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• 09/21 - Becker’s Hospital Review: Mergers improve care outcomes for rural hospitals, study finds
• 09/20 - DEED: Minnesota Main Street COVID Relief Grants Now Accepting Applications
• 09/13 - Agweek: Ag-rich counties are still losing population
• 09/10 - MinnPost: When it comes to politics, Minnesota’s urban-rural divide is alive and well
• 09/01 - Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development: Child Care Economic Development Grants Now Open for Applications
• 08/31 - Civil Eats: The End of Pandemic Safety-Net Programs May Cause Rural Food Insecurity to Rise
• 08/25 - The American Rescue Plan: What it means for rural
• 08/13 - Sahan Journal: 2020 census data is in: Minnesota is more urban and less white than a decade ago.
• 08/04 - MinnPost: Minnesota is getting $550 million in ARP money to help its child care industry. Here’s how the state is spending that cash.
• 07/30 - Minnesota Public Radio: Minnesota co-ops to vote on North Dakota power plant sale
• 07/26 - Webinar: Immigrants, Refugees and Local Government Outreach
• 07/21 - MinnPost: How Greater Minnesota priorities fared at the Minnesota Legislature this year
• 07/19 - University of Minnesota: Connecting rural women leaders
• 07/13 - Minnesota Pollution Control Agency: Air quality alert: Tuesday, July 13 – Friday, July 16
• 07/06 - Kaiser Health News: Rural Ambulance Services Are in Jeopardy as Volunteers Age and Expenses Mount
• 06/25 - Energy News Network: Heat pumps, already on the rise in rural Minnesota, get boost from new state law
• 06/11 - MinnPost: Many police departments in Greater Minnesota don’t have body cameras. A legislative proposal looks to change that.
• 06/08 - WCCO-TV: Lifeguard Shortage Leaving Some Minnesota Pools, Beaches Unsupervised
• 06/08 - New explainer video: The childcare crisis in rural Minnesota, 2020
• 06/08 - Interconnected Rural-Urban Conversations: Examining Health Care Access
• 06/08 - Building Community, Embracing Difference: Immigrants, Refugees, and Local Government Outreach in Rural Minnesota
• 05/29 - MinnPost: How a kid from Crookston became an authority on the 1921 Tulsa race massacre
• 05/28 - KMSP-TV: After MN tourism revenue is cut in half in 2020, experts expect busy summer
• 05/19 - KTOE-Radio: Greater MN Cities Coalition urges lawmakers to address rural needs with summer special session
• 05/18 - Meatpacking Towns bring diversity to rural Minnesota
• 05/15 - Brainerd Dispatch: Updated strategic plan available to guide future development of Greater Minnesota’s regional parks and trails
• 05/10 - WCCO-TV: Hospitality Industry Getting Creative To Quickly Attract Staff As Restrictions Lift
• 05/06 - Interconnected Rural-Urban Conversations: Minnesota’s Workforce – Help Wanted, Everywhere
• 05/05 - When 435th out of 435 ain’t bad
• 05/04 - KARE-TV: Overdose deaths rise sharply in Minnesota
• 05/03 - Bring Me The News: Minnesota’s rural Airbnb hosts have seen earnings double during pandemic
• 04/28 - Twin Cities Business: Land O’Lakes Broadens Its Rural Broadband Efforts
• 04/23 - WCCO-TV: Derek Chauvin Verdict Resonates Throughout Greater Minnesota
• 04/19 - Lakefield Standard: Reimer works to keep lights on for local farmers
• 04/09 - Restoring the churn to rural housing markets
• 04/07 - Transit for healthcare: Volunteer drivers in aging rural Minnesota – video summary
• 04/05 - Twin Cities Business: Bushel Boy President on Labor Shortage and the Future of Indoor Farming
• 04/03 - The Daily Yonder: Research: Big-City Approaches to Legal Aid Don’t Work in Rural Settings
• 03/31 - Interconnected Rural-Urban Conversations: Childcare – A Complex Crisis
• 03/25 - Alexandria Echo Press: Grants help parks and trails in Greater Minnesota, including two Douglas County parks
• 03/25 - As COVID-19 deaths continue to rise, so do deaths of despair
• 03/24 - KEYC-TV: Economic development grant helping southern Minnesota
• 03/19 - University of Minnesota: New U of M study outlines recommendations for conserving state’s threatened groundwater supply
• 03/15 - The Wall Street Journal: Child-Care Providers Get Billions in Covid-19 Relief Law
• 03/11 - Disruptions in child care access show its importance to the economy
• 03/05 - Brownfield: Pandemic Brings Attention to Rural Broadband Deficiencies
• 03/04 - Alexandria Echo Press: Minnesota Energy Assistance Program doubles crisis benefits
• 02/26 - Brainerd Dispatch: Fixing the child care crisis: Rural MN providers talk solutions
• 02/24 - Finance & Commerce: Rebuilding in Greater Minnesota
• 02/23 - Engagement, racial justice, and rural Minnesota
• 02/19 - Child care in rural Minnesota after 2020 – webinar
• 02/18 - Minnesota Public Radio: EMS workers adapt and persist, amid stress of pandemic
• 02/18 - Child care in rural Minnesota after 2020
• 02/17 - KEYC-TV: Home improvement services for seniors, veterans coming to greater Minnesota
• 02/11 - Finance & Commerce: Minnesota’s rural jobs quagmire drags on
• 02/10 - The key to a great opportunity if we can grab it
• 02/09 - Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development: DEED Announces Over $13 Million in Relief Grants to Convention Centers and Movie Theaters Statewide
• 02/09 - MinnPost: What the pandemic revealed about Minnesota’s efforts to bring high-speed internet to everyone in the state
• 02/01 - Forum News Service: Greater Minnesota cities appeal to divided Legislature for economic lifeline
• 02/01 - Finance & Commerce: Greater MN Partnership’s new leader outlines goals
• 01/27 - Employment projections before and after the pandemic
• 01/25 - Mankato Free Press: Broadband crucial at Capitol but funding questions remain
• 01/25 - Research webinar – what happens to the rural workforce during a pandemic?
• 01/23 - West Central Tribune: Rural Minnesota still copes with labor shortage as unemployment rises in pandemic
• 01/15 - Kaiser Family Foundation: The Challenge Of Vaccine Hesitancy In Rural America
• 01/15 - Rural unemployment and participation in the labor force
• 01/14 - Pandemic paints a different employment picture in rural Minnesota
• 01/13 - KEYC-TV: Minnesota students speak out about distance learning
• 01/07 - Farm Bureau: National Poll Shows COVID-19 Taking Heavy Toll on Farmers’ Mental Health

