Center News Releases
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02/01/2010Lyons, Nebraska - The Center for Rural Affairs' Rural Enterprise Assistance Project (REAP) and the PK Partnership will sponsor a Creighton School of Law Community Economic Development Clinic in Minden on Thursday, February 18, 2010.
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02/01/2010Lyons, NE - During the months of February, March and April, Logan Valley area residents will have the opportunity to participate in a series of workshops to build computer and internet skills including new technology and online tools.
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02/01/2010Lyons, NE - For the fourth year in a row, Kyle Rosfeld will attend MarketPlace, the entrepreneurial conference focused on energizing small businesses and rural communities.
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12/10/2009LYONS, NE - Today the Center for Rural Affairs along with National Farmers Union, Nebraska Farmers Union, American Corn Growers, AARP, Justice and Advocacy Ministries - ELCA-NE, and a number of rural Nebraskans jointly called for Senate passage of health care reform.
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11/23/2009Lyons, NE - As farmers, ranchers and other rural Americans discuss the ongoing health care debate, questions about the Senate's recently unveiled bill are arising. One question is recurring across rural America. "Will my state opt-out of the public health insurance option, if given the choice?"
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11/23/2009Missoula, MT - At a recent Montana community forum, farmers and ranchers gathered to discuss the ongoing health care debate. Questions about the Senate's recently unveiled bill filled the room, including: "Would Montana opt out of the public option if given the choice?"
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11/10/2009Hays, KS – Today the Center for Rural Affairs and the Kansas Department of Commerce Rural Development Division hosted the first-ever Kansas MarketPlace, which focused on building the rural economy and revitalizing rural communities through entrepreneurship and small business development.
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11/06/2009LYONS, NE - The Center for Rural Affairs, Community Catalyst, AIDS Action Council, Family Voices, Medicare Rights Center, National Research Center for Women & Families, U.S. PIRG and 74 state consumer advocacy organizations today strongly endorsed the Affordable Health Care for America Act (H.R. 3962) and began a strong push to urge House members to pass the landmark legislation.
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11/05/2009Hays, KS - The Center for Rural Affairs announced final arrangements at the Kansas MarketPlace, a comprehensive rural small business and entrepreneurship event that will be held at the Ramada Hays Convention Center in Hays, Kansas.
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11/05/2009LYONS, NE - Today the Center for Rural Affairs along with elected officials, educators, community leaders and economic developers from across Nebraska, released a letter to Nebraska Legislators requesting that they make no additional cuts in the appropriations for the Microenterprise Development Act and the Building Entrepreneurial Communities Act.
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11/02/20009LYONS, NE - Today the Governor proposed cuts in three crucial rural programs - the Microenterprise Partnership Act, which funds loans, training and technical assistance for small business; the Building Entrepreneurial Communities Act, which makes grants to communities for rural development and the Value Added Agriculture Program which, supports farmer and ranchers to launch new enterprises.
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11/02/2009Lyons, NE - A poll of 4,000 Americans shows that 74 percent of rural Americans believe that improving access to health care and making health care more affordable should be a high or top priority for our nation's elected officials. Only 11 percent of people living in rural America believe improving health care affordability and access should be a low or no priority for elected officials.
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11/02/2009Lyons, NE - On November 7th, Katherine Kreikemeier will follow up on the student and community assemblies that will be held on November 6th with a community workshop at Lyons Decatur Northeast from 9:00 a.m until noon. Ms. Kreikemeier will focus on discovering what community members would like to see happen in Lyons and Decatur and see how they can take part in making that vision a reality by working together. Plan to attend this morning workshop where you will have an opportunity to brainstorm with other members of the community and apply your thoughts and knowledge into action for the future of your community.
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11/02/2009LYONS, NE -The first phase of the Learning to Lead in Logan Valley Program will begin Wednesday, November 11 at 6:00 p.m. with "Understanding Personalities" presented by Carroll Welte. The program is designed to help participants explore their own personality as well as discover the personalities of others. And it will assist community members in learning how to work with other individuals with a wide range of personalities through the Myers Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI), an easy-to-answer questionnaire for identifying people's natural preferences and strengths.
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11/02/2009Lyons, NE - A two-day workshop to learn about designing web pages will be held in Fordyce at the Village Hall on November 12 and 13. During the workshop, participants will learn how to design a web site for their business or community. The workshop is designed for community leaders, business owners, and others who are interested in learning about designing a web page.
