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Rural Development in Iowa (Discussion)

posted on April 11, 2008 at 1:58 PM

Rural Development in Iowa (Discussion) Rand Fisher, President, Iowa Area Development Group and Kathy Evert, President, Iowa Lakes Corridor, discuss how and why rural Iowa counties are setting up community foundations.

Tags: rural development economy

Community Foundations and Rural Development in Iowa

posted on April 10, 2008 at 1:38 PM

Community Foundations and Rural Development in Iowa If you can't "keep 'em down on the farm," can you at least keep some of the family money in the community? That's what many rural communities and counties are trying to do by creating community foundations. And in Iowa, they are establishing the foundations with the help of state gambling tax revenues.

Tags: rural development economy farmers finance taxes