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Title: Small Town and Rural Development Conference


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Small Town and Rural Development Conference
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A Michigan Model
  • A simplified model for sustainable small towns
    and rural communities
  • Incorporating the best concepts from several
    highly regarded approaches
  • Utilizing the resources in our established
    Michigan organizations and services
  • Providing tiered levels of engagement from simple
    to more complex

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Pursuing A Michigan Model
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A Michigan Model
  • Four simple techniques are proving successful in
    small towns

Milan Wall
HomeTown Competitiveness
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A Michigan Model
  • A regional approach is essential for rural areas

Mark Drabenstott
Rural Policy Research Institute - Center for
Regional Competitiveness
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A Michigan Model
  • Small town prosperity is a matter of a few simple
    principals

Jack Schultz
Boomtown Institute
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A Michigan Model
  • 100s of jobs can be found in the latent
    entrepreneurial talent in our communities

Ernesto Sirolli
Enterprise Facilitation
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A Michigan Model
  • A more focused tourism effort gets visitors to
    stay longer and spend more

Carole Summers
AgriCultural Tourism
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A Michigan Model
  • What makes rural areas more appealing in the New
    Economy

George Erickcek
The W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research
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A Michigan Model
  • Grow your next crop of jobs for a more balanced
    economy

Christine Hamilton-Pennell
Economic Gardening
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A Michigan Model
  • A more socially interconnected community pays
    huge dividends

Tom Sander
Saguaro Seminar Civic Engagement in America
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A Michigan Model
  • Discover the new relationships you can create
    from existing assets

Luther Snow
Rural Asset-Based Community Development
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A Michigan Model
Rural Partners of Michigan The next steps
  • (Other) Developing a Michigan Model
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