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Pottery and Pumpkins: Partnering for Prosperity

June 29, 2012 By admin

Pottery and Pumpkins: Partnering for Prosperity “Can’t get more landlocked than Beach, North Dakota,” grins an area resident. That and the name bring a smile to one’s face. Such positive community spirit fuels partnerships and pertinence among Beach’s 1,100 residents. New lines of communication, particularly between youth and older residents, have blossomed through the formation […]

Filed Under: Business Retention and Development, Children, Families and Learning, Community Development and Design, Entrepreneurship and Small Business, Family Entertainment and Activities, North Dakota, Program - community, Promoting Community Interaction on Common Goals, Youth, Youth Leadership

Harvesting Paddlefish Caviar to Support Conservation and Community

June 29, 2012 By admin

Glendive Chamber of Commerce and Agriculture Glendive, Montana The small town of Glendive, Montana – divided by the Yellowstone River, the largest free-flowing river in North America – has attracted thousands of anglers from across the country for the challenge of catching the fifty to hundred-pound paddlefish that the ply the waters. The thriving populations […]

Filed Under: Business Development - Ag specific, Community Development and Design, Conservation, Conservation Aim, Cooperation with other organizations, Developing Models of Partnership, Developing new products, Ecotourism, Agri-tourism and Educational Travel, Farming, Ranching and Landscaping, Fish, Fishing, Fishing, Harvesting Nature, Montana, New products or Services (ag and non-ag- based), Niche crops, Program - community, Sustainable Use, Tourism and Recreation

Northeast Minnesota Sustainable Development Partnership

June 29, 2012 By admin

Reaching Out Tucked among serene pines at the Cloquet Forestry Center, is a beehive of activity called the Northeast Minnesota Sustainable Development Partnership (NMSDP). The Partnership is reaching out to a wide range of groups in the region to find innovative ways to renew the countryside. With the energetic support of its executive director, Okey […]

Filed Under: Buy Local, Community Development and Design, Consumption and Purchasing, Developing Models of Partnership, Land Zoning - Land Use Planning, Minnesota, Program - community, Program - university, Project Identification, Design, and Implementation, Public Policy

Challenges Met and More to Come in Grafton

June 29, 2012 By admin

Challenges Met and More to Come in Grafton Grafton, North Dakota, sits in the far northeast corner of the state, 45 miles south of Canada, 11 miles west of the Minnesota border and in the flood plain of the Red River. The south branch of the Park River flows eastward through this community of about […]

Filed Under: Business Retention and Development, Entrepreneurship and Small Business, Mainstreet, North Dakota, Northwest Area Foundation Horizons Project, Program - community, Promoting Community Interaction on Common Goals, Rural Business Development, Small Business, Sustainable Regional Economy

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