It Takes a Village Coconino County, Arizona · By Sue and Tony Norris The Prosser and the Metzger families have been neighbors for more than eighty years. Their combined ranches, the Bar T Bar and the Flying M, consist of 426,000 acres of federal, state, and private lands spread across a broad swath of northern […]
Moorhead Public Service
Capturing the Wind Moorhead Public Service (MPS), a utility company located in Moorhead, Minnesota hoped to attract 425 subscribers for its Capture the Wind™ program. Launched during Earth Week in April 1999, it took just 12 days to reach their goal. The phenomenal success of the program led to the 750-kilowatt Vestas™ wind turbine on […]
A Pearl in the Making
A Pearl in the Making In Tonasket, Washington, a beautiful river valley town just 23 miles from the Canadian border, leaders are “thinking locally first.” This concept of economic development — keeping residents’ dollars circulating locally — was awakened when the town nearly lost their hardware store. “Our hardware store was destroyed in a fire,” […]
Community Collaboration: The Mother of all Event-ion
Community Collaboration: The Mother of all Event-ion “While appearing like a small town,” explains one Sidney, Montana resident, “it functions as a regional center, meeting the needs of many with a wide range of services and products.” As a major hub for the region, Sidney’s small-town atmosphere, affordable housing, practically non-existent crime, and family-friendly lifestyle […]
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