• 12/30 - What a year
• 12/28 - American Academy of Neurology: People in Rural Areas Less Likely to Receive Specialty Care for Neurologic Conditions
• 12/18 - Hutchinson Leader: Two McLeod County Highway 212 roundabouts funded
• 12/16 - Forum News Service: Moorhead area legislators call for regional approach to COVID-19, assistance for border communities
• 12/15 - Still relevant: The availability of mental health services in rural Minnesota (published 2017)
• 12/11 - MinnPost: The feds just announced over $400 million for rural broadband in Minnesota — three quarters of it is going to one small company with limited fiber optic experience
• 12/10 - Minnesota Department of Human Services: Apple Tree Dental and DHS open new dental center
• 12/09 - University of Minnesota Extension: Rural Minnesota grocery stores facing intense competition, other survival challenges
• 12/01 - Brainerd Dispatch: 11 county and tribal governments partner to deliver message on slowing spread of COVID-19
• 12/01 - Looking back to move forward – About aging in rural Minnesota (published in 2019)
• 11/23 - MinnPost: Amid a statewide coronavirus surge, central Minnesota has been hit especially hard
• 11/17 - Pine Technical & Community College: A growing community in the face of declining enrollment
• 11/12 - Stat: Rural hospitals can’t afford ultra-cold freezers to store the leading Covid-19 vaccine
• 11/11 - WCCO-TV: MPCA To Fund Up To 22 Electric Vehicle Charging Stations Throughout The State
• 11/04 - KSTP-TV: Minnesota State Patrol looking for candidates without policing backgrounds
• 10/29 - KARE-TV: Getting beyond the divide in Greater MN
• 10/27 - Fortune: Land O’ Lakes CEO calls for big federal spending on rural broadband
• 10/22 - AGDAILY: Rural Americans now have a map to 2,300 free Wi-Fi locations
• 10/20 - Pew: COVID-19 Patients Swamp Rural Hospitals
• 10/20 - Why the count counts: Redistricting and representation in rural Minnesota
• 10/19 - Livestream Event: The New Reality – The shifting landscape of rural healthcare in Minnesota
• 10/16 - WCCO-TV: Bankers Survey Sees Surge In Rural Parts Of 10 States
• 10/14 - KSTP-TV: Additional saliva testing sites to open in Minnesota
• 10/08 - Minnesota Department of Health: State announces locations for no-barrier access to COVID-19 testing during week of Oct. 12
• 10/07 - LeadingAge Minnesota: LeadingAge Minnesota Foundation Releases RFP for Rural Grant
• 10/06 - Center’s past research now available online!
• 10/04 - KTOE Radio: MnDOT announces availability of $6.2 million in grants for Greater Minnesota community projects
• 09/30 - Minnesota Public Radio: As classrooms go online, there’s more to the digital divide than who gets a hot spot
• 09/30 - Wages can go further in Greater Minnesota – video summary
• 09/24 - Welcome, New Board Officers!
• 09/22 - Kaiser Health News: Rural Hospitals Teeter on Financial Cliff as COVID Medicare Loans Come Due
• 09/22 - Transit for healthcare: Volunteer drivers in aging rural Minnesota
• 09/18 - MinnPost: No more ‘range anxiety’? How the MPCA, companies hope to allay a nagging concern about electric cars
• 09/17 - Healthcare Finance: CMS is now accepting grant applications from rural communities to improve healthcare
• 09/10 - Minnesota Department of Health: Compliance checks find most bars, restaurants observed to be in compliance with safeguards
• 09/01 - USDA: Federal Communications Commission, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, and U.S. Department of Agriculture Team Up for Rural Health Initiative
• 08/31 - KARE-TV: White House COVID advisor visits MN
• 08/31 - Minnesota Public Radio: Fertilizer rules to start this week, but will they curb Minn. groundwater’s nitrate problem?
• 08/28 - KMSP-TV: Dozens of new electric vehicle charging stations coming to Greater Minnesota
• 08/24 - MinnPost: Yes, there are actually Minnesotans opening new child care facilities during the pandemic
• 08/24 - Packing plant closures affecting farmers’ mental health
• 08/15 - INFORUM: Report finds vast acres of Minnesota public land off-limits to public
• 08/11 - WCCO-TV: How A Minnesota Farmer’s Experiment With Sunflowers Led To A Thriving Microwave Popcorn Brand
• 08/07 - WDIO-TV: St. Louis County seeking proposals to address mental health, youth substance abuse and food insecurity
• 08/06 - MinnPost: How Minnesota’s child care industry has managed to hang on amid the pandemic
• 08/05 - Will county fairs survive?
• 08/04 - If you haven’t checked it out yet…
• 07/30 - WCCO-TV: With Virus On Rise, Gov. Walz Promotes Mask Distribution
• 07/30 - Detroit Lakes Tribune: Child Care in the COVID Era
• 07/24 - KARE-TV: The mission to get 25,000 Minnesota students online before fall
• 07/22 - KEYC-TV: USDA invests $4 million in rural Minnesota communities
• 07/20 - West Central Tribune: Analysis shows rural Minnesota living does cost less
• 07/17 - The Bemidji Pioneer: Lawmakers discuss tighter regulations for private water wells
• 07/16 - The Case for Living Rural Webinar: Cost of Living and U of MN Extension’s Newcomer Survey
• 07/15 - Wages can go further in Greater Minnesota
• 07/14 - Bloomberg: Coronavirus Is Coming for Rural America
• 07/14 - And the survey says…
• 07/14 - 2020 State of Rural Minnesota report
• 07/11 - MN DEED: Infrastructure grants awarded to 4 Minnesota cities
• 07/08 - MinnPost: In small towns, ‘We’re still not comfortable talking about our mental health’
• 07/05 - Healthcare Finance: Telehealth is an important tool for rural hospitals in treating COVID-19, research shows
• 07/01 - KSTP-TV: State announces public-private partnership to help tech needs of families with children in school
• 06/29 - Listen to our latest podcast episode: Neela Mollgaard, Launch MN and fostering entrepreneurship
• 06/26 - Noting a sea change in engagement
• 06/25 - Why is health care getting harder to access in rural MN?
• 06/23 - MinnPost: Minnesota lawmakers agree to hike reimbursement rates for child care providers serving low-income families
• 06/22 - Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development: Nearly $19 Million Awarded for Development Projects in Small Cities
• 06/16 - Minnesota Public Radio: MN Legislature nears agreement for COVID-19 aid to cities, counties
• 06/16 - Health care webinar on YouTube
• 06/13 - KSTP-TV: Pandemic preps devastating rural Minnesota hospitals
• 06/05 - KFGO-Radio: Annual Take a Kid Fishing Weekend starts today
• 06/03 - KRFO-Radio: Highway 14 Corridor Open House
• 05/27 - Integrating rural into the new reality of healthcare
• 05/26 - Minnesota Public Radio: County fair organizers across Minnesota face tough decisions
• 05/26 - The Wall Street Journal: In $16 Billion Push to Expand Broadband, America Is Flying Through a Fog
• 05/19 - New podcast episode: preview of upcoming report on rural healthcare services
• 05/18 - Brainerd Dispatch: Distance learning highlights broadband inequity
• 05/18 - COVID-19: Comparing apples and oranges
• 05/15 - Crookston Times: University of Minnesota Extension – Minnesota rural grocery stores stock up on new ways of operating
• 05/14 - Kaiser Health News: Under COVID Cloud, Prisons In Rural America Threaten To Choke Rural Hospitals
• 05/14 - Explainer video: Why do we have a workforce shortage?
• 05/12 - Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development: DEED Awards $681,000 in Airport Infrastructure Grants
• 05/12 - KMSP-TV: Second round of flyovers planned Wednesday for greater Minnesota
• 05/06 - Mankato Free Press: Rural grocers deal with supply issues due to COVID-19
• 05/06 - The Christian Science Monitor: Rural America lags on fast internet. Now small co-ops are building it.
• 05/06 - A conversation with state officials on rural MN and COVID-19
• 05/04 - International Falls Journal: Greater Minnesota Jobs and Economic Development Division approves new broadband development investments
• 04/30 - Roll Call: Rural areas face pandemic risk as country’s urban areas reopen
• 04/30 - CNN: Why rural Americans are having a hard time working from home
• 04/28 - Rural health care preview, part 5: A case for change
• 04/24 - The Bemidji Pioneer: Klobuchar talks with Northern MN educators about e-learning and broadband initiatives
• 04/24 - Keeping farmers markets safe this summer
• 04/22 - Extension offering webinars for small businesses, leaders
• 04/21 - Pew: Rural Response to Coronavirus Could Be Hampered by Years of Population Loss
• 04/21 - Rural health care preview, part 4: Controlling health care costs on the hospital side
• 04/20 - Listening to Minnesota businesses and workers about safely returning to work
• 04/17 - St. Cloud Times: Finding jobs during the pandemic: Staffing pros say they’re still out there
• 04/17 - Rural health care preview, part 3: What do we mean by “access”?
• 04/16 - Identifying counties most at risk economically
• 04/15 - Minnesota Public Radio: Minnesota local government goes virtual during pandemic
• 04/15 - Rural health care preview, part 2: Health care mergers and acquisitions are the new reality
• 04/13 - Health care industry is a major employer in rural Minnesota
• 04/10 - Cookies for blood? I’m in.
• 04/09 - Healthcare Finance: One in four rural hospitals were at high financial risk of closing even before coronavirus
• 04/09 - Rural health care post-pandemic: Part 1 – Declining revenue for rural hospitals
• 04/09 - Impact of Minnesota’s farm economy on Greater Minnesota
• 04/08 - Minnesota Public Radio: DNR reviews impacts of farmer’s plan to irrigate cropland in Pineland Sands
• 04/08 - Resiliency in a time of pandemic
• 04/07 - Connecting the unemployed to employment during COVID-19
• 04/06 - When creativity pays off big: Big Stone County
• 04/02 - Small businesses: Need help now? Look locally
• 04/01 - Pioneer Press: With 2 deaths and dozens of illnesses, rural Minnesota county is a coronavirus hot spot. Why?
• 04/01 - A rural county’s response to a global pandemic
• 03/31 - Rural hospitals are ready, but people need to do their part, too
• 03/30 - Crookston Times: Minnesota initiative foundations launch emergency child care grant program
• 03/30 - Where to wait it out?
• 03/27 - Politico: Rural areas brace for hard economic hit
• 03/27 - Stocking up
• 03/26 - Relief for employers and employees
• 03/26 - Nonprofit Quarterly: Rural Communities Divided over Wind Power
• 03/25 - Addressing broadband problems quickly: Business and government stepping up
• 03/24 - Why we’re watching the impact on the recreation industry up north
• 03/23 - MinnPost: What internet providers are doing to keep Minnesotans online during the pandemic
• 03/23 - Worried yet? You should be
• 03/20 - KSTP-TV: Response to coronavirus exposes lack of high-speed internet across Minnesota
• 03/19 - Adapting
• 03/17 - Brainerd Dispatch: Nurses gather in Baxter for conference to boost rural mental health services
• 03/11 - Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development: 13 Companies Receive Launch Minnesota Innovation Grants
• 03/04 - MNDOT: New study shows Minnesota’s public airports generate $18.2 billion in annual economic activity
• 02/28 - Minne Inno: Launch MN Creates Network of Innovation Hubs Throughout the State
• 02/25 - Children’s Minnesota Expands Neonatal Virtual Care Services
• 02/21 - KSTP-TV: Minnesota departments dealing with firefighter shortage, working to recruit new members
• 02/21 - MinnPost: Why Greater Minnesota lawmakers aren’t thrilled about the state’s new ‘Clean Cars’ rules
• 02/19 - Finance & Commerce: Coworking is regional affair in Greater Minnesota
• 02/14 - MinnPost: Marked by fraud concerns in 2019, Minnesota’s Child Care Assistance Program may get additional funding in 2020
• 02/07 - Brainerd Dispatch: Greater Minnesota coalition to tackle child care shortage, water infrastructure in 2020 session
• 02/04 - Minnesota Public Radio: Minnesota considers raising water permit fees
• 02/01 - MinnPost: 2020 Legislature: Rural focus shifts from general aid to funding for water projects, bridge and road repairs
• 01/30 - Fierce Telecom: FCC cues up Rural Digital Opportunity Fund to close digital divide
• 01/25 - GreenBiz: What businesses should know about the evolution of rural solar
• 01/25 - Bring Me the News: These 41 Minnesota counties will benefit from $23M in rural broadband funding
• 01/22 - Forum News Service: Lawmakers take heat in Hibbing over proposed gun bills
• 01/22 - Associated Press: Gov. Walz Announces $23M For Expanding Rural Broadband Statewide
• 01/21 - Why I live here: New London
• 01/16 - St. Cloud Times: State troopers will carry kits to help the homeless
• 01/13 - Minnesota Public Radio: In rural Minnesota, a scarcity of beds for people in crisis
• 01/11 - Mankato Free Press: Blue Earth County faces tough broadband costs
• 01/10 - Minnesota Public Radio: Walz says $293M needed to make water infrastructure more resilient to climate change
• 01/10 - MinnPost: As Minnesota counties vote on accepting refugees, here are the counties where refugees have actually moved in the last decade
• 01/06 - MinnPost: How Minnesota towns are trying to fill their empty Shopkos
• 01/02 - National Public Radio: In Rural Areas Without Pain Or Addiction Specialists, Family Doctors Fill In The Gaps

