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This program guides communities through exploring economic development opportunities and building a goal-oriented economic development plan. Building Local Prosperity (BLP) is an economic development planning and engagement process in which members ...

Strategic Doing

This one-day program guides communities through exploring community economic development opportunities they have and taking them through a planning process that leads to a goal-oriented plan. Strategic Doing is a community focused method of helping ...

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Off-farm income crucial to many ag producers

Published: Monday, Sept. 26, 2022

COLUMBIA, Mo. – Farm households increasingly rely on off-farm income. A report from University of Missouri Extension notes that, on average, 82% of farm household income comes from outside the farm.More than half of the principal operators of farms ...

More Missouri workers commuting to jobs outside their counties

Published: Friday, March 18, 2022

COLUMBIA, Mo. – While the past two years have fueled growth in remote work, most workers in Missouri still commute to their jobs. And some are opting for longer commutes: A new report from University of Missouri Extension shows that more workers in ...

Health entrepreneurship could boost access to care

Published: Monday, Oct. 18, 2021

COLUMBIA, Mo. – Missouri ranks below the national average in many key measures related to health and access to health care, especially in rural parts of the state. A new report from University of Missouri Extension suggests that “health ...

Placemaking and Jobs

Published: Thursday, May 13, 2021

COLUMBIA, Mo. – The availability of good jobs is critical for attracting new residents to a community, encouraging former residents to return and convincing current residents to stay. But jobs alone are not enough anymore. Creating a vibrant ...

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Missouri Health Care Availability and Outcomes Differ Regionally

Publication date: Oct. 1, 2021

Maria KuhnsMissouri SBDC and former Exceed Graduate Research AssistantSarah A. LowAssociate Professor of Regional Economics, Division of Applied Social SciencesCommunities throughout the U.S. face challenges related to sustaining a health care ...

Broadband Technologies: A Primer on Access and Solutions

Publication date: June 1, 2021

Sarah A. LowExceed Director and Associate ProfessorCatherine IsleyExceed Graduate Research AssistantAlan SpellExceed Assistant Extension ProfessorMatt KuresCommunity Development Specialist, University of WisconsinTessa ConroyAssistant Professor, ...

Local and Regional Food System Resilience During COVID-19

Publication date: Jan. 1, 2021

Sarah LowAssociate Professor of Regional Economics; Director, ExceedDawn ThilmanyProfessor at Colorado State UniversityElizabeth CanalesAssistant Professor, Mississippi StateKathryn A. BoysAssociate Professor, North Carolina StateKey ...

Engaging Small Businesses in Rural Economic Development: Seven Guidelines for Success

Publication date: Aug. 1, 2019

Amy HauseRural Economic Vitality ConsultantRural Development InitiativesMallory RaheAssistant Extension ProfessorDivision of Applied Social SciencesFinding locally led solutions to rural economic development challenges requires the time and capacity ...

Potential for Retail Trades in Rural Communities

Publication date: Oct. 1, 1993

Jay Simon and Curtis BraschlerDepartment of Agricultural EconomicsJohn A. KuehnU.S. Department of AgricultureJohn CrollDepartment of Community DevelopmentRural communities developed primarily as trade centers for the surrounding farm area. As farming ...

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