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Ag Dept Clear focus for rural development

Ed Morrison is so on the ball. Here’s an item from his latest round-up of economic development news.

The undersecretary for rural development in the U.S. Department of Agriculture has a clear focus for rural development: renewable energy, broadband access and location. Read more.

To these three, most knowledgeable observers would add entrepreneurship: growing a rural economy from the inside out. So, for example, here is a note from Indiana on how rural strategies include more than recruitment. Read more. And here is an opinion column on how Nebraska should be growing its rural economy. Read more.

Source: EDProg Weblog.

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