Browse by Tag: vibrant rural communities
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Downtown Redevelopment Webinar Now Available for Download
[Click here to download the presentation slides (PDF)] Across the country, small towns are rediscovering and reclaiming their main streets and downtowns by pursuing innovative community and economic development projects. Once abandoned sidewalks, storefronts, and plazas are now bustling with...
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Las Vegas, NM: A Place with a Past (and Future)
Hollywood Meets Main Street While most Americans may not have heard of the small town of Las Vegas, New Mexico, many have traveled there –at least in their imaginations – while watching major Hollywood blockbusters such as 2007’s Academy...
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Vibrant Rural Communities Case Studies Series
The NADO Research Foundation’s Vibrant Rural Communities case studies series highlights how rural regions and small towns across the country are growing local and regional economies and creating stronger communities. This series shows how small towns can leverage a wide...
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On the Right Track: Guthrie, Kentucky to Showcase its Transportation History
The Crossroads of the South Fifty miles south of Greenville, Kentucky (previously featured here), the Pennyrile Area Development District (PADD) has been a partner in another transformative small town redevelopment project in Guthrie. This past August, the town...
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“The Good Ol’ Days Are Back”: The Revival of the Potosi Brewery
‘The Good Ol’ Days Are Back’ Located in Southwestern Wisconsin near the banks of the Mississippi River, Potosi is known as the state’s “Catfish Capital.” However, thanks to an innovative and community-led redevelopment project, this town of 700 people is becoming internationally-recognized...
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Façades, Festivals, and Footpaths: Greenville, Kentucky’s Downtown Redevelopment
A Walk Down Main Street Five years ago if you took a stroll down Main Street in Greenville, Kentucky on a Saturday night you would have likely walked on deteriorated sidewalks, peered into vacant storefronts with dilapidated façades, and felt...
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Rural Community Spotlight: Lavonia, Georgia
This case study was researched and written by Parrish Bergquist, NADO Research Foundation Graduate Fellow. Anticipating explosive growth associated with a new state-of-the-art medical center, Lavonia, Georgia, is working to balance new economic activity with its cultural heritage. By enhancing...
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Conserving Treasured Landscapes for Prosperity in Posterity: Sheridan County, Wyoming
This case study was researched and written by Parrish Bergquist, NADO Research Foundation Graduate Fellow. In Sheridan County, Wyoming, residents with widely divergent political views can usually agree on their profound affection for the land. Conservatives and liberals alike appreciate...
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Vibrant Rural Communities: Lewistown, Pennsylvania
This case study was researched and written by Parrish Bergquist, NADO Research Foundation Graduate Fellow. In the mid-1990s, Tom Grbenick with the SEDA-Council of Governments (SEDA-COG) received a call from a banker who wanted to discuss revitalizing downtown Lewistown, Pennsylvania....
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Vibrant Rural Communities: Clinton, Iowa
This case study was researched and written by Parrish Bergquist, NADO Research Foundation Graduate Fellow. In 1996, the City of Clinton, Iowa, set out to improve a stretch of US Highway 30 that runs through the heart of town....
