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Making connections to spark economic development
Jim Cleveland knows what it takes to bring businesses to a community, and he knows how a project can win ...Read more
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Protected: New UW Extension Program to support innovation in the rural economy
Business, Start-Up & Entrepreneur
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Protected: Wisconsin Resilient Food Systems Infrastructure (RFSI) Program
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Welcoming communities resources
Arts & Culture, Other
Discover resources that demonstrate practical ideas for communities to create an environment that makes new residents feel welcome and included ...Read more
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Tourism Resources
Tourism
Tourism introduces people to our state from across state lines and across the world. Communities that showcase and invest in ...Read more
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Health Care Resources
Health & Mental Health
During public forums in 2020, hundreds of rural residents told the Governor’s Blue Ribbon Commission on Rural Prosperity that they ...Read more
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Education Resources
Education & Schools
When rural schools thrive, so do the towns and regions around them. Read more about the organizations supporting rural education ...Read more
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Bringing legal services to rural Wisconsin
Other, Start-Up & Entrepreneur
Jeff is a clinical professor at the UW-Madison Law School and supervising attorney with the law school’s Law and Entrepreneurship ...Read more
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Agricultural Resources
Read more about the organizations supporting rural agriculture as well as grants and other programs providing financial assistance those that ...Read more
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Growing her own rural roots in the Kickapoo Valley
Health & Mental Health, Start-Up & Entrepreneur
For a mental health professional, the issues that emerge in counseling sessions in farm country are not miles apart from ...Read more
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Rural creative placemaking stories
Arts & Culture
From the shores of Lake Superior to the Driftless area in southwest Wisconsin, rural communities are creating opportunities that promote ...Read more
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Placemaking resources
Arts & Culture
Placemaking is a strategy that utilizes a local community’s assets, inspiration, and potential with the intention of creating public spaces ...Read more
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Rural transportation resources
Transportation
These resources are available to rural Wisconsin communities as they explore their best opportunities to meet the transportation needs of ...Read more
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Rural housing resources
Housing
The programs listed here are just a few of the resources available to rural Wisconsin communities as they explore their ...Read more
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Addressing rural Wisconsin’s workforce challenges
Forestry & Paper, Workforce
The Workforce Innovation Grant (WIG) Program, with grant rounds announced in January and June 2022, aims to help communities throughout ...Read more
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A collective approach to solving rural Wisconsin’s challenges
Business, Native Peoples, Other
As a member of the Lac Courte Oreilles Band of Lake Superior Ojibwe, David has always experienced nature as a ...Read more
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Building relationships, bolstering rural communities
Other
Along the way to her job at the Office of Rural Prosperity, Beth picked up a wealth of experience working ...Read more
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Launching initiatives to meet rural Wisconsin’s needs
Other, Tourism
Danielle is completely enamored with Wisconsin’s small towns—a revelation that has come about as she has traveled around rural Wisconsin ...Read more
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Pay as You Save: A forward-looking model for home retrofits
Energy, Housing, Sustainability
The costs involved with decarbonization upgrades in homes challenge homeowners, program managers, and policy leaders alike. An inclusive model would ...Read more
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Helping rural communities find their uniqueness
Arts & Culture, Other
Kietra Olson hopes to help rural communities define what makes them special and come up with ways to display those ...Read more
