Category: Events and Conferences

Annual observances, events, conferences, and other activities that can have an impact on our communities, directly or indirectly.

Small Business Saturday 2023

Small Business Saturday was created during the midst of the recession in 2010. Conceived by American Express, the event encourages holiday shoppers to shop local the day after Black Friday…. Read more »

Happy Halloween!

National Community Planning Month 2023

The leaves are changing and football is upon us once again. But don’t let that distract you from National Community Planning Month!!! It doesn’t mean that community planning is only… Read more »

RAGBRAI 2023 Winners

Each year my team, the Buff Riders, and I joke that we are “winning” the Register’s Annual Great Bicycle Ride Across Iowa. It’s a joke because it is a “bicycle… Read more »

RAGBRAI ’23 is Coming!

Do you hear that? That distant rumble is the beginning of the convergence of hordes of bicyclists upon Iowa. Once again, I’ll be escorting the Buff Riders on their journey… Read more »

Happy July 4th!!!

Affordable Housing Month 2023

The month of May is Affordable Housing Month. Rural Resurrection continues to look at ways to help communities to provide safe, decent, affordable housing. Whereas rural America used to have… Read more »

National Planning Conference 2023 - Philadelphia

APA NPC ’23 – The Aftermath

Well, it’s over, the planning nerds have left Philly. NPC 23 is finally over. The residents can feel safe from the horde of planners taking pictures of streetscapes, signs, and… Read more »

5 Ways to Celebrate National Small Business Week

Each year National Small Business Week is celebrated in the first week of May. This year the celebration will be held from April 30 to May 6. The U.S. Small… Read more »

2023 Nebraska Planning Conference – The Aftermath

Kearney has weathered the Nebraska Planning Conference once again. The mass of planning and zoning geeks that infiltrated this Nebraska community have left. But attendees of the 2023 Nebraska Planning… Read more »