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  • Becky McCray will be speaking at the IEDC conference in Dallas
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    Revitalize Your Rural Community: Join Us for an Interactive Workshop at the 2023 IEDC Annual Conference

    ByBecky McCray August 14, 2023August 11, 2023

    Deb Brown and I will be speaking at the International Economic Development Council (IEDC) Annual Conference in Dallas on September 17, 2023. As co-founders of SaveYour.Town, Deb and I have dedicated ourselves to helping rural communities thrive. We understand the challenges and unique opportunities that rural community builders and entrepreneurs face, and we strive to…

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    Rural and small town ideas from the OU Placemaking Conference IQC 2023

    ByBecky McCray April 5, 2023

    Recently I attended the OU (University of Oklahoma) Institute for Quality Communities (IQC) Placemaking Conference This was the 10th annual event. There were 600 people attending from 40 counties in Oklahoma and 6 surrounding states. I attended the 2017 event along with my colleague Deb Brown. The focus was inevitably on big cities, but I…

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