Rural Resurrection

Grant Spotlight: USDA Rural Business Development Grant

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 »

Implementing Design Guidelines

In our third and final post of four about design guidelines, we’re going to discuss implementing design guidelines. Even if you’ve created a great set of design guidelines, they are… Read more »

Creating Design Guidelines

In our second post of four about design guidelines, we’re going to discuss creating design guidelines. Once you’ve made the decision design guidelines would be right for your community, it… Read more »

What are Design Guidelines?

One subject that has been brought up to me from time to time by readers is the subject of design guidelines. Also referred to as architectural guidelines or design standards,… Read more »

Happy Thanksgiving!

Small Business Saturday 2024

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 »

Adaptive Reuse: Links to Stories

Adaptive Reuse is a relatively popular category for the Rural Resurrection website. If done right, an adaptive reuse project can be a profitable venture for those involved. But if done… Read more »

Artist and Fare is a Former Shopko?

Shopko’s bankruptcy has been problematic for a number of small towns throughout the Midwest. Not only were towns reeling from the loss of sales tax base and retail options for… Read more »

Go on a Wijkwandeling in Your Community

As mentioned in my last post, this past September my family traveled to Norway to attend the wedding of my oldest child. He recently married a native of the Land… Read more »