Category: Main Street Economics

Slaughterhouse Workers by the Numbers

Annual Figures Show Slight Rise in Rural Jobs, But Gap With Metro Widens

Microsoft Looks for Ways to Increase Impact in Rural Areas

Food Stamps Cuts Could Hit Rural America Hardest

The Dharma of Community Development: Mayor Sees Role as Activating Others

Documentary Pulls Back the Curtain on ‘The Real Mayberry’

Opioid Factory Provides Jobs, But At What Cost?

Number of Rural Home Mortgages Grows for 5th Straight Year

Orange City, Iowa: Profiles in Prosperity

Small-Town Consumers Had Little Choice in the Arrival – or Departure – of J.C. Penney

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