Rural Resurrection

Main Street Iowa Challenge Grant Recipient – Le Mars, Iowa

Recently I published a post about the Main Street Iowa Challenge Grants. Early in November the Iowa Economic Development Authority (IEDA) awarded $950,000 to 13 communities around that state for… Read more »

Nebraska Planning Conference – 2019

Ah, spring the most popular time of year for conferences. Much like the birth and growth witnessed in nature each spring, there often is a renewed sense of energy for… Read more »

The Great American Rail-Trail

Last July I was privileged to be a driver for a team that rode in RAGBRAI, the annual party…bike ride across Iowa. This was a great event for a blogger… Read more »

Nebraska DED Announces 2019 CDBG Recipients

On January 10th the Nebraska Department of Development (DED) announced the recipients of nearly $10 million in Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funding. Nebraska DED administers the state’s allotment of CDBG… Read more »

Main Street Iowa Challenge Grants Announce Recent Awards

In early November the Iowa Economic Development Authority awarded 13 Main Street Iowa Challenge Grants worth $950,000. Main Street Iowa Challenge Grants are matching grants that go to help local… Read more »

Spreading that Christmas Spirit

‘Tis the season! Communities across the nation have been gearing up their Christmas celebrations. The festive activities that take place in each town in rural america provide a great amenity… Read more »

Tweet Boldly – Langford, South Dakota

Perusing through the twitterverse a while back I came across an interesting tweet from the little town of Langford, South Dakota. Actually, it was a Facebook post shared to their… Read more »

Night Markets – Something A Little Different

While perusing the twitterverse recently I came across a tweet from Angela Damiani (@angelasdamiani) exclaiming the $8.6M success that is Milwaukee’s Night Markets. Milwaukee basically took one of your typical… Read more »

Addressing the Impact of New Dollar Stores – Part 2

So rumors are floating around that a dollar store is sniffing around town, looking at properties to locate to. Are you ready? Do you have an understanding of the impact… Read more »

Addressing the Impact of New Dollar Stores – Part 1

While serving as a support driver on RAGBRAI 2018 I had the opportunity to drive through a number of rural communities in Iowa along the way. The support vehicle route… Read more »