Regional Development Organizations: Building Communities and Creating Local Jobs This article covers the history and evolution of regional development organizations and the impact they have on economic development in small metropolitan and rural areas.		Past Issues December 2000 November 2000 October 2000 September 2000 Published Monthly by NADO and the NADO Research Foundation, 400 North Capitol Street, NW, Suite 390 Washington, DC 20001. Melissa Levy, Editor mlevy@nado.org World Wide Web: www.nado.org; Tel: (202) 624-7806; Email: info@nado.org.
	Assisting the Elderly of Rural America Through Regions This article discusses the graying of rural America and how one regional organization in Tennesee, through its Area Agency on Aging, is helping its elderly to remain independent for as long as possible.
	Transportation Planning Keeps Regional Economies Moving Through the use of statistics and examples, this article talks about how regional development organizations are proving to be ideal partners for states in facilitating the involvement of rural elected officials in the statewide transportation planning process.
	Building Homes Builds Communities This article discusses how regional organization in general and two organizations in particular are providing affordable housing, educating potential homeowners, and rehabilitating dilapidated housing.
	Balancing Environment and Economic Development Focusing on one regional development organization in Oklahoma, this article focuses on the provision of environmental services, such as brownfields redevelopment, biosolids reuse and air quality alerts, by regional development organizations.
	Community-Based Planning in Minnesota Using Minnesota as an example, this article covers the benefits of comprehensive planning by regional development organizations.
	Investing in Human Capital: Workforce Development This article discusses how regional development organizations are dealing with workforce development issues, using two regional organizations as examples.
	Taking the Lead in Disaster Recovery and Mitigation Featuring a number of organizations, this article talks about how regional organizations are assisting in disaster recovery and mitigation efforts.
	Water and Wastewater Infrastructure Using an organization in North Carolina as an example, this article covers how regional organizations are working to improve their water and wastewater infrastructure for their citizens.
	Menu of Loan Programs an Advantage for Regions Featuring many examples, this article discusses the advantage of having a wide variety of loan programs in order to have the flexibility to serve the various needs of citizens and communities.
	Wiring Colorado This article features the story of one regional organization in Colorado that is acquiring advanced telecommunications for its citizens to eliminate the digital divide.
	Profile: Cumberland Valley ADD This article profiles one regional development organization in Kentucky, its different programs, functions, successes and continuing work.
	Clam Farming, Folk Foods, Environmental Education and Tourism Help Regional Economies Focusing on a number of different organizations, this article talks about some of the more nontraditional programs of regional development organizations.
	GIS Mapping for Regional Economic Development Using Utah and Oklahoma as examples, this article shows how regional development organizations are using geographic information services to assist in regional economic development.
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