Students in the Entrepreneurial Management Institute: Business Consulting class conducted research and made recommendations on best competitive practices to attract entrepreneurs and small entrepreneurial businesses to locate in downtown Lost Nation. Like many small rural communities, Lost Nation (pop. 446) faces challenges in the attraction and retention of businesses to their downtown district. Shifting demographics […]
Region: US EPA Region 7
Delmar Storytelling and Community Development
Graduate students in the School of Urban & Regional Planning course Community Development in the Upper Midwest worked with 4th-6th graders from the Delwood Community School District in Delmar, IA to produce videos and books that tell the story of the community through interviews with longtime residents. The City of Delmar aimed to engage their […]
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