economic development

Macro Shot with Augmented Reality: IT Administrator Plugs in RJ45 Internet Connector into LAN Router Switch. Cables with Virtual Graphichs Showing Data Transfer. (Photo: iStock - gorodenkoff)
Government, Iowa, Land, Midwestern Region, Regional Roundup

Community Matters Live webinar to explore data center development

An Aug. 26 Community Matters Live webinar will cover zoning, permitting, utilities and environmental impacts of data center developments. Read More

Manhattan is a city in northeastern Kansas in the United States at the junction of the Kansas River and Big Blue River. (iStock-#1125701348 │ Denis Tangney Jr)
Central Region, finance, Home and Family, Kansas

Study finds Manhattan Kansas ranks among top metros for first-time homebuyers

Kansas Commerce
Central Region, Kansas, Regional Roundup

15 rural communities get HEAL funds

ISU president named to America’s Cultivation Corridor

New Mexico participant in foodservice show

Iowa Department of Agriculture & Land Stewardship

30 value-added grants awarded

Customers shopping for vegetables at the Mankato farmers market. (University of Minnesota Extension)

Rural entrepreneurs seeing success with support

Photo courtesy of Ruth family.

Land of opportunity rekindles in the Plains

New beginning takes a rural path

Rural Minnesota (Photo: Adobe Stock │ #386936473 - alupu)

University of Minnesota’s big support for small towns

Blue Sky Farms officials broke ground for the Twin Circle Dairy near Lewis Kansas, April 26. The dairy is expected to be home to nearly 25,000 cows and construction should be completed in 2025. Currently Blue Sky Farms has six dairies in Texas and another location where heifer calves are developed. More farm locations provide feed for the cows and heifers, as well as a harvest and hauling business. Watch for more information from the groundbreaking event and speakers. (Journal photo by Kylene Scott.)

Groundbreaking marks new dairy in Edwards County, Kansas