Rural Resurrection

Charles City Cannot Be Overlooked

Charles City was the overnight town at the end of the fifth day of RAGBRAI 2022. “Chuck City’s” downtown served as a good setting for the evening activities after the… Read more »

At Your Side Small Business Grant Program

Each year Main Street America rolls out a number of grants available to communities throughout the United States. Many times, they team up with the philanthropic arm of major corporations… Read more »

Implementation Month: Low-Hanging Fruit

This January Rural Resurrection is celebrating the fourth annual National Implementation Month! So let the festivities begin! But where do you start? One way of getting started is to find… Read more »

Implementation Month: SMART Goals

This January Rural Resurrection is celebrating the third annual National Implementation Month! So let the festivities begin! When implementing community plans it is important to know exactly what you want… Read more »

National Implementation Month 2023

Happy National Implementation Month!! This year’s National Implementation Month is the 4th annual celebration of getting things done! The concept for the month-long event came out of my earlier articles… Read more »

Looking Back on 2022

This year was finally a return to normalcy…..ok, somewhat normalcy. Looking back on 2022, we have as a nation, a world that has started to emerge from the pandemic. But… Read more »

Branding for Communities: Links to Stories

Branding is a new category for the Rural Resurrection website. Understanding the need for the development and implementation of a brand is important for every community. Provided below is a… Read more »

Branding for Communities: Flags

“Branding for Communities: Flags” is the latest posting in the Branding for Communities series. Understanding the need for the development and implementation of a brand is important for every community…. Read more »

What is a Bypass Impact Study?

Often, communities work for decades to entice their state to invest in significant improvements to the highways that serve their communities. The potential economic impact of a 2-lane to 4-lane… Read more »

The Floods of 2019: Links to the Stories

Rural Resurrection covered the Floods of 2019 through a series of posts since floodwaters first impacted the upper Midwest. The coverage of the event and how communities have worked to… Read more »