Evaluation of 78 multicommunity development organizations (MDOs) sharing economic development resources found that MDOs with higher levels of job retention were in areas with low per-capita income and more manufacturing. MDOs with larger staffs and budgets were more successful at job creation and retention. Community size and MDO age also…

The Tomorrow's Leaders Today program in rural Iowa promotes the development of multicommunity clusters within which communities cooperate. The leadership development curriculum focuses on action learning/action research and on the three elements of making personal contact, building group identity, and becoming organized. (SK)