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Ben Winchester Part 2: Rewriting the Rural Narrative


Ben Winchester Interview Part 2

Ben Winchester has a positive view of rural for good reason: he’s done the research.

Ben Winchester talking to a young family. Photo courtesy of Univ of Minnesota Extension
Ben Winchester talking to a young family. Photo courtesy of Univ of Minnesota Extension

The media loves to talk about the brain drain of young people leaving rural communities. Ben’s research says there’s another trend, maybe more powerful. Adults age 30-44 are returning to rural communities, bringing higher incomes, better education and more businesses. This then is a brain gain that makes a big difference in rural communities.

Read more Brain Gain in rural Minnesota resources.

Here’s part 1 of Ben Winchester’s interview.

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Becky McCray wearing long braids and a professional outfit smiles as she stands on a rural downtown street with twinkling lights in the background.

Becky started Small Biz Survival in 2006 to share rural business and community building stories and ideas with other small town business people. She and her husband have a small cattle ranch and are lifelong entrepreneurs. Becky is an international speaker on small business and rural topics.

Published: January 15, 2014

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