DIKE, Iowa – Former Vermont Gov. Howard Dean (search) said he hopes to strengthen the nation's rural economy with a plan that includes new venture capital investments and tax credits for farm-based ...

Democratic presidential candidate John Edwards, his sights set on next winter's Iowa caucuses, on Wednesday offered a $1 billion plan to establish special rural development zones and boost high-speed ...

Lawrence and Douglas County commissioners Thursday got their first look at a proposed set of guidelines to eliminate the five-acre exemption and push rural development closer to the city limits.

Snohomish County Executive Dave Somers continues to do a lot of great work in his position. His draft 2024 Comprehensive Plan is well done; his work on behavioral health, affordable housing and early ...

The Braun administration has published a rural economic development plan for Indiana. It looks a lot like plans offered by GOP and Democratic governors over the past 75 years. Indeed, the only element ...

In a preliminary review of Douglas County’s land use rules, stakeholders are saying that rural development is outpacing the ...