Publications & Research in 2010
- Small Towns, Big Ideas: Local Ingredients for Innovation in Rural Economic Development
- This report briefly examines the challenges of small town revitalization in the context of lessons learned from a recently completed compendium of 45 case studies of small town development efforts around the U.S. (Lambe 2008). Specific examples of communities facing challenges and implementing innovative approaches to rural development, many of which will be referenced in this report, are available online (www.cednc.unc.edu/stbi).
- Innovative Ways to Market Your Community
- This report presents several basic implementation strategies and brief examples of communities that have succeeded in attracting new businesses by using a marketing approach.
- Putting Community Assets to Work: Decorah, Iowa
- This report describes ways in which Decorah approached creating a local economic development strategy that builds on the unique features of the region. A description of the planning, construction, and funding details of Decorah's projects that routinely draw positive reactions from visitors can help other communities generate ideas that can be nurtured into widely accepted and productive projects.
- Which Green Jobs Look Promising for Rural Illinois?
- In this report, we provide a description of green industries and identify which are most promising for rural Illinois. We will discuss some key green jobs and the workforce skills that are necessary for those jobs. Obviously, we can't cover all green industries and all green jobs. However, after you read this report, you should have a better understanding of which green jobs are most promising for small Illinois communities.
- Transreport, Winter 2010
- Quarterly Newsletter
- Transreport, Spring 2010
- Quarterly Newsletter
