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  • An indigenous village navigates its ecotourism success

    August 06, 2018 |

    Mongabay |

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    Response Location: Indonesia, Wae Rebo

    The village of Wae Rebo on a remote island in Indonesia was facing the growing issue of generating viable revenue from only their agriculture production. Seizing the opportunity to revitalize the town through a partnership with Indonesian ecotourism NGO Indecon, at least 50 tourists per day now visit the village, bringing in a new source of income for locals.

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  • Manufacturers Increase Efforts to Woo Workers to Rural Areas

    August 03, 2018 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: United States, Sheboygan, Wisconsin

    Despite the supposed fear of automation taking away jobs, there is in fact a shortage of employees in the manufacturing industry. In rural areas where many manufacturing plants are located, companies are trying a variety of ways to incentivize talent to move, including student loan forgiveness, day care, and cash bonuses for recruiting others. There is also a huge focus on improved training and career growth potential.

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  • Minnesota's rural towns are fighting brain drain by rebranding

    August 03, 2018 |

    Apolitical |

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    Response Location: United States, Madison, Minnesota

    Minnesota officials are capitalizing on a population trend: despite negative population growth in rural areas among people in their twenties, people in their thirties and forties continue to move to rural places. Get Rural is a campaign to share information and opportunities to encourage families to make Minnesota their home, not just a tourist destination. By using marketing tactics and bringing different local groups to work together, the campaign hopes to see population changes in the future.

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  • Trinidad seizes artist pursuits as economic development strategy

    August 02, 2018 |

    Glenwood Springs Post Independent |

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    Response Location: United States, Trinidad, Colorado

    One small town in Colorado has spurred economic development by implementing a strategy that focused on the revitalization of creative industries. As a result, Trinidad, CO, has seen a twofold increase in lodging tax income and restaurant sales tax as well as a drastic increase in profits from commercial building permits. Local artists recognized the potential Trindad could have as a creative district and brought the plan to city officials who were eventually able to take advantage of state programs and collaborate with a nonprofit to generate creative business, revitalizing the local economy as a result.

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  • Creative live-work spaces are seen as one solution to area's housing needs

    July 30, 2018 |

    Glenwood Springs Post Independent |

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    Response Location: United States, Loveland, Colorado

    Together, the nonprofit real estate developer Artspace and Colorado Creative Industries (CCI), a government program supporting creative industries statewide, are helping support artists through affordable housing and economic development. Artpsace helped build a live-work building for artists in Loveland. CCI is leveraging government resources to provide support as well. Though this addresses just a small segment of those needing affordable housing in the state, it sets a model that can spur more affordable development from other groups.

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  • Nepali women's bid to use international carbon money to rejuvenate land, water and economy

    July 29, 2018 |

    OnlineKhabar |

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    Response Location: Nepal, Rantapur

    As big cities attract the able-bodied residents of rural areas in Nepal, a new initiative provides a chance to stay and earn an income by planting and caring for trees as part of a carbon offset program. It started as part of a program that would allow Europeans to pay off the cost of their monthly carbon emissions through tree planting in Nepal. An added benefit is preventing soil erosion, but it remains to be seen if there is an effective way to scale the program.

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  • Wastewater treatment is a problem in the rural South. Who is working to fix it?

    July 26, 2018 |

    The Montgomery Advertiser |

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    Response Location: United States, Haynesville, Alabama

    In the South's rural Black Belt, wastewater management is an issue, but local activists, government officials, and civil engineers are working together to create a new type of sanitation system that works for the geography. The approach also includes public information campaigns to educate people about proper maintenance and stop rumors that can prevent that maintenance.

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  • It Takes Consultation to Help a Village

    July 17, 2018 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: Liberia, Harlandville

    To succeed at international development, consult the locals. It seems obvious, but too many failed development projects show community buy-in is not the biggest priority. Two groups are leading the way to change this. Village X and Spark MicroGrants rely on locals’ opinions to direct projects that are actually needed and desired, creating better long-term outcomes for the communities in which they operate.

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  • When traditional banking isn't an option, try this out instead

    July 11, 2018 |

    Alaska Public Media |

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    Response Location: United States, Palmer, Alaska

    In Alaska, the Knik Tribe’s Community Development Financial Institution is offering financial opportunities to individuals in low-income communities who wouldn't have them otherwise. The organization, and others like it, are working to retain families in rural Alaska while providing the financial resources necessary for them to succeed.

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  • Global Investors Find Value in a Small Bank in the Deep South

    July 11, 2018 |

    Next City |

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    Response Location: United States, Little Rock, Arkansas

    Southern Bancorp is a regional bank based in Little Rock, Arkansas and is a member of the Global Alliance for Banking on Values. Founded after the financial crisis in 2009, the Alliance shows that values-based banks, especially those that are putting a higher proportion of funds toward loans in their own communities, outperformed more traditional large banks. Southern Bancorp is doing just that by investing in loans for local business owners and municipal bonds to benefit the cities in which they operate.

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