May 2002
Health Care is Good Business
The health care sector accounts for up to
15 percent of jobs in rural areas and hospitals, and are
often the second largest employer in rural counties,
according to the Rural Policy Research Institute (RUPRI).
But, it appears the business of health care is far more
effective and lucrative in urban than rural areas.
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Deconstruction
Leads to Development
Properly executed deconstruction can result in more than
just demolished buildings. Disassembled building
materials can be recovered for resale, the site can be
used for job training or the deconstruction service could
evolve into an entrepreneurial opportunity.
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Block Grants Benefit
Rural Areas in Missouri
Since 1974 the Department of Housing
and Urban Development’s (HUD) Community Development Block
Grant (CDBG) program has invested billions of dollars in
urban and rural communities.
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Adding Value to
Rural America
Value-added production is an
increasingly attractive way for farmers and others to
meet challenges presented in fluctuations in the
commodities market.
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Regions: In the Pool
to Protect Watersheds
The Environmental Protection Agency
(EPA) and the Bush Administration are supporting a
proposed $21 million in the 2003 budget for EPA’s
watershed protection initiative.
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