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Planning For Effective Public Participation

Event date: Jan. 24, 2022 - Jan. 28, 2022

The International Association for Public Participation developed this program to meet the needs of practitioners conducting public involvement and community engagement in a changing world. Both new and experienced practitioners and managers benefit ...

Neighboring 101 Series for 2021

Event date: May 20, 2021 - Dec. 16, 2021

We live in a smile and wave culture where neighbors do not know each others names and seldom develop meaningful relationships. At the same time we have a national epidemic of loneliness, we say we feel more isolated than ever, and our communities ...

Fundamentals of Economic Development

Workshop teaches economic development basics and explores trends and emerging issues. Each Fundamentals of Economic Development (FED) workshop presents an overview of the economic development process and explores trends and emerging issues related to ...

Building Local Prosperity

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 ...

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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 ...

Arts can boost, diversify small-town economies

Published: Wednesday, Aug. 3, 2016

COLUMBIA, Mo. – A two-day training this fall will show civic leaders, artists, elected officials, entrepreneurs, business owners and others how the arts can play a role in community and economic development.“Community Development Academy ...

MU collaborates with community on audio tour of historic Lexington

Published: Thursday, July 10, 2014

LEXINGTON, Mo. – Visitors to historic Lexington, Missouri, can learn about the town’s rich Civil War history through an audio walking and driving tour created through the University of Missouri Extension Community Arts Program. The audio tour ...

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Broadband Technologies: A Primer on Access and Solutions

Publication date: June 1, 2021

Access to high-speed internet, or broadband, encourages equitable distance-learning, remote-work, quality-of-life and entrepreneurial opportunities. The COVID-19 pandemic not only reinforced but also elevated the importance of household access to ...

E3A Understanding Energy: Importance Scale of Alternative Energy Objectives

Publication date: Dec. 1, 2019

This guide is one in the Exploring Energy Efficiency and Alternatives (E3A): Understanding Energy series. This one is an opinion survey in which respondents indicate their opinion of the importance of certain objectives of using alternative ...

E3A Understanding Energy: Carbon and Energy in the United States

Publication date: Dec. 1, 2019

This guide is one in the Exploring Energy Efficiency and Alternatives (E3A): Understanding Energy series. This one describes greenhouse gases (GHGs) and how carbon is related to energy. It also discusses how to determine the extent of your ...

E3A Understanding Energy: Sources and Uses of Energy in the United States

Publication date: Dec. 1, 2019

This guide is one in the Exploring Energy Efficiency and Alternatives (E3A): Understanding Energy series. Making informed decisions about energy requires an understanding of where energy comes from and how it is used. This guide describes the sources ...

E3A Understanding Energy: Understanding Your Energy Consumption and Expenses

Publication date: Dec. 1, 2019

This guide is one in the Exploring Energy Efficiency and Alternatives (E3A): Understanding Energy series. This one is a worksheet designed to help you explore the types of energy you currently use and the price you pay. Understanding your current ...

E3A Understanding Energy: Green Building Programs for High Performance and Energy Efficiency

Publication date: Dec. 1, 2019

This guide is one in the Exploring Energy Efficiency and Alternatives (E3A): Understanding Energy series. This one lists numerous green building programs that can help you see the value of not only the purchase price, or first price tag, of a ...

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Bollinger County, Missouri — Broadband Expansion Economic Benefit Analysis (PDF)

This study estimated the 10-year economic benefits that would result from expanding fixed broadband adoption in Bollinger County, Missouri.

Economic Benefits of Expanding Broadband in Select Missouri Counties (PDF)

This study estimated the 10-year economic benefits that would result from expanding fixed broadband adoption in three Missouri counties.

Executive Summary, Economic Benefits of Expanding Broadband in Select Missouri Counties (PDF)

This study estimated the 10-year economic benefits that would result from expanding fixed broadband adoption in three Missouri counties.

Henry County, Missouri — Broadband Expansion Economic Benefit Analysis (PDF)

This study estimated the 10-year economic benefits that would result from expanding fixed broadband adoption in Henry County, Missouri.

Nodaway County, Missouri — Broadband Expansion Economic Benefit Analysis (PDF)

This study estimated the 10-year economic benefits that would result from expanding fixed broadband adoption in Nodaway County, Missouri.

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