http://blog.rurb.mn Creating and Leveraging the Power of a Rural Urban Partnering Framework in Minnesota Thu, 10 Jun 2010 12:47:37 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ http://blog.rurb.mn/videoconferences/#comment-130 Northeast Minnesota Videoconference on Broadband « Blandin on Broadband Thu, 06 May 2010 10:20:12 +0000 http://rurb.wordpress.com/?page_id=14#comment-130 [...] I’m passing on the following form my friends at Minnesota Rural Partners and the Minnesota Rural Urban Connections Project (Rurb.MN). They have a couple of videoconferences coming up but I thought the following might be of greatest [...] [...] I’m passing on the following form my friends at Minnesota Rural Partners and the Minnesota Rural Urban Connections Project (Rurb.MN). They have a couple of videoconferences coming up but I thought the following might be of greatest [...]

]]> http://blog.rurb.mn/videoconferences/#comment-77 New Project Seeks to Open Dialogue between Urban and Rural Communities in Minnesota « Wed, 14 Apr 2010 15:16:32 +0000 http://rurb.wordpress.com/?page_id=14#comment-77 [...] New Project Seeks to Open Dialogue between Urban and Rural Communities in Minnesota April 14, 2010 tags: economic development, feeding America, local food by Ryan Stockwell Minnesota Rural Partners (http://mnruralpartners.wordpress.com/category/rurb-mn/ and http://blog.rurb.mn/) has announced a new pilot project designed to breakdown the cultural and communication barriers that currently stand between Minnesota’s rural and urban communities.  Project partners seek to develop a new model of development based on mutual need and opportunity rather than the model of competition and race to the bottom that has often defined much of development in the last 20 years.  Through this new approach, communities may find better synergies and opportunities while forging new partnerships across this divide to establish new endeavors that will create more resilient local, regional and national economies.  MN Rural Partners will hold a series of videoconferences and meetings to examine issues and opportunities.  All are invited to attend and participate.  If interested in attending a videoconference, review the schedule at: http://blog.rurb.mn/videoconferences/ [...] [...] New Project Seeks to Open Dialogue between Urban and Rural Communities in Minnesota April 14, 2010 tags: economic development, feeding America, local food by Ryan Stockwell Minnesota Rural Partners (http://mnruralpartners.wordpress.com/category/rurb-mn/ and http://blog.rurb.mn/) has announced a new pilot project designed to breakdown the cultural and communication barriers that currently stand between Minnesota’s rural and urban communities.  Project partners seek to develop a new model of development based on mutual need and opportunity rather than the model of competition and race to the bottom that has often defined much of development in the last 20 years.  Through this new approach, communities may find better synergies and opportunities while forging new partnerships across this divide to establish new endeavors that will create more resilient local, regional and national economies.  MN Rural Partners will hold a series of videoconferences and meetings to examine issues and opportunities.  All are invited to attend and participate.  If interested in attending a videoconference, review the schedule at: http://blog.rurb.mn/videoconferences/ [...]

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