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    community | economic development | rural

    How to recruit new residents, remote workers, or remote entrepreneurs

    ByBecky McCray June 2, 2022May 27, 2022

    The most common thing rural people ask us about remote workers is how to attract them. To find out what will make your town attractive, let’s look at what attracts people to your town right now.  Every town has some people moving in every year, and we don’t notice them. We are far more aware…

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  • Solving the rural Brain Drain at Career Day
    economic development | rural | workforce | youth

    Solving the rural Brain Drain at Career Day

    BySmall Biz Survival January 7, 2019August 7, 2025

    Guest post by Jimi Coplen  Executive Director, Development Corporation of Haskell, Texas In rural America, we know the “Brain Drain” is a real issue. We do a great job educating our kids, teaching them good work ethic, and turning them into amazing adults. Then, they leave for college, never to be seen again. Employers are left…

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