• 12/23 - KEYC-TV: Job growth spurs housing demand in Windom
• 12/18 - KBJR-TV: MN ranks 48th in nation for fire department funding
• 12/13 - West Central Tribune: DNR to map Kandiyohi County’s aggregate resources
• 12/09 - Minnesota Public Radio: When are electric vehicle fast chargers coming to greater Minnesota?
• 12/09 - KDAL-Radio: Signed Snowplow Blade Works The North Shore
• 12/05 - Rochester Post Bulletin: Where does rural Minnesota get its groceries?
• 12/05 - Minnesota Public Radio: Mayo closes two more facilities, blames rural health care crisis
• 12/05 - Healthcare Finance: Shortage of specialists negatively impacting patients in rural areas
• 12/04 - Forum News Service: Time for rural Minnesota to ‘own’ its narrative
• 12/03 - Why do I live here?
• 12/02 - Hutchinson Leader: New hemp market taking shape in rural Minnesota
• 11/26 - Energy News Network: Municipal utilities putting EV charging on the map in southern Minnesota
• 11/21 - What is Rural?
• 11/20 - WCCO-TV: How Wind Energy Is Affecting Rural Minnesota
• 11/19 - Alexandria Echo Press: Rural city leaders ask for large bonding bill
• 11/15 - KARE-TV: Couple wins cafe, changes the flavor of small town dining
• 11/13 - Minne Inno: DEED’s Launch Minnesota Initiative Offering ‘Innovation Grants’ to Entrepreneurs in Greater MN
• 11/06 - New York Times: Farm Country Feeds America. But Just Try Buying Groceries There.
• 11/05 - Is telehealth finally here for rural areas?
• 11/04 - Associated Press: Lack of formal shelters for homeless in rural Minnesota
• 11/01 - Minnesota Public Radio: New tax credit for ag land might help rural schools increase funding
• 10/30 - Bemidji Pioneer: Northwest Minnesota Foundation receives child care grant
• 10/29 - KFGO-Radio: Boosters of second FM-Twin Cites passenger train to meet in Moorhead Wednesday
• 10/23 - Fortune: Is Rural America the ‘New Inner City’? Land O’ Lakes CEO Beth Ford Thinks So
• 10/22 - Building Community for the Common Good
• 10/21 - Minnesota Department of Agriculture: Funding Available to Increase Access to Healthy Foods
• 10/19 - Montevideo American-News: U.S. Senator Tina Smith visits Chippewa County for ‘Rural Economy Tour’
• 10/14 - Worthington Globe: Minnesota representatives visit southwest Minnesota to eye projects seeking bonding
• 10/09 - National Farm Medicine Center: Rural firefighters promote farm safety through national program
• 10/08 - Two cities, one creative idea to help with child care
• 10/07 - Mankato Free Press: River Ramble highlights Mankato as cyclist destination
• 10/03 - Pew: As Rural Groceries Fade Away, Lawmakers Wonder Whether to Act
• 10/02 - Associated Press: Minnesota House to Open Mini-Session on Wednesday in Winona
• 10/01 - Marketplace: Rural hospitals expect to see a boost with changes to Medicare reimbursement
• 09/27 - Brainerd Dispatch: Klobuchar, Smith, Stauber praise $1.9M allocation for Aitkin County broadband
• 09/25 - Worthington Globe: Nobles County’s quest to join PrimeWest halted by state
• 09/20 - RFD-TV: Rural Healthcare Struggles With Rx Drug Costs
• 09/19 - Behind the numbers: For high school students, awareness of career opportunities is important
• 09/18 - Jezebel: A Rural Clinic Operating Without a Net
• 09/16 - Marshall Independent: Recycling costs a complex problem
• 09/10 - Kiplinger: 12 Great Small Towns for Retirement
• 09/06 - Duluth News Tribune: DEA to add Duluth office, partner with local authorities
• 09/06 - Minnesota Public Radio: Jobs, housing lure Karen refugees to spread across Minnesota
• 09/06 - Tech Startups: The FCC continues to close the digital divide with $121M in funding to connect and expand broadband internet to rural homes and businesses in 16 US states
• 08/29 - Minnesota Public Radio: In fight for better working conditions, Somalis find their voice
• 08/28 - NYT: Hey, College Graduates: Don’t Dismiss Rural America
• 08/28 - Finding work or finding workers? Part 4
• 08/26 - Duluth News Tribune: State report embraces tech-driven transportation future
• 08/21 - MinnPost: In a tight labor market, Greater Minnesota businesses think creatively about how to hang on to workers
• 08/20 - Form News Service: Local governments collect extra $78M in building fees across Minnesota
• 08/20 - CRPD welcomes new board members
• 08/16 - Associated Press: Latest Bankers Survey Indicates Shrinking Rural Economy
• 08/13 - WCCO-TV: FCC Pledges $28.5M To Expand Broadband In Rural Minnesota
• 08/08 - Modern Healthcare: Rural hospitals take spotlight in coverage expansion debate
• 08/07 - The Bemidji Pioneer: Red Lake Nation opens long-awaited trading post
• 08/06 - Associated Press: Rural churches search for their place in a changing world
• 08/05 - St. James Plaindealer: State funds some child care needs in greater Minnesota
• 08/02 - Forum News Service: Minnesota lawmakers to hold October mini-session in Winona
• 07/31 - Forum News Service: Rural Minnesota faces its own drug crisis
• 07/26 - Brainerd Dispatch: Area cities, counties look to benefit as Walz administration rolls out highest local government funding since 2002
• 07/26 - Bring Me the News: Study: Minnesota is 4th most expensive state for childcare
• 07/24 - Twin Cities Business: Nonprofit Red Wing Ignite Wins $750K Federal Grant
• 07/19 - Bemidji Pioneer: Greater Minnesota Cities coming to town: Bemidji to host coalition conference
• 07/16 - Are county fairs still relevant?
• 07/13 - Duluth News Tribune: ‘Without strong broadband, rural communities will be left behind’: Minnesotans tell Congress
• 07/10 - Daily Yonder: Minnesota’s Broadband Reboot
• 07/08 - Hutchinson Leader: Growing fellowship supports entrepreneur leaders
• 07/02 - And the survey says…
• 07/01 - Minnesota Public Radio: More Minn. nursing homes are closing, and rural towns feel the pain
• 06/29 - Forbes: The Future Of Food Needs To Focus On Bringing Broadband To Rural Communities, Says Beth Ford
• 06/26 - West Central Tribune: Minnesota County to Study Rural Broadband Gaps, Options
• 06/24 - Winona Daily News: Winona State program seeks to increase Minnesota’s teachers of color
• 06/19 - MinnPost: For Minnesota cities and counties, the 2019 increase in state aid was long awaited
• 06/17 - Forum News Service: Will some areas be left behind when 5G arrives in region?
• 06/15 - WKBT-TV: Numbers on seat belt citations in Minnesota
• 06/13 - Lies, damn lies and statistics
• 06/11 - Minnesota Department of Health: New report traces health impacts of air pollution across Minnesota
• 06/08 - Duluth News Tribune: Greater Minnesota asked lawmakers to help solve the child care crisis. Here’s what happened
• 06/05 - MinnPost: Why Greater Minnesota cities are investing in sports and recreation
• 06/03 - Faribault County Register: Wells EDA $10K grant going towards child care shortage
• 05/31 - Duluth News Tribune: A ‘mixed bag’ for Greater Minnesota as state budget bills become law
• 05/31 - Alexandria Echo Press: Small cities get bump in state aid
• 05/29 - MinnPost: Standing up for small towns
• 05/28 - KEYC-TV: Alleviating The Child Care Shortage In Blue Earth County
• 05/28 - Crookston Times: LGA increase means Crookston’s in line to receive $136K more in 2020
• 05/28 - Finding the answers in Willmar
• 05/22 - National Public Radio: Poll: Many Rural Americans Struggle With Financial Insecurity, Access To Health Care
• 05/21 - Forum News Service: Here’s what the bipartisan state budget could mean for Greater Minnesota
• 05/16 - WCCO-TV: Minnesota Is Losing Workers
• 05/09 - A deeper dive: With workforce funding, the devil is in the details
• 05/08 - MinnPost: Minnesota retail closures have ramped up in recent years. That hits particularly hard in Greater Minnesota
• 05/07 - DL-Online: Want to take on a social challenge?
• 05/03 - MinnPost: For all the talk of an urban-rural divide, Minnesota’s small towns and big cities face a lot of the same challenges
• 05/02 - Minnesota Public Radio: Task force takes on rural stress in Minnesota
• 05/02 - Cooperatives and community involvement
• 05/01 - USDA Releases Report on Rural Broadband and Benefits of Next Generation Precision Agriculture
• 04/30 - Finding work or finding workers? Part 3
• 04/29 - KELO-Radio: Small-Town Minnesota groceries see boost from Good Food Access Program
• 04/26 - Minnesota Public Radio: Need a job? Vacancies continue to outnumber job hunters
• 04/23 - Patch: 63 MN Schools Will Benefit From $2.3M Safe Routes Grant
• 04/18 - Fergus Falls Journal: Nonprofit Groups Push Bills to Help Rural MN Communities
• 04/18 - Marshall Independent: Smart phone app to take measure of rural broadband
• 04/17 - In praise of cooperatives
• 04/15 - KEYC-TV: Shaping Mankato’s Future, a Timely Conversation
• 04/12 - USA Today: U.S. establishes $20.4-billion fund to bring 5G to rural America: What 5G means for you
• 04/11 - WDIO-TV: Summit Hosted to Resolve Shortages of Health Care Workers in Northeastern Minnesota
• 04/10 - CRPD hears from child care providers
• 04/10 - Census of Agriculture: Asking the right questions
• 04/08 - Hometown Focus: Rural Pulse 2019 survey results released by Blandin Foundation
• 04/04 - MnDOT announces 2019 state road construction projects
• 04/03 - MinnPost: Rural challenges, demographic changes highlight topics at MinnPost Social in Collegeville
• 04/03 - KARE-TV: Need help finding child care? This Minnesota site could help
• 04/03 - Supporting the Decennial Census and American Community Survey
• 04/01 - Prairie Business: How public-private partnerships are extending broadband access to rural areas
• 03/29 - Pew Charitable Trusts: Rural America Faces a Housing Cost Crunch
• 03/29 - RuralMN Radio: Signing off, pt 2
• 03/28 - Minnesota Department of Health: Minnesota looking to expand on successful local strategy for fighting opioid crisis
• 03/28 - Child care: Moving on to the “why”
• 03/25 - Brainerd Dispatch: Advocate group banks on legislation, coalitions to bolster declining day cares
• 03/22 - KAAL-TV: New Report Says Homelessness is on the Rise Across Minnesota
• 03/22 - RuralMN Radio: Signing off, pt 1
• 03/20 - The Role of Newspapers in Rural Minnesota
• 03/19 - Session Daily: Lawmakers consider changes to substitute child care provider policy
• 03/15 - A look back at rural Minnesota, pt 2
• 03/11 - Finding work or finding workers? Part 2
• 03/08 - A look back at rural Minnesota, pt 1
• 03/07 - Why Rural?
• 03/06 - KXLT-TV: Proposed bill could bring in big money to southeastern Minnesota
• 03/04 - Letters to the New Governor of Minnesota
• 03/04 - RuralMN Radio: Letters to the new Governor
• 03/04 - MinnPost: Small towns near Rochester hope — and plan — for DMC-fueled growth
• 03/01 - Brainerd Dispatch: Could passenger rail be coming back to Brainerd and Greater Minnesota? Advocacy group invites Brainerd man to commuter railroad rally in St. Paul
• 02/27 - A quick note on child care
• 02/26 - MinnPost: Rural Minnesotans struggle to access opioid addiction treatment
• 02/25 - Worthington Globe: Educators, administrators, students testify to unique educational needs of Greater Minnesota school districts
• 02/22 - People recruitment
• 02/21 - Forum News Service: Greater Minnesota funds could come out unscathed in budget fights
• 02/20 - Navigant: Analysis Shows One-in-Five U.S. Rural Hospitals at High Risk of Closing Unless Financial Situation Improves
• 02/20 - The impacts of agriculture on employment and earnings
• 02/18 - Austin Herald: Lawmakers introduce bipartisan legislation to boost LGA program
• 02/15 - Forum News Service: Lawmakers seek solutions in child care shortage
• 02/15 - The Center’s new blog and the future of RuralMN Radio
• 02/13 - Forum News Service: Walz administration to petition for reconsideration, let Line 3 pipeline appeal advance
• 02/13 - Nobles and Mower Counties: Refugees and immigrants turning around population trends
• 02/12 - What is the State of Rural Minnesota?
• 02/11 - WNAX-Radio: Rural Grocery Stores Fading Away
• 02/08 - University of New Hampshire: Research finds shrinking population in more than a third of rural counties
• 02/08 - The political balancing act, pt 2
• 02/06 - USDA Launches High-Speed Broadband e-Connectivity Resource Guide
• 02/06 - Welcome to our new blog
• 02/05 - Associated Press: Tim Walz’s agenda for rural Minnesota starting to take shape
• 02/01 - Forum News Service: ‘Moonshot’ for rural broadband, local gov aid on Walz’s to-do list
• 02/01 - The political balancing act, pt 1
• 01/31 - The State of Rural 2019
• 01/30 - MinnPost: Small companies harness North Shore’s branding power
• 01/28 - Hibbing Daily Tribune: Governor Walz’s Message to Northern Minnesota
• 01/23 - Minnesota Lawyer: Keith Ellison seeks criminal unit boost
• 01/21 - Marshall Independent: Walz says Minnesota won’t leave anyone behind
• 01/18 - Forum News Service: Greater Minnesota groups to get $1.5 million to grow child care access
• 01/18 - Washington Post: New report shows divide between rural, urban U.S. on speed limits, related deaths
• 01/18 - Rural broadband and cable providers
• 01/16 - Twin Cities Business: Speedy Internet for All Minnesotans? Not Even the Most Ambitious Bill Will Make It Happen
• 01/14 - DL-Online: Medical marijuana proves difficult to get, particularly in rural areas
• 01/14 - WNAX-Radio: Expansion of Broadband Internet Access Needs More Funding
• 01/11 - The Timberjay: Goodwill to shutter Ely store and donation center
• 01/11 - WNAX-Radio: University of Minnesota Asks for Funding Increase
• 01/11 - Kevin Paap talks Farm Bill, pt 2
• 01/09 - WDIO-TV: Northland Legislators Discuss Priorities For 2019 Legislative Session
• 01/07 - West Central Tribune: More than half of Walz’s cabinet picks are women with one left to be chosen
• 01/02 - MinnPost: Why Greater Minnesota interests have high hopes for the 2019 legislative session

