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Alchemy in Scottsburg, Indiana
12/07/2011

scottsburg centerSpurred by an insult, led by a strong mayor and grounded in volunteerism, Scottsburg, Indiana, has replenished itself as both a community and a regional economic force.

Growth and Development | Health | Main Street Economics
The Geography of Disability
11/30/2011

The Social Security disability system began in 1957 as a way to help people too sick to work. By 2009 there was more than 9.6 million Americans counted as disabled. Rates of disability in rural America are 80 percent higher than in the cities.

Growth and Development | Main Street Economics
How We Built Ord's Economy
11/28/2011

The number of non-farm jobs increased in Valley County, Nebraska, by 42 percent from 2000 to 2008. The director of the town's economic development program explains this kind of success: You invest in your town and in people.

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Impact of Social Security, State by State
11/15/2011

In West Virginia, 24% of the population receives a monthly Social Security check. In the nation's capital, where decisions are made about these kinds of government programs, only 12% of the population receives Social Security benefits.

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Rural Counties Show Slow Job Gains
11/09/2011

The Bureau of Labor Statistics reports that more than half of the nation's rural counties have more jobs this September than in September 2010. The improvement, however, was slight.

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The Rural Counties Most Dependent on Social Security
11/03/2011

Social Security payments aren't spread evenly across the U.S. In Sumter County, Florida, one out of four dollars in local personal income comes from Social Security. In some wealthy western resort counties, it's closer to one dollar out of 50.

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Rural Stocks Mirror Troubled Economy
11/02/2011

By the end of October, the Daily Yonder 40 — 40 companies that do much of their business in rural America — looked like the larger U.S. economy. Some were doing well and some were getting clobbered.

Cool Places | Growth and Development | Main Street Economics | Politics and Government
Ord, Nebraska, and the 1% Miracle
10/18/2011

ord hot rodsA county in rural Nebraska quit waiting for state and federal help and passed a local sales tax to help itself, shoring up old businesses, starting new ones, and improving local institutions. From hot rods to high tech to housing, Valley County is on a roll.

Broadband and Tech | Main Street Economics
Does Broadband Shrink Local Tax Revenue?
10/05/2011

Dewey WEstern HeritageAre extension of broadband Internet and e-commerce drying up local sales tax revenues? A new study in Oklahoma says no -- at least at this point.

Growth and Development | Main Street Economics
Low Unemployment in Most Rural Counties
10/03/2011

Unemployment rates in six out of ten rural counties fell below the national average in August, 2011.

Daily Yonder | Keep It Rural
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