The National League of Cities highlights how regional collaboration can accelerate rural prosperity by aligning urban and rural assets, strengthening leadership, and ensuring equity in shared strategies. Sacramento’s inclusive five-year plan to connect biotech and ag-tech clusters—through hubs like UC Davis’s Aggie Square and the Woodland Research and Technology Park—shows how collaborative development can lift both rural and urban economies. These lessons mirror Aspen CSG’s emphasis on community-led development: that rural prosperity grows when regions build trust, recognize reciprocal value, and create anchor institutions that uplift small towns alongside metropolitan centers.
ACCELERATING RURAL PROSPERITY THROUGH REGIONAL COLLABORATION
