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 ...

Some of the issues have been discussed for almost 30 years, but Douglas County leaders said they think they are closer now than ever to improving the way rural development is planned. County ...