TOPEKA, Kan. (WIBW) - Governor Laura Kelly announced on Tuesday, Sept. 17 that $300,000 has been awarded to the 12 Rural by Choice Champions (Rural Champions) for community projects. Governor Kelly’s ...

Maria Sykes, Epicenter Executive Director, in front of the neon welcome sign by artist Lisa Ward. (Photo by Danny Baxter) Editor’s Note: This interview first appeared in Path Finders, an email ...

The concept of smart villages encapsulates a holistic approach to rural development by harnessing digitalisation, innovative technologies and community engagement to overcome longstanding challenges ...

In many cases, the key to housing problems in rural communities could be the already existing stock. Strategies on how to tap into that resource is often the missing puzzle piece to a solution. Rural ...

Indiana communities seek to position themselves to achieve long-term community vitality. One of the issues that emerges as a major barrier is the limited availability of a diverse stock of quality ...

MARQUETTE – Three Northern Michigan University students have been selected to participate in the third cohort of NMU’s Rural Leadership Fellowship Program, a public-private partnership with InvestUP ...

From left, back row: GrowSmart Maine Development and Operations Associate Amanda Vermillion, Outreach and Communications Director Aqeel Mohialdeen, Program Director Harald Bredesen. Front row: CEO ...

PHOENIX — Gov. Katie Hobbs announced that the Greater Arizona Development Authority has granted funding for rural infrastructure projects for the first time since 2014 on Monday. There was $1.4 ...

As a community-engaged bank, the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco seeks out real-time information on economic conditions by engaging with and learning from businesses, community organizations, ...

Maria Sykes is the cofounder and executive director of Epicenter, one of the only nonprofit organizations in the small town of Green River, Utah (population 881). About 50 miles from the closest towns ...