We have noticed that blogs regarding rural communities and revitalization in Minnesota seem to be popping up all over the place. The Minnesota Horizons blog offers communities the chance to chat about efforts to create economic prosperity in their communities. Minnesota Public Radio recently launched Ground Level, a blog that explores ways that residents are facing [...]
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Spring is here in full bloom and so is our next round of video conferences! We are still gathering examples of rural urban connections, partnerships and frameworks that are occurring across the state. We will be presenting our findings at the Symposium on Small Towns and Rural Urban Gathering on June 9th and 10th. So, [...]
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In tough economic times, the importance of connecting with people and ideas outside of our local situations becomes vital. Join with us this June in Morris, Minnesota, to engage our shared ingenuity and optimism at the 2010 Symposium on Small Towns and Rural-Urban Gathering entitled “Finding Solutions and Redefining Communities.” The Symposium and Rural Urban [...]
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The following article was previously posted by Ann Treacy on the Blandin on Broadband blog on March 2, 2010. We have received permission to reprint this article on our blog. Craig Settles wrote an interesting piece in the Daily Yonder about the Google Network opportunity from a rural perspective. There were a lot of great [...]
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During the past months, some of our partners have asked for clarification about our aims. They want to know “What do you mean? What’s different about a Rural-Urban Connections approach compared with our current development frameworks?” Well, we’re glad you asked and we hope that the following helps clarify our goals. Alongside colleagues with organizations [...]
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We had a lively discussion during our video conference on Wednesday, February 24th . We heard several great examples of rural urban renewable energy initiatives that are occurring in this part of the state. We also heard examples of rural urban connections that involved community-based efforts, higher education and the arts. Our next video conference will [...]
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Minnesotans invited to contribute via video conferences, e-mail, blog, Twitter As part of a cooperative effort with the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development, Minnesota Rural Partners, Inc. is hosting a series of video conferences through May 2010 to encourage conversations across the state about rural and urban connections that impact individual lives, communities, [...]
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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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Our first rural urban connections video conference between SE Minnesota and the Twin Cities was held on Tuesday, January 19th. We had 5 sites with presenters in both Adams and Houston, Minnesota. The rural urban connection stories we heard about focused on education – wow are things happening in those areas – online education from rural to [...]
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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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