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Moon, Henry E., Jr. – Rural Development Perspectives, 1987
Highway interchanges offer rural counties practically ready-made sites for development, but some interchanges offer better development opportunities than others. A study of a Kentucky interchange identified seven factors that make a difference in development, including traffic volume, distance to an urban area, ruggedness of terrain, and sale of…
Descriptors: Business, Community Development, Community Planning, Land Use
Smith, Stephen M. – Rural Development Perspectives, 1985
Discusses service industries' role in developing economies of rural areas. Describes ways service industries generate employment and local income and blend with a local economy. Summarizes survey of contributions to local economies and what attracted them to their communities for 385 service firms in nonmetropolitan Wisconsin. Tables provide…
Descriptors: Community Development, Municipalities, Rural Areas, Rural Development
McMahon, Kathleen; Salant, Priscilla – Rural Development Perspectives, 1999
Describes an effective process for strategic planning of telecommunications in rural areas that includes a needs assessment and an action plan as well as input from businesses, public agencies, and households. Lists elements of a telecommunications needs assessment. Describes the planning processes used in Northeast Wyoming Economic Development…
Descriptors: Community Development, Community Needs, Community Planning, Needs Assessment
Reed, B. J.; Paulsen, David F. – Rural Development Perspectives, 1990
A survey of 135 small towns in Nebraska found that half had undertaken economic development projects; development activity and success were related to community size (with the smallest communities lacking both local resources and outside support); and most community leaders perceived their development efforts as unproductive. (SV)
Descriptors: Community Characteristics, Community Development, Community Leaders, Community Planning
Howland, Marie; Miller, Ted – Rural Development Perspectives, 1988
Describes funding of rural economic development by the Urban Development Action Grants program, 1978-88. Examines program operation, distribution of funds by region and industry, and costs per job created. Suggests that capital subsidy programs that require substantial investment by recipient firms can effectively stimulate rural growth. (SV)
Descriptors: Categorical Aid, Community Development, Economic Development, Federal Aid
Gillis, William R.; Shaffer, Ron E. – Rural Development Perspectives, 1987
Written to help communities boost their economies by attracting new industries best suited for local workers, this guide discusses the kinds of employees used by different kinds of industry and highlights specific industry hiring preferences, attributes of various industries, and worker characteristics. (JHZ)
Descriptors: Business, Community Development, Community Planning, Economic Development
Salamon, Sonya – Rural Development Perspectives, 1989
Compares traits and attitudes of two Illinois farming communities with populations characterized as "German yeoman" and "Yankee entrepreneur." Discusses how community characteristics shape responses to social and economic changes and affect the course of economic development. (SV)
Descriptors: Case Studies, Community Attitudes, Community Characteristics, Community Development
Reid, J. Norman – Rural Development Perspectives, 1999
Describes rural implementation of the Empowerment Zones and Enterprise Communities program, which combines flexible long-term financing with strategic planning and performance benchmarking to empower impoverished communities to address structural problems comprehensively. Impressive 3-year results include job creation; improved community services;…
Descriptors: Community Control, Community Development, Community Planning, Federal Aid