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Residents’ perceptions and attitudes about limited stakes casino gambling and its impact on community life
Document shows copy of small-stakes gambling survey based on resident opinion.
Why Rural Health & Health Equity Advocates Should Unite
Rural health disparities are well documented, as are racial and ethnic health disparities.
Advancing Regional Action Infrastructure
Jul. 18th, 2023, 1PM
Learn how rural practitioners are advancing regional action infrastructure and how your community can strengthen regional networks and work across communities.
About Aspen CSG
The Aspen Institute Community Strategies Group (Aspen CSG) is a national nonprofit focused on strengthening community and economic development in...
Winners and Losers on the NAFTA “Fast Track”
Paper asserts that the most negatively affected economic sector that would be affected by the North American Free Trade Agreement will be rural, in both the United States and Mexico.
Ground Truth from Rural Practitioners
Every day, organizations are working hard to improve the economy and livelihoods of residents in rural and tribal communities in...
Manufacturing Assistance Program Needs Assessment Guide: Volume 2: Firm-Level Needs Assessment Approachment
This document, "Manufacturing Assistance Program Needs Assessment Guide, Volume 2: Firm-Level Needs Assessment Approaches," published by The Aspen Institute in 1995, outlines various methods for manufacturing assistance programs to assess the needs of individual firms.The guide emphasizes that needs assessments are crucial for effectively allocating program resources.
Greater Expectations: The South’s Workforce is The South’s Future
Paper states Southern workforce should direct policy focus on skill training to keep up with changing economic tides and industries.
A Few Things to Know About Rural America
Too often, people lump all of rural America into one “flyover-country” stereotype. This blog shares a few truths worth knowing about rural America.
Rural Innovation for a Clean Energy Economy
Rural communities are integral to our nation’s economy, culture, history, and the environmental services that we all depend on. Yet...
Act as a Region
Communities persistently analyze, develop strategies and act together within and across sensible and workable regions to address shared issues, challenges, and opportunities and achieve outcomes at a productive scale.
New Alliances for Rural America: Background paper Submitted to the Task Force on Rural Development
This paper examines the role of new businesses in rural areas and how policy can promote the creation of businesses or reduce the barriers to their success.