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Implementation Month: The Implementation Plan

This January Rural Resurrection is celebrating the third annual National Implementation Month! So let the festivities begin! But where do you start? Of course, the writer with a planning background… Read more »

National Implementation Month 2022

Happy National Implementation Month!! This year’s National Implementation Month is the 3rd on record and won’t be the last. The concept for the month-long event came out of my earlier… Read more »

Looking Back on 2021

As we move toward the start of another year many of us look back fondly at the various events that took place. Looking back, we also reflect on the happenings… Read more »

Sweep Away Junk Cars

For those who do not know, December is National Car Donation Month! Sure, it’s not a holiday that typically supplants the visions of sugar plums dancing in kids’ heads. Then… Read more »

NLC Report Highlights Rural Challenges

There are a number of organizations out there that are supportive of communities around the nation. The National League of Cities (NLC) is one of those organizations. NLC calls itself… Read more »

What is a “Ghost Kitchen”?

Halloween has been over for a few weeks now, but there is a new type of business that has been a little scary to planning and zoning administrators. Ghost kitchens… Read more »

Addressing Need with Housing Needs Assessments

Last year I briefly discussed five plans every community should have. One of those was Housing Studies or Housing Needs Assessments. Housing is a hot topic right now as the… Read more »

Support Small Business Saturday

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 »

2019 Flood Recovery: North Bend, NE (Part 2)

Last week we looked into the history of North Bend and how the small community along the Platt River was impacted by the Floods of 2019. Now we’ll look deeper… Read more »

2019 Flood Recovery: North Bend, NE (Part 1)

“2019 Flood Recovery” is a new series on Rural Resurrection where we take a look at those rural communities hardest hit by the 2019 floods. Along with a review of… Read more »