Center for Rural Policy and Development•Demography•Economy & Economic Development•Research & Publications • 04/24/2018

The Workforce Housing Shortage: Getting to the heart of the issue

RuralMN Radio

A look back at rural Minnesota, pt 2

As we close in our final RuralMN Radio in two weeks, we take a look back at how things have changed in rural Minnesota over the last fifteen years, including the engagement of the rural voice.

A look back at rural Minnesota, pt 1

As we close in our final RuralMN Radio in two weeks, we take a look back at how things have changed in rural Minnesota over the last fifteen years, including the advent of broadband and the ups and downs of the economy.

RuralMN Radio: Letters to the new Governor

Our newest publication is “Letters to the New Governor,” a collection of essays by experts around the state writing on an overview of the issues in Greater Minnesota. Some of the authors include Tim Penny and Charlie Weaver on why the Twin Cities and Greater Minnesota need each other, Gary Wertish and Kevin Paap on agriculture, Megan Dayton from the Minnesota Demographic Center on population projections, Fred Nolan from the Minnesota Rural Education Association on K-12 education, Gary Johnson and Brian Bissonette of Paul Bunyan Communications in Bemidji on their philosophy on broadband and more. While it’s called “Letters …

People recruitment

Kelly Asche, research associate at the Center, has been working on the next part of his workforce series, this time looking at people recruitment around Greater Minnesota. There’s a big difference between traditional economic development strategies—attracting jobs—and the strategies being used now to attract people, Kelly tells us.

The Center’s new blog and the future of RuralMN Radio

This week we talk about the Center’s newest undertaking: a new blog that will discuss our latest research and other rural issues. We’ll be posting new pieces weekly, at least for now during the legislative session, and at least bi-weekly after that. We also talk about the Center’s new State of Rural report for 2019, active now on our web site, that looks into the most pertinent economic and demographic issues in rural areas right now. And we announce that after 15+ years, we are bringing RuralMN Radio to a close in a few weeks, but we will be …