Posted on February 4, 2010 by Jane Leonard
Minnesota Rural Partners, Inc. President Jane Leonard is currently on a long planned, personal sabbatical to Australia. While she is there, she is also talking to colleagues about rural urban issues and opportunities. Here is one of her occasional entries sharing what she is learning in Australia. We’ve arrived in Hamilton, Victoria, Australia, for the [...]
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Posted on January 12, 2010 by Jane Leonard
You have to share ideas to prime the innovation pump. That’s why the Minnesota Rural Partners, Inc. team is putting together the Rural Urban Connections project, now underway in cooperation with USDA Rural Development.
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Posted on January 8, 2010 by Jane Leonard
The Rurb.MN team is meeting today to set out the 2010 schedule, which includes co-hosting the 2010 Small Town Symposium and Rural Urban Gathering at the University of Minnesota Morris, June 9 & 10. Watch this space for more details.
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Posted on December 6, 2009 by Jane Leonard
After many weeks of meetings, we have gathered a great team of people and organizations to help on the Rural Urban Partnering project, including the good folks at MinnPost.com, the University of Minnesota Morris Center for Small Towns, the K-12 Interactive Television (ITV) regional coordinators, Governor’s Workforce Development Council, Minnesota Workforce Council Association, the Minnesota [...]
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