April 25, 2003 Rural Initiative Creates Team To Work On Statewide Entrepreneurship Efforts LINCOLN, Neb. — A new statewide team has been organized by the University of Nebraska's Rural Initiative to encourage entrepreneurship in rural Nebraska. MoreMarch 13, 2003 Eighth Rural Poll to Look at Taxation and Regionalism LINCOLN, Neb. — This year's Nebraska Rural Poll will ask rural residents about taxation and how they would support community services as well as their thoughts on regionalism. MoreJanuary 23, 2003 State Budget Deliberations Begin The numbers seem huge, beyond the capacity of most of us to comprehend. State government in Nebraska faces a $673 million deficit over the next two years. And that's not counting $177 million in possible costs associated with the Boyd County Low Level Radioactive Waste lawsuit. MoreJanuary 17, 2003 Nebraska Cooperative Development Center Names New Executive Director LINCOLN, Neb. — A University of Nebraska-Lincoln rural sociologist has been named executive director of the Nebraska Cooperative Development Center (NCDC). MoreDecember 9, 2002 January Conference Will Focus on Emerging Agriculture Income Opportunities LINCOLN, Neb. — A two-day University of Nebraska Cooperative Extension conference in January will provide Nebraska farmers and small landowners information on the vast diversity of agricultural enterprises available for profit. MoreOctober 22, 2002 More Rural Nebraskans Using Computers, Internet Technologies, NU Poll Shows LINCOLN, Neb. — More and more rural Nebraskans are booting up computers and going online. Computer, e-mail and Internet use has increased dramatically among rural Nebraskans in the past five years, the Nebraska Rural Poll shows. MoreOctober 17, 2002 Two UNL Graduate Students Win Innovative Uses of Soybean Contest LINCOLN, Neb. — Two University of Nebraska-Lincoln graduate students received top honors in the 2002 Innovative Uses of Soybean Contest. MoreSeptember 25, 2002 Rural Issues and Policy in Spotlight at National Symposium in Nebraska City LINCOLN, Neb. — Rural concerns and culture are the focus for a first-of-its-kind national symposium in October on rural issues and the need for a new rural policy. MoreSeptember 24, 2002 Rural Nebraskans Say Quality Schools, Jobs Among the Essentials LINCOLN, Neb. — Quality schools and jobs, personal safety and affordable medical services top the list of community characteristics rural Nebraskans say are essential to their quality of life, according to the Nebraska Rural Poll. MoreSeptember 13, 2002 Sept. 24 Workshop to Focus on Broadband Grant Applications LINCOLN, Neb. — A Sept. 24 workshop will help community leaders prepare applications for grants to help their communities improve their Internet infrastructures. More |