• 12/31 - Patient Engagement Hit: Rural Hospital Travel Times Increase, Hamper Patient Care Access
• 12/28 - Echo Press: Anderson to serve on jobs panel
• 12/28 - Kevin Paap talks Farm Bill, pt 1
• 12/26 - KSTP-TV: New U of M study seeks to improve economic development in Greater Minnesota
• 12/22 - Farm Bill 2018 pt 2
• 12/21 - KEYC-TV: Outstate Lawmakers Plan Road Ahead with Mankato Native to Lead MnDOT
• 12/19 - Alexandria Echo Press: Do you hear what I hear? Salvation Army bell ringer will be out through Christmas Eve
• 12/17 - MinnPost: Minnesota’s suicide rate continues to rise, and it’s higher in Greater Minnesota than the metro
• 12/14 - Farm Bill 2018
• 12/12 - Forum News Service: Transit coalition push includes $120 million ask for Greater Minnesota
• 12/10 - UPI: FCC orders investigation of U.S. wireless carriers over data discrepancies Read more: FCC Orders Investigation of US Wireless Carriers Over Data Discrepancies
• 12/07 - KEYC-TV: MN Study Shows Growth in Telemedicine
• 12/07 - Self-driving cars? They’re closer than you think
• 12/05 - Duluth News Tribune: Coalition of Greater Minnesota Cities again looks to boost LGA
• 11/23 - Shopping small in Greater Minnesota, pt 1
• 11/21 - DL-Online: Over half of MN job openings are in low-wage occupations
• 11/19 - DL-Online: Child care town hall meeting draws a crowd
• 11/16 - Government: At the intersection of local, state and federal, pt 3
• 11/14 - WNAX-Radio: Nearly 70-percent of Minnesota School Districts Get Approval
• 11/12 - MinnPost: Program aims to reduce opioid-affected births at rural hospitals
• 11/09 - Government: At the intersection of local, state and federal, pt 2
• 11/07 - Crookston Times: We Are Water MN exhibit travels state, tells compelling story
• 11/02 - Daily Yonder: Litchfield, Minn. Prepares to Step Out of the Shadows for Tourists
• 11/02 - Government: At the intersection of local, state and federal, pt 1
• 10/31 - The Growler: One town’s pitch for why you should want to be their neighbor
• 10/29 - MinnPost: In Moorhead, a Kurdish community thrives
• 10/26 - Mankato Free Press: Municipal liquor store profits often boost town budgets
• 10/26 - Introducing the Center’s new president, Julie Tesch
• 10/22 - Cities Speak: Closing Urban-Rural Divide to Achieve Equity
• 10/19 - Park Rapids Enterprise: Minnesota kids take part in chemical exposure study
• 10/19 - Opioids or meth? The addiction epidemic part 3
• 10/12 - Houston County News: Southeast Minnesota is poised to grow over the next 25 years; here’s what a group of cities wants to do about it
• 10/12 - St. Cloud Times: In tight labor market, companies with increased holiday demand may struggle hiring workers
• 10/12 - Opioids or meth? The addiction epidemic part 2
• 10/10 - West Central Tribune: Walz, Johnson stick to common themes in Willmar forum
• 10/08 - MinnPost: How immigration is changing high school sports in Greater Minnesota
• 10/05 - Is it opioids or meth? The addiction epidemic, part 1
• 10/03 - Minnesota Public Radio: Nitrate in drinking water a costly problem for small, rural cities
• 10/02 - Finding work or finding workers? Part 1
• 10/01 - Minnesota Public Radio: Southern Minn. towns fed up with telecom service
• 09/28 - KNOX-Radio: East Grand Forks – LGA
• 09/28 - Grow Your Own with Diana Anderson of the Southwest Initiative Foundation, pt 2
• 09/26 - MinnPost: Long Prairie’s growing immigrant population helps keep local schools vital
• 09/24 - Grand Forks Herald: Lack of OB services in rural areas mean women must plan ahead, travel to deliver their babies
• 09/21 - West Central Tribune: Transportation meeting in Willmar highlights ongoing needs
• 09/21 - Grow Your Own with Diana Anderson of the Southwest Initiative Foundation
• 09/19 - National Quality Forum: NQF Releases Report to Improve Access and Health Needs of Rural Communities
• 09/17 - MReport: Moving From Rural Areas to the City
• 09/14 - Job vacancies and the workforce shortage, pt 2
• 09/12 - c/net: More than half of rural Americans say it’s hard to access high-speed internet
• 09/10 - West Central Tribune: Affordable housing needs hit home for Montevideo’s mayor
• 09/07 - CityLab: Can Exchange Programs Help Bridge the Urban-Rural Divide?
• 09/07 - Job vacancies and the workforce shortage, pt 1
• 09/05 - USDA: USDA Launches Webpage Highlighting Resources to Help Rural Communities Bridge the Broadband e-Connectivity Infrastructure Gap
• 09/03 - Interview with Commissioner Mark Phillips of the Department of Iron Range Resources and Rehabilitation
• 08/31 - Minnesota Women’s Press: The Governor’s Office and the Women’s Foundation of Minnesota join together on a program for young women — the first of its kind in the United States
• 08/27 - Wired: Small-Town Ingenuity is Making Gigabit Broadband a Reality
• 08/24 - Marshall Independent: Company offers look inside new Balaton reef training center
• 08/24 - Blue Earth County’s Yellow Line Project pt 3
• 08/20 - Becker’s Hospital Review: Survival disparities between rural, urban cancer patients cut when enrolled in clinical trials
• 08/17 - Health Data Management: FCC supports rural broadband deployments to enable telehealth
• 08/17 - Blue Earth County’s Yellow Line Project, pt 2
• 08/15 - The Guardian: Where even Walmart won’t go: how Dollar General took over rural America
• 08/13 - Fergus Falls Journal: Connecting urban, rural Minnesota residents through listening
• 08/10 - Forum News Service: Hot Minnesota races may drive up voter turnout
• 08/10 - Blue Earth County’s Yellow Line Project, pt 1
• 08/08 - The Week: How to keep young people from fleeing small towns for big cities
• 08/06 - Government Technology: Rural Minnesota County Built a Fiber Network, but Now Taxpayers Face Huge Bills
• 08/06 - Farm Fest 2018
• 08/03 - C/NET: Are AT&T and Verizon fleecing rural America?
• 08/01 - Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development: PFA Approves Funding for Water Infrastructure Projects
• 07/30 - Inc.: A Tiny Minnesota Town Now Has Fast Wi-Fi and New Jobs, All Thanks to This Chain Mail Startup
• 07/27 - VentureBeat: Midco plans fixed wireless internet to reach rural and rugged areas
• 07/27 - Trade and tariffs, pt 2
• 07/24 - MinnPost: The number of majority-minority school districts in Minnesota has doubled in the last five years
• 07/23 - Mankato Free Press: Leaders from 50 Minnesota cities coming to Mankato this week
• 07/20 - Forum News Service: Minnesota counties to get grants for family home visits
• 07/20 - Trade and tariffs, pt 1
• 07/18 - MinnPost: How University of Minnesota Extension provides a window into the state’s modern rural economy
• 07/16 - Minnesota Public Radio: Immigrants boost Worthington economy
• 07/13 - mHealth Intelligence: FCC Eyes Support for Telehealth, RPM Projects Serving Rural America
• 07/13 - The drug crisis is more than opioids, pt 3
• 07/11 - Bemidji Pioneer: Nice Ride Bemidji is no more, but locals putting bikes to use
• 07/06 - Twin Cities Business: How a Small Town Near MN’s Western Edge is Leveraging Its Proximity to Fargo-Moorhead to Grow
• 07/06 - Granite Falls Advocate Tribune: “Thriving by Design” event seeks to bridge urban/rural differences
• 07/06 - RuralMN Radio: The drug crisis is more than opioids, pt 2
• 06/29 - MinnPost: In a statewide election, do candidates really need to bother with Greater Minnesota?
• 06/29 - RuralMN Radio: The drug crisis is more than opioids, pt 1
• 06/28 - It’s an addiction crisis
• 06/27 - Modern Healthcare: Senate appropriators boost funds for rural telehealth, opioid epidemic
• 06/25 - Hastings Star Gazette: Finding resources can be a challenge for Hastings teens
• 06/22 - Axios: Why rural counties are dying in America
