Rural Resurrection

Iowa Community Catalyst Awards 2019

As noted previously, Iowa Economic Development Authority (IEDA) has been relatively quiet in regards to assistance to those impacted by the March floods this year. However, they have continued to… Read more »

Hey, Don’t forget the Hay in Disaster Recovery

In this ongoing series regarding disaster recovery in light of the recent floods in Nebraska and Iowa Rural Resurrection is trying to cover as many of the different aspects of… Read more »

New Nebraska Disaster Recovery Housing Funding

Once again Nebraska Department of Economic Development (DED) has opened up the coffers to help those in need after the recent flooding disaster. Earlier, we had a post on here… Read more »

Downtown Davenport Flooded – Is there National Media Interest?

As noted previously on this blog, national news stations apparently do not see enough drama in the Midwest flooding that started in March. Eventually a few stories showed up on… Read more »

Nebraska DED Announces Disaster Recovery Planning Grants

Communities throughout Iowa and Nebraska are still trying to recover from the floods that impacted them in March. In fact, there are areas that even to this date that are… Read more »

Churches and Community Organizations in Disaster Recovery

The recent flooding events in Nebraska and Iowa have created trying times for communities in those states. During the recovery process there are a number of hurdles that communities need… Read more »

APA National 2019 – San Francisco (The Recap)

This year’s National Planning Conference (NPC) in San Francisco was a great event. Leading things off was APA President Kurt Christiansen (@basicla), who also spoke at the recent Nebraska Planning… Read more »

APA National 2019 – San Francisco

This year the American Planning Association National Planning Conference is in San Francisco, California. With plenty to see like the Golden Gate Bridge and Giradelli Square and a variety of… Read more »

Accessible Routes After a Disaster

With the catastrophic flooding that has taken place in Nebraska and Iowa recently, the ability to get around has been severely hampered. I personally have friends and relatives that have… Read more »

Historic Flooding in the Midwest – Does Anyone Care?

The past few days have been horrific for the residents of Nebraska and Iowa. After the buildup of snow through a number of winter storms, followed by sudden warm temperatures… Read more »