This report highlights how rural counties pursue asset-based economic development initiatives that create jobs and wealth while preserving rural landscapes, culture and heritage. Featured case studies are:
- Coffee County, Ala. {food systems}
- Phillips County, Ark. {education, health, planning}
- Yolo County, Calif. {agriculture, business, education, food systems}
- Maui County, Hawaii {energy, smart growth}
- Benton County, Ind. {renewable energy, tourism}
- Pottawattamie County, Iowa {agriculture, food systems, partnerships}
- Minnesota counties of Carver, Redwood, Renville, Sibley and Yellow Medicine {infrastructure, transportation}
- Cascade County, Mont. {business, planning, workforce}
- Yellowstone County, Mont. {business, workforce}
- Nye County, Nev. {brownfields}
- Grafton County, N.H. {education, workforce}
- Madison County, N.Y. {planning, smart growth}
- Hood River County, Ore. {agriculture, business, food systems}
- Dinwiddie County, Va. {infrastructure}
- Randolph County, W.Va. {housing, planning, transportation}
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