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Research: Migration Key to Rural Economic Development

December 22, 2021/No Comments

Phillipsburg, montana

According to the researchers, the majority of new businesses opening in rural counties are operated by people “between the ages of 50 to 74.”
Specifically, migration into rural counties across nearly all age groups – from recent college graduates to retirement age – results in greater entrepreneurship. The effect is especially pronounced for people between the ages of 50 to 75.
by Steven Deller, Matt Kures and Tessa Conroy
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