Imagine a rural past with agriculture, manufacturing and a wealth of natural resources working together to fuel the local economy. “You had these communities that were self-sustaining,” Mary Ann ...

What drives economic growth in rural areas — jobs attracting people, or people attracting jobs? According to Amanda Weinstein of the Center on Rural Innovation, the answer may lie in an unexpected ...

STAFFORD, Texas, March 05, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- New data from nonprofit Money Management International (MMI) shows that financial distress among rural households seeking credit counseling closely ...

The COVID-19 pandemic unexpectedly revived many small towns with an influx of jobs and people. Policies supporting remote work, immigration, and federal funding helped fuel this rural economic growth.

Everybody loves an entrepreneur. They're creative, full of energy. And best of all, they stimulate the economy, creating jobs and turning investment into enterprise. We tend to think of ...

The key to population, and thus economic, growth in small towns is available, affordable housing and workforce investments, Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond President and CEO Tom Barkin said Tuesday ...

HARTLAND, Vt.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--A new peer-reviewed economic study released today by the nonprofit Center on Rural Innovation (CORI) reveals groundbreaking evidence that fiber-fed broadband ...

Riley County commissioners approved a resolution Thursday expanding who can serve on the county’s Rural Economic Development Advisory Board.

As climate change increasingly disrupts where Americans can safely live, Revitalize | Resettle offers a bold yet pragmatic ...

The Rural Economic Development Innovation Initiative Roadshow Begins in Abbeville next week. Organizers say this traveling workshop is designed to provide communities across Acadiana with the ...

Capital alone is insufficient. Rural women entrepreneurs operate within constrained ecosystems. Infrastructure gaps increase ...

The Braun administration has published a rural economic development plan for Indiana. It looks a lot like plans offered by GOP and Democratic governors over the past 75 years. Indeed, the only element ...