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Sustainable Financing for Rural Minnesota

June 29, 2012 By admin

Put Your Money Where Your Farm Is The national economy has been thriving in recent years. Unfortunately, rural communities have often been left behind as corporate consolidations continue at an accelerating rate and as business activity has drifted to larger centers of commerce. To sustain Minnesota’s rural communities economically, the rural citizenry should be able […]

Filed Under: Business Development and Marketing, Community Development and Design, Financing, Investment Models for Rural Business, Minnesota, Program - community, Rural Business Development

Big Stone Lake: A Vision for the Future

June 29, 2012 By admin

The CUP is Half-Full in the Big Stone Lake Area No, CUP is not a typo. It is a philosophy and a vital partnership on the western border of Minnesota that started when people from nine communities across the area got together to discuss their future at a Blandin Community Investment Partnership (BCIP) meeting. It […]

Filed Under: Arts and Culture, Canoeing & Boating, Children, Families and Learning, Civic Literacy & Leadership, Community Development and Design, Community-Based Approach, Cultural Preservation, Ecotourism, Agri-tourism and Educational Travel, Entrepreneurship and Small Business, Environmental Education Programs, Environmental Learning, Family Entertainment and Activities, Internet and High-tech, Lifelong Learning, Mainstreet, Minnesota, Multi-Generational Recreation Center, Program - community, Program - university, Promoting Community Interaction on Common Goals, Regionalized Cooperation, Rural Business Development, Tourism and Recreation, Youth

Building Community on a Strong Foundation

June 29, 2012 By admin

Building Community on a Strong Foundation Look up the word “union” in the dictionary, and you will find the definition of a small town at its best: “n. something formed by a coalition of independent individuals for some common purpose.” Union residents pride themselves on being “the biggest volunteer town in eastern Oregon.” One community […]

Filed Under: Community Development and Design, Oregon, Program - community, Promoting Community Interaction on Common Goals

Community Responds to Calls for Communication and Collaboration

June 29, 2012 By admin

Community Responds to Calls for Communication and Collaboration The picturesque small town of Orofino, Idaho, recognizes that a balance must be maintained between community development with its focus on quality of life issues for residents, and economic development with a focus on standard of living and opportunities for businesses. “We have more people stepping forward […]

Filed Under: Children, Families and Learning, Community Development and Design, Entrepreneurship and Small Business, Idaho, Innovative Teaching, Northwest Area Foundation Horizons Project, Program - community, Promoting Community Interaction on Common Goals, Youth, Youth Businesses, Youth Leadership

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