• 06/21 - Finding transformation through the arts, pt 2
• 06/20 - KCUR-Radio: As rural towns lose population, they can learn to ‘shrink smart’
• 06/20 - MinnPost: How broadband helped a small town in Greater Minnesota land a high-tech business
• 06/18 - BBC: The untold good news story of America today
• 06/15 - High Plains Journal: Broadband services in rural America is focus of listening session June 19 in Minnesota
• 06/15 - Finding transformation through the arts, pt 1
• 06/13 - CNBC: Rural communities see big returns with broadband access, but roadblocks persist
• 06/11 - University of Minnesota Morris: Otto Bremer Trust Grant to Support Center for Small Towns
• 06/08 - St. Cloud Times: What Highway 23 improvements mean for you
• 06/08 - RuralMN Radio: Farm Bill fail and other news, pt 2
• 06/06 - Worthington Daily Globe: Nobles County plans urban lawmaker tour
• 06/04 - Brainerd Dispatch: CentraCare Health receives funding for Long Prairie Regional Community Well-Being Center
• 06/01 - National Public Radio: Rural poverty in America is ‘an emergency’
• 06/01 - RuralMN Radio: Farm Bill fail and other news, pt 1
• 05/30 - MinnPost: How Minnesota’s community newspapers hold on in the digital age
• 05/30 - Duluth News Tribune: MPCA at loggerheads over landfills
• 05/25 - MedPage Today: Senators Seek Solutions to Disappearing Rural EDs
• 05/25 - RuralMN Radio: West Central Initiative, pt 2
• 05/23 - Crossroads: System Uses Smartphone App to Warn Drivers of High-Risk Curves
• 05/21 - Mankato Free Press: Open enrollment’s greatest impact is in small school districts
• 05/18 - Enterprise Minnesota: Profits Boom but Workforce Crisis Looms
• 05/18 - RuralMN Radio: West Central Initiative pt 1
• 05/17 - United Health Foundation: New Report on Senior Health Shows Rural Health Disparities Persist, Suicide Rates Are Up
• 05/16 - MinnPost: Solar power could be huge in Greater Minnesota — if they can find the people to build it
• 05/14 - Journalist’s Resource: Covering rural America: What reporters get wrong and how to get it right
• 05/11 - WUKY Radio: Will Tariffs Kill Rural Papers?
• 05/11 - On getting to the heart of the rural housing shortage, pt 2
• 05/09 - Bemidji Pioneer: Senator’s staff hears concerns about child care shortage in area
• 05/07 - Brainerd Dispatch: U of M head speaks in Brainerd lakes
• 05/04 - Wadena Pioneer: New day coming for Wadena’s downtown commercial district?
• 05/04 - On getting to the heart of the rural housing shortage, pt 1
• 05/02 - Faribault Daily News: Rural leaders criticize omissions in Corridors of Commerce awards
• 04/30 - MinnPost: Why so many Twin Cities immigrant organizations are branching out to Greater Minnesota
• 04/27 - A legislative update
• 04/25 - Twin Cities Business: How Mankato Came to Be Minnesota’s Hottest Economic Region
• 04/24 - The Workforce Housing Shortage: Getting to the heart of the issue
• 04/23 - Duluth News Tribune: Grand Marais, Cook County propose new regional park
• 04/20 - Iron Range Resources with Mark Phillips
• 04/20 - St. James Plaindealer: Critical State House spending bill significant for St. James, other cities
• 04/18 - Pioneer Press: People in mental health crises often end up in ERs or jail. An $80M plan is proposed to help
• 04/16 - MnDOT seeks Adopt a Highway volunteers; realizes $6 million benefit in 2017
• 04/13 - Duluth News Tribune: State to spend Volkswagen settlement on cleaner buses, trucks
• 04/13 - Talking ag policy with Kevin Paap, pt 3
• 04/11 - Bluff Country News: Lawmakers face tough call on bonding for veterans home
• 04/11 - Worthington Daily Globe: City officials lambast bill that would reduce Worthington’s state funding
• 04/09 - U of M launches cancer clinical trials network, partnering with clinics across MN
• 04/06 - Brainerd Dispatch: Klobuchar leads roundtable discussion on child care shortage
• 04/06 - Talking ag policy with Kevin Paap, part 2
• 04/04 - KMSP-TV: MnDOT announces 2018 road construction projects
• 04/02 - Forum News Service: Dayton pushes for more broadband expansion money
• 03/30 - Tree Hugger: Most people live in urban areas, but now all the transportation money is going rural
• 03/30 - Talking ag policy with Kevin Paap, part 1
• 03/28 - MinnPost: Minnesota is considering doubling its number of rural mental health counselors. To two.
• 03/27 - MnDOT releases Greater Minnesota Transit Investment Plan
• 03/26 - Minnesota Public Radio: Wanted: Infant day care in rural Minnesota
• 03/23 - Minnesota Public Radio: Minnesota’s population grows, but not everywhere
• 03/23 - The State of Rural MN explained, pt 3
• 03/21 - USDA Seeks Applications for Funding to Increase Access to E-Connectivity/Broadband in Unserved Rural Areas
• 03/19 - Bemidji Pioneer: Rural Equity Project having a say in St. Paul
• 03/16 - Mankato Free Press: Greenseam: Study necessary to keep, attract agribusiness in region
• 03/16 - The State of Rural MN explained, pt 2
• 03/14 - USDA: USDA Invests $276 Million in Rural Electric Infrastructure
• 03/12 - Next Avenue: Rural America: A Good Place to Grow Old?
• 03/09 - Montevideo American-News: Water infrastructure funding bill
• 03/09 - The State of Rural MN explained, pt 1
• 03/05 - State of Rural Minnesota, 2018
• 03/02 - Introducing kids to technical careers, part 2
• 02/23 - USDA: USDA Launches Webpage Highlighting Resources to Help Rural Communities Address the Opioid Crisis
• 02/23 - Introducing kids to technical careers, part 1
• 02/21 - Engadget: England turns to the church to help fix rural internet
• 02/19 - Mankato Free Press: Taxes, infrastructures and a host of issues on docket for lawmakers
• 02/16 - Marshall Independent: Child care, infrastructure are legislative priorities for Minn. cities
• 02/16 - Forestry in Minnesota: A comprehensive survey, part 2
• 02/14 - Worthington Daily Globe: Minnesota Chamber talks taxes, workforce at JBS
• 02/12 - Minnesota Public Radio: Wireless internet to the rescue? New tech could help close connectivity gap
• 02/09 - MinnPost: Why Central Minnesota’s population has exploded over the last few decades
• 02/09 - Forestry in Minnesota: A comprehensive survey, part 1
• 02/07 - Politico: America’s digital divide, in 2 maps
• 02/06 - Governor candidates’ forum: Watch the video
• 02/05 - Farm Bureau: What the Transportation Plan Could Mean to Rural America
• 02/02 - What does redoing NAFTA mean for ag?
• 01/31 - A Snapshot of Open Enrollment Trends in Rural Minnesota
• 01/30 - Healthcare Finance: Why Medicare 340B benefits rural hospitals the most
• 01/29 - Duluth News Tribune: Super Bowl tourism will hit Northland … eventually
• 01/26 - MinnPost: Dynamics of the rural-urban divide explored at MinnPost Social
• 01/26 - Higher education and federal issues, part 2
• 01/24 - Harvest Public Media: Rural Broadband Experts Say New Government Efforts Short On Money, But Show Promise
• 01/23 - MinnPost: The reality of oral health disparities in Minnesota
• 01/22 - Marshall Independent: A lighter look at rural development
• 01/19 - Realtor.com: Out in the Country, Home Buying Isn’t Idyllic at All
• 01/19 - The impact of unknowns on higher education, part 1
• 01/17 - MinnPost: There’s more than one Greater Minnesota
• 01/15 - MinnPost: How admissions offices at Minnesota’s private colleges are expanding their reach
• 01/12 - Rural issues the focus of governor candidates’ forum
• 01/10 - CNET: Trump pushes for broadband expansion in rural areas
• 01/08 - Park Rapids Enterprise: Local study reveals economic impact of arts
• 01/05 - Agweek: Farm Bureau, Farmers Union team up to confront rural opioid addiction
• 01/05 - The State of Rural MN: Just what is “rural”?
• 01/03 - Worthington Daily Globe: Grants Help Rural MN Fire Departments

