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GRAND ISLAND, NEBRASKA – Entrepreneurs in the Grand Island area are invited to a multi-part strategic planning session starting March 19. This free event will be held in Spanish, and is hosted by the...
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LYONS, NEBRASKA – Over the past decade, almost two dozen long-term care facilities have closed across rural areas of Nebraska. Released today by the Center for Rural Affairs, “Fact sheet: Rural...
NEVADA, IOWA – Building soil health is a key strategy for improving Iowa’s water quality, according to a fact sheet released today by the Center for Rural Affairs. “Soil health in Iowa” analyzes the...
- Farm and Food
AMES, IOWA – Who’s going to get the farm? And what are they going to do with it? Will your future plans for your land create harmony or strife for your family? Or have you even started to think that...
- Farm and Food
LYONS, NEBRASKA – The Center for Rural Affairs recently hired Nick Bergin, of Bronson, Iowa, as development director. Bergin will lead the organization’s individual donor fundraising activities and...
- Small Towns
STROMSBURG, NEBRASKA – A Basic QuickBooks workshop will be offered to local entrepreneurs and business owners on Tuesday, March 12. This free event is sponsored by the Center for Rural Affairs Women’s...
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PLAINVIEW, NEBRASKA – An Advanced QuickBooks workshop will be offered to local entrepreneurs and business owners on Thursday, March 14. This free event is sponsored by the Center for Rural Affairs and...
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JEFFERSON, IOWA – Who’s going to get the farm? And what are they going to do with it? Will your future plans for your land create harmony or strife for your family? Or have you even started to think...
- Farm and Food
LYONS, NEBRASKA – The Center for Rural Affairs has chosen David and Nancy Jones, of Chappell, Nebraska, to receive the 2018 Entrepreneur Award. Center staff will recognize them at an award ceremony on...
- Small Towns
IOWA CITY, IOWA – Who’s going to get the farm? And what are they going to do with it? Will your future plans for your land create harmony or strife for your family? Or have you even started to think...
- Farm and Food
LYONS, NEBRASKA – The Center for Rural Affairs has chosen Anthony and Mariel Barreras, of Blair, Nebraska, to receive its 2018 Citizenship Award. They will be recognized at an award ceremony on March...
- Small Towns
LYONS, NEBRASKA – The Center for Rural Affairs has chosen Danelle Nutt of Ravenna, Nebraska, to receive the 2018 Women’s Business Center Entrepreneur Award. She will be recognized at an award ceremony...
- Small Towns
LYONS, NEBRASKA – The Center for Rural Affairs has chosen Rosa Maria Brooks, of Hastings, Nebraska, to receive the 2018 Latino Entrepreneur Award. She will be recognized at an award ceremony on March...
- Small Towns
LYONS, NEBRASKA – The Center for Rural Affairs has chosen Tim Rinne and Ronald Todd-Meyer, of Lincoln, Nebraska, to receive the 2018 Bob Steffen Pioneer Award. They will be recognized at an award...
- Small Towns
LYONS, NEBRASKA – The Center for Rural Affairs has chosen Jessica Campos, of Grand Island, Nebraska, to receive its 2018 Latino Partner Award. Center staff will recognize Campos at an award ceremony...
- Small Towns
LYONS, NEBRASKA – The Center for Rural Affairs has chosen Darby Paxton, of Stuart, Nebraska, to receive its 2018 Friend Award. Center staff will recognize Paxton at an award ceremony on March 8 in...
- Small Towns
GRAND ISLAND, NEBRASKA – Existing, transitioning, and startup small business owners have an opportunity to examine their ventures in “Business Plan Basics,” presented by the Center for Rural Affairs...
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FREMONT, NEBRASKA – Women who own or co-own more than 40 acres, may have inherited farmland, or are experiencing transition with farmland they own are invited to a workshop on Thursday, March 7, from...
- Farm and Food
GRAND ISLAND, NEBRASKA – Los propietarios de pequeñas empresas existentes, en transición y nuevas empresas tienen la oportunidad de analizar sus empresas en "Business Plan Basics", presentado por el...
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LYONS, NEBRASKA – In 2017, 18 percent of Minnesota’s energy needs were met by wind power, according to a fact sheet released today by the Center for Rural Affairs. The publication, “Minnesota wind...
- Policy
