/10/28/melstone-drug-hardware-store-hopes-survive-help-community Thu, 29 Oct 2009 11:16:08 CST http://www.cfra.org/ruralmonitor/2009/10/28/melstone-drug-hardware-store-hopes-survive-help-community Collects news articles about innovative rural development efforts, challenges faced by rural communities, and rural policy developments. -- Center for Rural Affairs http://www.cfra.org/ruralmonitor Wed, 28 Oct 2009 09:38:50 CST http://www.cfra.org/ruralmonitor Iowa Independent article tells how the steady decline in rural health care access can take a toll on patients health, but it can also impact the economic well-being of rural communities. http://iowaindependent.com/21196/rural-health-providers-improve-health-of-economy-not-just-patients Tue, 27 Oct 2009 10:26:07 CST http://iowaindependent.com/21196/rural-health-providers-improve-health-of-economy-not-just-patients Daily Yonder article tells how women have been starting businesses like crazy in the small Minnesota town of Halstad. http://www.dailyyonder.com/pink-ladies-revive-halstad/2009/10/26/2417 Tue, 27 Oct 2009 09:48:57 CST http://www.dailyyonder.com/pink-ladies-revive-halstad/2009/10/26/2417 Under Secretary for Rural Development Dallas Tonsager today participated in events in Alaska commemorating the 60th anniversary of the creation of the U.S. Department of Agriculture's housing programs. http://www.raconline.org/news/news_details.php?news_id=12422 Mon, 26 Oct 2009 10:42:34 CST http://www.raconline.org/news/news_details.php?news_id=12422 Provides data on taxpayer moves between counties and found three broad trends: outmigration from very rural areas, migration to areas with pleasant weather and natural amenities and outmigration from very large urban centers to smaller urban centers. -- University of Kansas http://www.news.ku.edu/2009/september/24/arthall.shtml Wed, 30 Sep 2009 16:13:30 CST http://www.news.ku.edu/2009/september/24/arthall.shtml Discusses how poverty impacts health. Identifies key rural economic development areas and how they may strengthen the health and wellness of rural communities. -- American Public Human Services Association http://www.aphsa.org/Publications/Doc/PP/1009PART2.pdf Wed, 30 Sep 2009 08:18:14 CST http://www.aphsa.org/Publications/Doc/PP/1009PART2.pdf Discusses how rural communities can approach economic development by looking inward to community strengths and existing resources. -- Rural Sociological Society http://ruralsociology.org/StaticContent/Publications/Ruralrealities/pubs/RuralRealities3-2.pdf Wed, 23 Sep 2009 09:39:36 CST http://ruralsociology.org/StaticContent/Publications/Ruralrealities/pubs/RuralRealities3-2.pdf Addresses issues involved in starting a farmers market on federal property, including: security, insurance needs, parking, and the use of utilities and amenities. -- U.S. Department of Agriculture http://www.ams.usda.gov/AMSv1.0/getfile?dDocName=STELPRDC5079490&acct=wdmgeninfo Fri, 18 Sep 2009 11:33:22 CST http://www.ams.usda.gov/AMSv1.0/getfile?dDocName=STELPRDC5079490&acct=wdmgeninfo Annual update of the USDA-ERS series that concentrates on social and economic conditions in rural America with references to the effects of the major recession on rural populations. -- USDA Economic Research Service http://www.ers.usda.gov/Publications/EIB59/EIB59.pdf Mon, 14 Sep 2009 13:16:48 CST http://www.ers.usda.gov/Publications/EIB59/EIB59.pdf An analysis of the migration shift of baby boomers that indicates a propensity to migrate to nonmetro counties as people reach their fifties and sixties and projects a shift in migration among boomers toward moreisolated settings, especially those with high natural and urban amenities and lower housingcosts. -- USDA Economic Research Service http://www.ers.usda.gov/Publications/ERR79/ERR79_ReportSummary.pdf Mon, 14 Sep 2009 10:16:45 CST http://www.ers.usda.gov/Publications/ERR79/ERR79_ReportSummary.pdf Describes the trend of baby boomer migration patterns to rural and small-town populations. -- USDA Economic Research Service http://www.ers.usda.gov/AmberWaves/September09/PDF/BabyBoom.pdf Mon, 24 Aug 2009 08:15:05 CST http://www.ers.usda.gov/AmberWaves/September09/PDF/BabyBoom.pdf Discusses the benefits of broadband high speed Internet service in rural communities in relation to employment and economic growth. -- USDA Economic Research Service http://www.ers.usda.gov/AmberWaves/September09/PDF/Broadband.pdf Mon, 24 Aug 2009 08:07:59 CST http://www.ers.usda.gov/AmberWaves/September09/PDF/Broadband.pdf This report analyzes (1) rural broadband use by consumers, the community-at-large, and businesses; (2) rural broadband availability; and (3) broadband's social and economic effects on rural areas. -- USDA Economic Research Service http://www.ers.usda.gov/Publications/ERR78/ERR78.pdf Mon, 24 Aug 2009 07:56:28 CST http://www.ers.usda.gov/Publications/ERR78/ERR78.pdf Kearney NE February 23, 2010 -- Center for Rural Affairs http://www.cfra.org/marketplace/home Thu, 13 Aug 2009 13:20:07 CST http://www.cfra.org/marketplace/home