Vast amounts of information are available to people working in rural development. This section of the Rural Initiative website offers a searchable database of web sites devoted to rural issues, a matrix of rural development programs operating in Nebraska, a clickable map of broadband internet access in Nebraska, and research on issues, demographic changes, and economic trends affecting rural people. Also in this section is a collection of almost 100 Nebraska maps covering a wide array of subjects.
- Click here for the following UNL economic and demographic reports sponsored by the Rural Initiative
Rural Depopulation: A Closer Look at Nebraska's Counties and Communities
The Rural Poll
Pillars of Growth in Nebraska's Non-Metropolitan Economy
Big Box Stores: Their Impacts on the Economy and Tips for Competing
The Effect of Wal-Mart on the Economic Growth of Nebraska Counties
Moving to the Rural Great Plains: Point of Origin Differences in the Decision Making Process
Labor Force Implications of Population Decline in Non-Metropolitan Nebraska
Nebraska's Micropolitan Statistical Areas: A Growing Piece of a Shrinking Pie
