Season 5, Episode 5: Business Succession with Sarah Harstad
In December, researcher Sarah Harstad Ph.D, released a report titled “Rural Minnesota Business Succession and Sale: Barriers and Opportunities“. On this episode, Director Research, Marnie Werner, dives deep into the research with Sarah discussing her findings.
Season 5, Episode 4: U of MN Medical School new commitment to rural Minnesota w/ Dr. Jakub Tolar
On this episode, Marnie Werner interviews Jakub Tolar who is the Dean and Vice President for Clinical Affairs for the University of Minnesota Medical School. They discuss the new commitment by the school to develop a new campus in St. Cloud with the mission to serve rural Minnesota.
Season 5, Episode 3: Suicide research with Dr. Tracie Rutherford Self (Replay)
One of our most listened to episodes coincided with our research highlighting the suicide epidemic in rural Minnesota. On this episode, researchers and authors of the report, Marnie Werner and Tracie Rutherford Self, discuss the various elements of how we got to this point in rural areas, the factors that are playing a role, and ways...
Season 5, Episode 2: Census Funding with MACS and The Census Project
On this episode, Kelly Asche interviews Joan Naymark, Executive Director of the Minnesotan's for the ACS, and Mary Jo Mitch, co-director of The Census Project. They discuss current funding for the Census Bureau and it's impacts on providing accurate data for rural Minnesota in the Decennial Census and the American Community Survey.
Season 5, Episode 1: Introducing our new research agenda
On this episode, Julie, Marnie and Kelly discuss the new process in which they developed their research agenda, interesting research conducted by our interns over the summer, and upcoming reports being released in the next few months.
Season 4, Episode 8: An update from Otter Tail County’s Big Build Initiative
On this episode, Kelly Asche, Senior Researcher at the Center for Rural Policy and Development, speaks with Amy Baldwin, Community Development Director at Otter Tail County, about their housing initiative – The Big Build. Housing is one of the biggest problems when it comes to attracting people to Greater Minnesota and fill our workforce needs....
Season 4, Episode 7: A conversation with rural County Administrators Sam Hansen and Jessica Siebert
In this episode, Julie Tesch, President and CEO of the Center for Rural Policy and Development, has a discussion with our newly appointed members to our Board of Directors – Brown County Administrator Sam Hansen and Aitkin County Administrator Jessica Siebert. Sam and Jessica discuss current issues in their county, recent successes, population change, and...
Season 4, Episode 6: The mental healthcare workforce with Teri Fritsma, MN Dept. of Health
On this sixth episode of the season, Marnie Werner, Vice President of Research at the Center, speaks with Teri Fritsma, the Lead Healthcare Workforce Analyst at the Office of Rural Health and Primary Care within the MN Department of Health. Healthcare workforce is a big issue these days, especially in Greater Minnesota and especially as...
Season 4, Episode 5: Proposed housing legislation with Scott McMahon
March 2024 On this episode, Kelly Asche, Senior Research with the Center for Rural Policy and Development, speaks with Scott McMahon, Executive Director of the Greater Minnesota Partnership about proposed legislation in the Minnesota legislature. The Greater MN Partnership has been advocating for state investment in rural housing and in 2023 they successfully advocated to...
Season 4, Episode 4: Suicide research with Dr. Tracie Rutherford Self
Our most recent research highlighted the suicide epidemic in rural Minnesota. On this episode, researchers and authors of the report, Marnie Werner and Tracie Rutherford Self, discuss the various elements of how we got to this point in rural areas, the factors that are playing a role, and ways in which we can move forward...