USDA’s Rural Development mission area needs enough staff at the local level to help producers take advantage of the array of ...

Northern Pennsylvania Regional College (NPRC) recently received the Rural Community College Alliance (RCCA) Workforce Development & Innovation Award. The award was presented to Adam Johnson, NPRC’s ...

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

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 ...

Guided by a vision of a nation where persistent poverty no longer exists, six regional Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFIs) located in and serving regions with a high prevalence of ...

MINNEAPOLIS & MIDDLEBURY, Vt.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--RuralWorks Partners, LLC (RuralWorks), an impact investment firm committed to rural communities and environmental sustainability, proudly announces its ...

MISSOULA, MT — Sen. Jon Tester announced the U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Development will provide $7,515,299 in funding for rural development across Montana. The funding breaks down into $6.9 ...

An upcoming public meeting will invite residents to play a role in economic development. Back in December, Indiana’s Office of Community & Rural Affairs selected Cass County as one of four communities ...

Eleven rural communities across North Dakota have been awarded a combined $1 million through the Rural Grocery Store ...

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 ...

Maria Sykes is the cofounder and executive director of Epicenter, one of the only nonprofit organizations in the small town of Green River, Utah (population 881). About 50 miles from the closest towns ...