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Archive for the ‘Economic Development’ Category
Texas Transfer of WealthMay 9, 2012
(from Bobby) The RUPRI Center for Rural Entrepreneurship has developed a specialty in mapping out the huge inter-generational transfers of wealth and, together with other Nebraska-based partners, learned to use the studies to develop local philanthropy in rural communities. With government and foundation funding in its current state, capturing local wealth for strategic investment in [...]
Texas Leadership Institute workshopsOctober 2, 2011
(From Greg C.) Upcoming TLI workshops include: Business Assessment Matrix (BAM) – 17 Keys to Your Business Success, Oct 11 at HOTCOG in Waco Administering Local Hotel Occupancy Tax and Tourism Best Practices, Oct 13 in Giddings Developing successful Festivals & Events, Oct 18 at Coastal Bend College in Beeville Grant Writing for Community Leaders, [...]
Texas Leadership Institute workshops
Three Things Entrepreneurs DoSeptember 30, 2011
(from Greg C.) If you are into entrepreneurship at all you will enjoy this short sketchbook video from Carl Schramm of the Kauffman Foundation explaining three things that entrepreneurs do for your local economy. I can honestly say I have never seen such a unique presentation style. Not sure how they produce the video but [...]
Ecotourism: Business Development and Conservation WorkshopJuly 17, 2011
(From Pam K.) Ecotourism business workshop scheduled for Aug. 10 in El Paso By Paul Schattenberg paschattenberg@ag.tamu.edu 210-467-6575 EL PASO – The Ecotourism: Business Development and Conservation workshop presented by the Texas AgriLife Extension Service will be held from 1-5 p.m. Aug. 10 at the Texas AgriLife Research and Extension Center, 1380 A&M Circle in [...]
Ecotourism: Business Development and Conservation Workshop
Conference on Creating Rural WealthMay 1, 2011
(From Bobby G.) For the past several years the Ford Foundation has sponsored a bevy of top-flight researchers to explore the best ways to create wealth in rural areas. This has produced a number of fairly academic research papers, but the effort is now moving into the public/practitioner arena with a national conference entitled “Rural [...]
Conference on Creating Rural Wealth
Asset Building in Rural TexasMay 1, 2011
(From Bobby G.) Our friend and associate Roy Lopez at the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas has just published a nice piece on asset-building programs in rural Texas communities. For the past year, the Dallas Federal Reserve has partnered with Texas Rural Innovators and the asset-building coalition RAISE Texas for a series of educational conferences [...]
Unoccupied homes and buildings in rural townsApril 2, 2011
(From Janelle D) In the rural counties in which I grew up in the 1950s and 60s, there are an increasing number of small towns that are becoming ghost towns. Main streets are deserted except for a gas station-quick stop and a couple of “antique” (junk) stores. Older homes are abandoned as their occupants die [...]
Unoccupied homes and buildings in rural towns
Rural UnemploymentMarch 31, 2011
(From Bobby G.) Bill Bishop, our good friend in Austin, does a good job of tracking the numbers … and he looks at rural unemployment in a recent edition of the Daily Yonder. Some highlights … US rural unemployment for Jan 2011 was 10.2%, a full percentage point lower than Jan 2010, but higher than [...]
Texas Event Leadership ProgramMarch 10, 2011
(From Greg C.) Texas Event Leadership Program (TELP) will host its 31st Annual Workshop on March 29-30, 2011, in College Station, Texas. This event will be held at the College Station Conference Center. This workshop provides in-depth and relevant training for event organizers throughout the State of Texas. This year, we will be offering sessions [...]
Texas Event Leadership Program
The Future of the SouthMarch 9, 2011
(From Bobby G.) The Southern Growth Policies Board is a think tank created to bring high quality information to the governors of southern states to promote development across the South. Southern Growth released its Report on the Future of the South in October, 2010 via a webinar that highlighted findings and offered ideas for implementation. [...]
