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Resident Recruitment in Rural America; Living in the Middle of Everywhere
Bringing in new residents is vital to ensure the future of our rural communities.
When and where
Date and time
Tuesday, June 13 · 12 - 1pm PDT
Location
Online
About this event
- 1 hour
- Mobile eTicket
Join Commerce and Benjamin Winchester, Rural Sociologist, from the University of Minnesota Extension, Center for Community Vitality, on discussions around Resident Recruitment in Rural America; Living in the Middle of Everywhere.
Bringing in new residents is vital to ensure the future of our rural communities. Studies of the motivations and factors related to rural workforce movers document a “brain gain” whereby people age 30-60 are moving to small towns and rural places since the 1970s, providing a re-invigoration of social, economic, and demographic life. This model incorporates research on community development, economic development, and tourism. Recruitment of residents is especially important in a tight labor market as now it’s not sufficient to show new potential residents the job, they must envision their life there. See how we live in the Middle of Everywhere across rural spaces during
Watch Parties, he will be using these communities as examples in his presentations.
- Park River
- Beach
- Carrington
- Hillsboro
- Adams County
- Hettinger County