The programs listed here are just a few highlights of Community Development Extension resources generated from the North Central Region’s land-grant institutions. More programs can be found at the Community Development Extension Library which contains resources from across the country.
UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS EXTENSION
- Healthy Community Design
- Mercer County: Better Together – Learn about how University of Illinois Extension is working to revitalize the communities of Mercer County.
- Think Global Eat Local
- Filling the Grocery Gap in Peoria
IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY EXTENSION
KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY EXTENSION
UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA EXTENSION
- Greater Minnesota Recruitment Initiative
- Link between leadership education and economic benefits in communities
UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI EXTENSION
- Exploring U.S. Agritourism Hot Spots
- Rural Manufacturing’s Resiliency – Learn more from MU Exceed
- Mark Twain Cave
- History Comes to Life in Lexington, Missouri – Read more
- Rural Town Emerges from Food Desert
- Latino Farming Outreach
- American Made
- Veterans on the Frontlines of Business
- Great Northwest Missouri Wine Trail
UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA-LINCOLN EXTENSION
- INVENTURE Day: An Entrepreneurial Adventure for Middle School Youth – Nebraska Extension
- Attracting New Residents – Nebraska Extension, South Dakota State University Extension & North Dakota State University Extension
- Entrepreneurial Community Activation Process – Nebraska Extension
- Rural Prosperity – Meeting Communities Where They Are
NORTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY EXTENSION
OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY EXTENSION
- Business Retention and Expansion Program (BR&E)
- Online Teaching – 8 Opening Approaches, (Brian Raison, OSU Extension)
- Crisis Leadership (Brian Raison, OSU Extension)
- Ohio Sea Grant YouTube Channel
- Community Assets and Needs in Real Time (Becky Nesbitt, OSU Extension)
- Appalachian Byway of Ohio promotion video (Gwynn Stewart, OSU Extension)
SOUTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY EXTENSION
- Advice to Young Entrepreneurs
- SDSU Extension + Dakota Fresh Food Hub
- Promoting Rural and Tribal Wellness through Community Gardens ad Healthy Activity
PURDUE EXTENSION
- Enhancing the Value of Public Spaces
- Purdue Extension Business Retention and Expansion (BR&E)
- Digital Ready Businesses – Helping Rural Businesses Compete in the Digital Economy
- Building Bank Relationships – A Small Business Banking Guide
UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-MADISON EXTENSION
- Community Place-making, Design Wisconsin: Your community’s Design Team
- Support & Training for Food Business Entrepreneurs / FEED Summit