• 12/27 - Mankato Free Press: Torkelson: Corridors of Commerce rules could be changed
• 12/22 - Huffington Post: Census Funding Cuts Might Cost Rural America Billions
• 12/22 - Talking more net neutrality with Anna Boroff, part 2
• 12/21 - Center seeks new director
• 12/20 - MinnPost: How foreign-trained doctors are filling the health care gap in Greater Minnesota
• 12/18 - Go MN: The map that shows rural Minnesota will suffer most from net neutrality repeal
• 12/15 - New York Mills working on a solution to child care need
• 12/15 - Some background on net neutrality with Anna Boroff, part 1
• 12/14 - Modern Healthcare: Rural hospitals feel the squeeze as Medicare extender funding in flux
• 12/13 - National Public Radio: How Dollar General Is Transforming Rural America
• 12/12 - Minnesota Department of Health: Five greater Minnesota areas awarded family home visiting grants
• 12/11 - Rochester Post Bulletin: Lack of child care can be ‘heartbreaking’
• 12/07 - Outgoing Center president Brad Finstad talks about the ah-ha moment and what he’s doing now
• 12/06 - Minnesota Public Radio: Small towns face a ‘crisis’ of aging water, sewer pipes
• 12/04 - The Atlantic: Rural America’s Neglected Higher-Education Problem
• 12/04 - Forest Lake Times: Parks and Trails Legacy Advisory Committee seeks applicants
• 12/01 - Hometown Focus: $26 million for 39 broadband projects in Greater Minnesota announced
• 12/01 - Outgoing president Brad Finstad talks about the Center
• 11/29 - MinnPost: Minnesota taxpayers largely said ‘yes’ to more school funding. But what does the future look like for the districts that struck out?
• 11/27 - Minnesota Public Radio: Minnesota small towns envision a driverless future
• 11/24 - The importance of local newspapers, part 2
• 11/24 - Forum News Service: Greater Minnesota has jobs, but not enough homes
• 11/22 - Duluth News Tribune: Rural Minnesota gets $26 million broadband boost
• 11/21 - The importance of local newspapers
• 11/20 - U.S. Department of Agriculture: USDA Invests More Than $1 Billion to Improve Health Care in Rural Areas
• 11/17 - Wired: THE FCC’S LATEST MOVES COULD WORSEN THE DIGITAL DIVIDE
• 11/16 - Politico: Tax-exempt Mayo Clinic grows, but rural patients pay a price
• 11/13 - Rochester Post Bulletin: Rural communities face challenges in policing
• 11/10 - Star Tribune: Veterans, especially in rural Minnesota, look on as lawmakers try to overhaul health care
• 11/10 - Meet CRPD’s newest researcher, part 2
• 11/08 - Forum News Service: Municipal liquor stores sales up, profits down
• 11/06 - West Central Tribune: New angel fund ready to invest in west central Minnesota
• 11/04 - Brad Finstad leaving CRPD for state USDA job
• 11/03 - Minnesota Public Radio: Brainerd medical center no longer admitting civilly committed patients
• 11/03 - Meet CRPD’s newest researcher
• 11/02 - KSTP-TV: Issue of Child Care Accessibility Growing, Especially in Rural Minnesota
• 10/31 - American College of Surgeons: Partnerships Between Rural Hospitals and Academic Surgery Departments Can Reduce Costs and Patient Transfers
• 10/27 - CED Magazine: In Contentious Washington, Rural Broadband Enjoys Bipartisan Support
• 10/27 - American Council on Science and Health: Infant Mortality 25% Higher In Rural Areas
• 10/27 - Shifting property taxes
• 10/25 - Huffington Post: Large Rural Manufacturers May Score Higher Than Urban Ones On Innovation
• 10/23 - VentureBeat: Allow ISPs to bid on urban-rural territories to bridge the broadband divide
• 10/20 - MarketWatch: Rural America wants jobs, while urban dwellers are ready for raises, Google searches show
• 10/19 - Mankato Free Press: Medical providers discuss workforce shortage at lawmaker forum
• 10/19 - Talking legal resources in Greater Minnesota, part 3
• 10/19 - Child care’s quiet crisis: an update
• 10/18 - Digital Communities: Before it Can Have Fiber-Optic Internet, Bigelow, Minn., Must Meet State Standards
• 10/16 - Rochester Post Bulletin: Cost, data storage keep body cameras off the force
• 10/13 - Talking legal resources in Greater Minnesota, part 2
• 10/13 - Christian Science Monitor: Out of options, rural communities turn to charters to keep schooling local
• 10/10 - Secretary of State: Q2 Regional Economic Reports Predict Above-Normal Growth Throughout Most of Minnesota
• 10/09 - National Public Radio: Craft Breweries Pour New Life Into Small Towns
• 10/06 - Minnesota Department of Agriculture: Farm & Rural Helpline Answers the Call for Mental Health
• 10/06 - Talking legal resources in Greater Minnesota, pt 1
• 10/04 - Rochester Post Bulletin: SE Minnesota has highest insurance rates in state
• 10/02 - Fillmore County Journal: Rural Lanesboro fiber build to begin in October
• 09/29 - Mankato Free Press: Region gears up for 2018 transportation talks
• 09/29 - DEED Commissioner Shawntera Hardy
• 09/27 - The Atlantic: The Rural Higher-Education Crisis
• 09/22 - MinnPost: The future of Greater Minnesota’s economy is already here — and it looks a lot like Montevideo
• 09/22 - Disaster preparedness, part 3
• 09/20 - Hastings Star Gazette: Rural areas continue to see higher rates of impaired driving
• 09/18 - National Public Radio: Rural Hospitals Struggle To Stock Expensive Drugs That Could Save Lives
• 09/15 - The Washington Post: We need a smarter narrative about rural America
• 09/15 - Disaster preparedness, part 2
• 09/13 - In These Times: Rural America’s Population Declines for the Sixth Straight Year
• 09/11 - Forum News Service: Rural health — Mentally ill lack treatment options
• 09/08 - Disaster preparedness, part 1
• 09/08 - Brainerd Dispatch: 50 percent renewable energy by 2030, Minnesota proponents say
• 09/06 - Forum News Service: Rural health — Two small Minnesota hospitals learn how to survive
• 09/01 - Indian Country Today: Fond du Lac Bridges the Digital Divide
• 09/01 - The quiet crisis continues
• 08/30 - University of Minnesota School of Public Health: Obstetric Nurses in Rural Hospitals Often Work Across Hospital Units
• 08/28 - WNYC: Program Aims to Empower Disconnected Youth in Rural Communities
• 08/25 - Not all the good jobs are in the metro
• 08/23 - Bemidji Pioneer: Workforce takes to the road — New program brings services to job seekers
• 08/21 - Pine Journal: Greater Minnesota — How we’re changing
• 08/18 - Marshall Independent: A Pitch for Better Health
• 08/18 - County roads, part 3
• 08/16 - Business Insider: America’s urban and rural ‘divide’ doesn’t actually exist
• 08/14 - Daily Yonder: CLOSE A RURAL SCHOOL, HURT A RURAL COMMUNITY
• 08/11 - Owatonna People’s Press: Wind industry booming in Minnesota, report finds
• 08/11 - County Roads, part 2
• 08/09 - Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Minnesota: Diabetes in Minnesota
• 08/07 - La Crosse Tribune: Despite population decline, Houston County predicts bright future
• 08/04 - Minnesota Department of Human Services: Great need for quality child care in rural Minnesota
• 08/04 - LOST on county roads
• 08/02 - Forum News Service: Suicides make farm crisis real
• 08/01 - U of M President Eric Kaler in Politico: Rural communities can break the cycle of ‘brain drain’
• 07/31 - Mankato Free Press: Farmfest sprouted in Vernon Center
• 07/28 - National Corn Growers Association: CORN FARMERS CALL FOR FASTER ACCESS TO NEW TECHNOLOGY
• 07/28 - Farm Fest 2017 will host big discussions on next Farm Bill
• 07/26 - Twin Cities Business: Farmers and food processors worry anti-immigration policies will harm their businesses—and Minnesota
• 07/24 - Forum News Service: Young Minnesota producer in unexpected career
• 07/21 - It’s an employee’s market out there
• 07/21 - Childcare collaboration in Franklin “should be a model”
• 07/19 - Kenyon Leader: Minnesota Farmers Union to Host Rural Voices Discussions on 2018 Farm Bill
• 07/17 - From Too Much to Too Little: How the central U.S. drought of 2012 evolved out of one of the most devastating floods on record in 2011
• 07/14 - Time for a new farm bill, part 3
• 07/13 - New Ulm Journal: New Ulm summer lunch program victim of regulations
• 07/12 - Pioneer Press: New state funding will help landowners install buffer strips along Minnesota’s waters
• 07/10 - Farm Bill Listening Session Highlights Farmfest Forums
• 07/07 - WNAX Radio: Ag Group Says Conservation Funding Should Be Top Farm Bill Priority
• 07/07 - Time for a new farm bill, part 2
• 07/05 - Bloomberg: Trump’s Rural Broadband Goal Won’t Be Easy, and It’ll Be Costly
• 06/30 - Local-Option Sales Tax: A long-term solution to county transportation funding needs?
• 06/30 - Time for a new farm bill, part 1
• 06/28 - Crookston Times: UMC and Minnesota Dairy Initiative – Diagnostics visit designed to help dairy farmers
• 06/24 - Washington Post: This Quiet Agricultural ‘Moonshot’ Could Change the Future of Food
• 06/23 - Talking bicycle-friendly communities
• 06/23 - INFORUM: Minnesotans in Cuba: Obstacles preventing trade
• 06/21 - Land O’Lakes: Teddy Bekele brings our agricultural technology story to the SXSW stage
• 06/20 - Wastewater challenges in small Minnesota communities
• 06/19 - Unmanned Aerial Online: Rep. Jason Lewis Authors Bill Seeking ‘Local Control’ Of Unmanned Aircraft
• 06/19 - Reuters: China’s Pork Demand Hits a Peak, Shocking Producers, as Diets Get Healthier
• 06/16 - University of Minnesota study: To save planet, humans must alter diet and farming methods
• 06/16 - Minnesota Grown: Find Your Local Farmers Market
• 06/16 - Town festivals build community
• 06/14 - NYFC: 2018 Farm Bill make or break for millennial farmers
• 06/14 - Feedstuffs: Shrimp industry to gain foothold in Minnesota
• 06/12 - Hutchinson Leader: Peterson weighs in on farm programs
• 06/09 - Mental health care access part 2
• 06/09 - WNAX Radio: Minnesota Milk Producers Association President on Potential Dairy Exports to China
• 06/07 - KEYC-TV: International Trade Representatives Assess Soybeans in Waseca
• 06/05 - Minnesota Joins U.S. Climate Alliance
• 06/02 - New article on mental health services
• 05/30 - Morris Sun Tribune: Morris Ag Research Lab Slated for Closure
• 05/27 - Minnesota Farm Guide: Skin cancer survivor shares his story to raise awareness
• 05/26 - Legislative wrap-up with Brad Finstad
• 05/25 - Mental health services in Greater Minnesota
• 05/24 - Lawmaker: Buffer Zones “Huge” Issue in 2017 Session
• 05/22 - Shrimp Farm Planned in Minnesota
• 05/10 - Impact of Art on Rural Communities
• 05/08 - Clean Energy Strategies
• 04/21 - Aging Population in Rural Minnesota
• 03/30 - District 22A Rep. Schomacker talks progress on health insurance in state legislature
• 03/23 - CRPD President Finstad gives mid-session update
• 03/16 - Steve Fenske of Minnesota Association of Townships talks broadband in rural areas (Part 2/2)
• 03/03 - IRRRB Commissioner Mark Phillips on Iron Range business, Part (2/2)
• 02/22 - IRRB Commissioner Mark Phillips, Part (1/2)
• 02/15 - Reed Anfinson on importance of newspapers in rural MN, Part (2/2)
• 02/08 - Reed Anfinson on importance of newspapers in rural MN, Part (1/2)
• 01/13 - Dan Dorman of Greater Minnesota Partnership on rural broadband, Part (2/3)
• 01/08 - Dan Dorman of Greater Minnesota Partnership talks rural broadband, Part (1/3)

