Rural Resurrection

National Community Development Week 2025

Time to celebrate! It’s nearly National Community Development Week! Celebrated in April each year, this year’s festivities start, April 21st, and run through the week. Ok, you may not break… Read more »

APA NPC25 – Denver

Each year, my excitement for the upcoming APA National Planning Conference (NPC25) starts to build in January. That’s when registration opens, and I start planning for my time at the… Read more »

Grant Spotlight: USDA Economic Impact Initiative Grants

Occasionally on Rural Resurrection, we spotlight a few grants that are available to rural communities throughout the Midwest. Usually, we are talking about a specific project and mention how a… Read more »

Cottonwood Falls, KS – “Coolest Place in the Midwest”

Destination Towns is a relatively new series on Rural Resurrection. These towns are unique and boldly different, towns that stick out in a crowd and draw people in rather than… Read more »

Check out the Post Categories

Each post on Rural Resurrection is tied to a specific category. These post categories are useful for those who want to learn more about a specific subject matter. In the… Read more »

Happy St. Patricks Day!

Grant Spotlight: Backing Small Businesses Grant Program

What About Tax Increment Financing?

I’ve been writing posts for Rural Resurrection for nearly seven years now. Through the posts I’ve tried to relay information on a variety of tools to assist communities. However, there’s… Read more »

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Sign up for Rural Resurrection’s monthly newsletter! Each month Rural Resurrection will send you an email with the most recent postings to this blog. All the most recent content, direct… Read more »

2025 Nebraska Planning Conference

A regular subject on Rural Resurrection is the Nebraska Planning Conference. This is mainly due to the fact that I’ve been President of one of the organizations that put the… Read more »