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Vital rural economies take a long-term view
URL: https://www.tfff.org/community-vitality/fall-2016-issue-2/vital-rural-economies-take-long-term-viewWhen Facebook announced last year that it was building its third data center in Prineville, adding hundreds of more jobs to the 147 it already created, the region’s vigorous efforts to attract outside business were rewarded. The incentive... Read More
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Generating new ideas
URL: https://www.tfff.org/community-vitality/fall-2015-issue-2/generating-new-ideasOver the past five years, nearly a dozen Economic Vitality Summits have been delivered around the state by Rural Development Initiatives, in partnership with The Ford Family Foundation. Summits were held in communities such as Sisters,... Read More
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A historical perspective
URL: https://www.tfff.org/community-vitality/fall-2010-issue-2/historical-perspectiveBy Mallory Rahe, Extension Community Economist, Western Oregon, OSUOur knowledge about what drives economic change continues to evolve, but knowing where we’ve been is essential to figuring out where we are going. Economic development... Read More
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'One or two jobs make a difference’
URL: https://www.tfff.org/community-vitality/spring-2013-issue-1/one-or-two-jobs-make-difference%E2%80%99When Sally Bartlett was younger, her two biggest ambitions were to bake bread and write poetry. “I was never looking for a career,” she says today.Nevertheless, she got one. Today, the Prairie City resident serves as economic... Read More