• 12/30 - Senate Majority Leader Paul Gazelka on the upcoming state legislative session, (2/2)
• 12/22 - Senate leader Gazelka talks rural priorities
• 12/14 - Rural diversity manifests itself in form of tech industry, foodie culture
• 12/07 - Dawn Espe, Development Planner for Region 5 Development Commission on new grant
• 11/28 - MN Department of Labor and Industry deputy Jessica Looman speaks on apprenticeships, (1/2)
• 11/22 - State of Rural Minnesota 2017
• 11/17 - CRPD President Finstad on challenges of recent election, part 2
• 11/16 - Renewable energy projects 5,000 jobs for rural Minnesota
• 11/11 - CRPD President Finstad reviews election results
• 11/03 - CRPD President Finstad talks upcoming MN Legislative session
• 11/01 - Small Business Development Center works to get Vets in business for themselves
• 10/19 - Marnie Werner talks about the underlying issues behind the daycare shortage in rural MN
• 10/12 - Renewable energy in Northeast Minnesota, part 2
• 10/05 - Renewable energy in Northeast Minnesota, part 1
• 09/30 - Workforce Development and Retention in Rural MN Part 2
• 09/22 - Workforce Development and Retention in Rural MN Part 1
• 09/21 - The impact of nonprofits in Greater MN
• 09/15 - Small business development with Tim Penny, part 2
• 09/08 - Small business development with Tim Penny, part 1
• 09/01 - The search for child care
• 09/01 - A quiet crisis: Minnesota’s child care shortage
• 08/19 - Gov. Mark Dayton on the special session
• 08/15 - Steve Wenzel: Special session and taxes
• 08/05 - Steve Wenzel: In defense of Rural Development in the Farm Bill
• 07/28 - Issues and hot topics at Farm Fest 2016
• 07/21 - GMO labeling: Where are we at? Part 2
• 07/14 - GMO labeling: Where are we at? Part 1
• 07/07 - Higher education in Greater Minnesota, part 2
• 06/30 - Higher education in Greater Minnesota
• 06/26 - School funding and a history lesson, pt 2
• 06/17 - School funding, ag land and the special session
• 06/09 - Giving in Greater Minnesota, part 2
• 06/02 - Giving in Greater Minnesota
• 05/26 - After the smoke clears…
• 05/12 - Ron Zeigler: services for small communities, pt 2
• 05/05 - Ron Zeigler: services for small communities, pt 1
• 04/29 - Nancy Norr part 2
• 04/21 - Minnesota Power’s Nancy Norr
• 04/14 - Local latitude in getting broadband to rural areas
• 04/08 - The legislative session so far, pt. 2
• 04/01 - The legislative session so far, pt 1
• 03/24 - Tony Sertich, part 2: Challenging the child care shortage
• 03/18 - Tony Sertich and the Initiative Foundations at 30
• 03/11 - Broadband 101
• 03/04 - A conversation with Rep. Joe Schomacker, part 2
• 03/01 - Bringing broadband to rural Minnesota
• 02/25 - A conversation with Rep. Joe Schomacker
• 02/19 - Aligning strategies for better planning, pt 2
• 02/12 - Aligning strategies for better planning, part 1
• 02/05 - Natural gas is also key to economic development
• 01/29 - Missing links in economic development
• 01/21 - Innovation in business
• 01/14 - Getting the most from public transit in Greater MN, part 3
• 01/13 - State of Rural Minnesota 2015
• 01/07 - Getting the most from public transit in Greater MN, part 2
• 01/07 - Rural Reality: City transit, rural transit

