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Rural Main Street Program Says Revitalization Starts at Home

Main Street America is launching an initiative for small towns. One goal is to move from simply recruiting businesses to incubating the business ideas that arise locally.

Solar Power & Farming: A Win–Win–Win–Win

Are the crops and the solar panels not going to compete for sunshine? Well, as you can see from the title above, the answers I’ve found indicate that solar power and agriculture are indeed a match made in heaven. Let’s get into the details.

Video – Why Finland has the Best Education

Finland is also the happiest country in the world. The US is definitely missing in a LOT of ways. Over testing, under funding of K-12 public schools continues and politicians continue to believe that teachers are the problem. Make the teacher work harder and then ALL children will do well on standardized tests that measure the income, economic level of their parents. Nothing improves in this country and politicians ‘who have all the answers’ are the problem.

College To Start a Rural-Based, Globally-Minded Internship Program

Culver-Stockton College partners with Tri-State Development to teach students how to create economic development in rural parts of the U.S. and beyond. The program focuses on retaining talent in rural parts of the country.

Great Falls Economic Development Top 10 for 4-23-23

We celebrated 26 Inspire and Aspire Award winners at the annual Fire Within in Great Falls.

The Loss of Local News Outlets Means No More ‘First Rough Draft of History’ for Many Communities

Layoffs, buyouts, closures and mergers have resulted in spreading news deserts. There are a few scattered bright signs, efforts to revive local journalism in some form.

New Federal Program to Help Cities Plan ‘Thriving Neighborhoods’

The U.S. Department of Transportation announced an award of $21 million for 64 communities to coordinate transit, mobility, and land-use plans and navigate infrastructure funding opportunities.

A fight brewing in Oregon could decide how we heat our homes and cook

In Eugene, the natural gas industry plans to spend millions to defeat the city’s ban on gas in newly built homes. If it succeeds, the industry may take the fight to other U.S. cities and counties.

The Cheapest States to Start a Business – Montana #4

It costs money to launch a business, and entrepreneurs need every edge they can get. These are the states with the lowest costs associated with starting and running an LLC.