At the Paramus Park mall, a clay-colored landmark stands apart from the usual array of department stores and vendor stalls. Far from being a typical mall feature, the towering steel statue depicts a ...

The rural economy seems to be set on cruise in neutral gear. That’s according to the Rural Mainstreet Index (RMI) from Creighton University. For February 2023, the RMI sits at 50.1, down from 53.8 in ...

For a sixth consecutive month, the rural economy has posted signs of weakness. That’s according to the Rural Mainstreet Index (RMI) from Creighton University. For November 2022, the RMI sits at 45.7.

While survey results indicate that rural bankers remain pessimistic about economic growth for their area over the next six ...

Several weeks after a public meeting that drew both ardent support and opposition over the future of hundreds of acres of rural farmland north of Hillsboro, Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek has made a decision: ...

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Janet Simoneaux, 68, retired to Lake Como in rural Putnam County before a biosolids company announced plans to dump nearby.

When solar developers tried to buy up farmland near Kuna last summer, neighbors mobilized against the project. The family trying to sell its land framed the sale as an issue of private property rights ...

WILLIAMSTOWN — A local nonprofit has acquired 10 acres of agricultural land, preserving it specifically for farming so that it doesn’t become the site of a real estate development. Williamstown Rural ...

After spending their last term developing a new Zoning Ordinance, but largely insulating the county’s rural areas from change ...

A body found on a farm in rural Nebraska has been identified as missing mom Jerica Hamre, who was first reported missing over ...