• 12/31 - Getting the most from public transit in Greater MN, part 1
• 12/28 - The Three T’s of the Iron Range: Taconite and Tourism
• 08/14 - Diversity in rural wealth: The many capitals of rural Minnesota
• 07/30 - Addressing the coming workforce squeeze
• 06/02 - The coming workforce squeeze
• 04/22 - Grocery Stores by the Numbers
• 04/20 - Challenges in building the long-term care workforce in rural Minnesota
• 01/12 - The state of freight rail: key findings
• 01/05 - The state of rail: Untangling the issues

• 12/05 - Rural Success in the Making: The Inadvertent Café
• 06/23 - Identifying Best Practices for Collaboration
• 05/22 - The continuing education needs of immigrant farmers
• 03/19 - The State of Water
• 03/19 - Rural Reality: Rough Roads Ahead & Roads Less Traveled
• 03/18 - 2013 State of Rural Minnesota
• 01/01 - Rural Minnesota Journal 2014

• 06/06 - Rural Reality: Who feeds our kids during the summer?
• 01/03 - Finding the Voice of Rural Minnesota
• 01/01 - Perceptions and Regulations: How Minnesota Business Owners See the Impact of State and Local Regulations on their Firms

• 10/01 - Rural Minnesota Journal 2012
• 02/01 - 2012 Economic Contribution of Telecommunication Companies Serving Greater Minnesota
• 01/01 - Digital Divide 2.0 and Beyond (2012 Minnesota Internet Study)

• 11/01 - Rural Minnesota Journal 2011

• 10/12 - Looking at the Growth of Broadband Access (2010 Minnesota Internet Study)
• 10/05 - Rural Minnesota Journal 2010: A Letter to the Next Governor of Minnesota
• 06/19 - Broadband Speeds in Minnesota’s School Districts (2010)
• 06/01 - 2010 Broadband Speeds in Minnesota’s School Districts

• 07/01 - Effects of the Rising Cost of Gasoline on Rural Consumers in Minnesota
• 04/01 - A Region Apart: A look at challenges and strategies for rural K-12 schools

• 01/01 - Minnesota Internet Survey (2007)

• 09/25 - Institutional Change in Local Governance (2007)
• 04/20 - 2006 Minnesota Internet Study: Broadband enters the mainstream
• 01/01 - Understanding Small Business Development and Entrepreneurialism in Rural Minnesota
• 01/01 - Tracking the Progress of Broadband (2007 Minnesota Internet Study)

• 12/01 - The Job Opportunity Building Zones Program: Assessing Employment and Wage Outcomes
• 09/17 - Latino Students in Public Schools: A Closer Look (2006)
• 09/01 - Latino Students in our Public Schools: A Closer Look
• 01/20 - The 2005 Minnesota Internet Study: An examination of metro/rural differences in digital technology adoption
• 01/05 - Rural Minnesota Journal, Issue 1, 2006
• 01/01 - Broadband Enters the Mainstream (2006 Minnesota Internet Study)

• 12/10 - The Job Opportunity Building Zones Program: Moving Forward in Times of Uncertainty
• 12/01 - Minnesota’s Commercial Alternative Energy Industries: Production, Policies and Local Economies
• 10/01 - The Entrepreneurial Campus Initiative: Understanding the Entrepreneurial Orientation of Students
• 02/20 - 2004 Rural Minnesota Internet Study: Monitoring the rise of broadband use in Greater Minnesota households
• 02/01 - Job Opportunity Building Zones: A Year One Progress Report
• 01/01 - An Examination of Metro/Rural Differences in Digital Technology Adoption (2005 Minnesota Internet Study)

• 09/19 - Valuing our Rural Colleges (2004)
• 08/16 - Job Opportunity Building Zones: Constructing the Framework for Program Evaluation (2004)
• 08/01 - Job Opportunity Building Zones: Constructing the Framework for Program Evaluation
• 04/01 - Capitalizing on the Potential of Minnesota’s Rural Campuses
• 01/01 - Twin Cities and Greater Minnesota Connections: A Business Perspective
• 01/01 - Business, the Internet and Broadband in Greater Minnesota (2004 Survey of Businesses)
• 01/01 - Monitoring the Rise of Broadband use in Greater Minnesota Households (2004 Minnesota Internet Study)

• 09/19 - Examining Efficiency in our Public Schools (2003)
• 09/17 - Addressing Diversity: Making a Difference in our Communities (2003)
• 08/20 - 2003 Rural Minnesota Internet Study Tracking the rise of broadband use in Greater Minnesota households
• 03/01 - Understanding Job Opportunity Building Zones
• 01/19 - How will rural Minnesota fare with the 2003 legislature?
• 01/01 - Addressing Diversity: Making a Difference in Our Communities
• 01/01 - Tracking the Rise of Broadband use in Greater Minnesota Households (2003 Rural Minnesota Internet Study)
• 01/01 - Broadband Access in Rural Minnesota: 2003 Survey of Broadband Providers

• 09/20 - 2002 Rural Minnesota Internet Study Examining the telecommunications needs of Greater Minnesota companies
• 09/19 - Securing Rural Energy (2002)
• 08/20 - 2002 Rural Minnesota Internet Study The Role and State of Rural Telephone Companies
• 07/20 - 2002 Rural Minnesota Internet Study How rural Minnesotans are adopting and using communication technology
• 07/17 - Small Schools Under Siege: Evidence of Resource Inequality in Minnesota Public Schools (2002)
• 07/01 - Small Schools Under Siege: Evidence of Resource Inequality in Minnesota Public Schools
• 01/19 - Time for a new broadband strategy (2002)
• 01/03 - Examining the Communications Needs of Greater Minnesota’s Companies (2002 Rural Minnesota Internet Study)
• 01/02 - The Role and State of Rural Telephone Companies (2002 Rural Minnesota Internet Study)
• 01/01 - How Rural Minnesotans are Adopting and Using Telecommunications Technology (2002 Rural Minnesota Internet Study)

• 12/01 - The Vitality of Latino Communities in Rural Minnesota
• 03/01 - The Rural Health Care Marketplace: A survey of businesses and health care providers in southwestern and northwestern Minnesota
• 02/24 - 2001 Rural Minnesota Policy Poll
• 02/01 - Short Rotation Woody Crops: A role for the state of Minnesota
• 01/01 - 2001 Rural Minnesota Poll: Asking rural Minnesotans questions on taxes, workforce development and telecommunications

• 11/01 - Community Aggregation in Greater Minnesota Under a Restructured Electrical System
• 09/19 - On the Health Insurance Dilemma (2000)
• 09/17 - The Need is Now: Dealing with Minnesota’s Teacher Shortage (2000)
• 09/16 - Estimating the Economic Impact of the Latino Workforce in South-Central Minnesota (2000)
• 09/01 - Estimating the Economic Impact of the Latino Workforce in South Central Minnesota
• 01/01 - Making Difficult Times Worse: The impact of per-pupil funding formulas on rural Minnesota schools

• 10/01 - The Minnesota Rural Telecommunications Initiative (1999)
• 04/01 - The Need is Now: Dealing with Minnesota’s teacher shortages