Surdna Foundation
The Surdna Foundation seeks to foster sustainable communities in the United States – communities guided…
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Exploring Our Town Insights: Creative Economies
Part of the Exploring Our Town Creative Placemaking resource, this webpage discusses how projects can…
Community Development Investment Review: Rural Community Development Venture Capital
This issue (Volume 2, Issue 3) of the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco’s Community…
Communities that Work Partnership
The U.S. EDA and the Aspen Institute launched the “Communities that Work Partnership” to accelerate…
Strong Economies, Resilient Counties: Case Studies in Rural Counties
Counties are responsible for providing core services, such as human services, criminal justice, public welfare…
Cultivating a Competitive Advantage: How Rural Counties are Growing Economies with Local Assets and Regional Partners
This report highlights how rural counties pursue asset-based economic development initiatives that create jobs and…
Supply Chain Innovation: Strengthening America’s Small Manufacturers
This report provides an introduction to supply chain issues and some current initiatives designed to…
Strategies for Economic Improvement in Appalachia’s Distressed Rural Counties
This report presents the challenges confronting economic and community development efforts in rural Appalachian communities…
Entrepreneurial Appalachia: Case Studies in Evolving Economic Sectors
This report presents successful stories of entrepreneurship in Appalachia. Case studies include: Ohio University Innovation…
EntreWorks Consulting: Reports
EntreWorks Consulting provides links to its reports from 2006-2014. Topics include: Appalachia Defense Economic Diversity…