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How can economic developers and others use the results from the Survey of Rural Challenges?
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SaveYour.Town How can economic developers and others use the results from the Survey of Rural Challenges?
I read an article today about a small town in Montana putting a mural on the side of an empty building. I commented that it was a great idea and…
Judy Larson is from Lemmon, South Dakota. She shared this story about the STP. I spend a lot of time with community development folks. The grumble factor often…
Cori sent us this email:Hi! I enjoy your emails so much and the opportunity for conversations. I see you have videos to purchase. If our small chamber was wanting…
SaveYour.Town received an email with a story about art and an empty building we want to share today. Deb Land, the Mural Coordinator for Sayre Revitalization in Athens, PA…
You don’t need permission to do most placemaking ideas in your downtown. You don’t even need a lot of money (under $100.) Somehow, we’ve relied upon some group,…
You’ve sat through plenty of board meetings and a few city council meetings. They are held in the ‘official’ locations, with assigned seating (real or imagined) and there’s…
I’ve heard business owners say things like “in this economic climate, it’s hard to get new customers” and “no one has any money to spend, we can’t afford…
Committees are just a group of people who want to do things. The problem is forming committees is the old way of doing things. Volunteers are harder to find…
I sit on a volunteer board for Legacy Learning Boone River Valley in Webster City, Iowa. I was surprised at the number of local instructors in my community…
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