Fluharty Speaks before Senate Ag Committee
23.02.12
One of RUPRI’s most valuable policy contributions has been our prescience in identifying emerging public policy opportunities for rural America, and seeking to advantage them through public discourse, policy research, and policy development. Over a decade ago, we identified the growing importance of regional innovation and entrepreneurship—both public and private—for sustainable rural regions. In 1990, with founding support from the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation, RUPRI created its Center for Rural Entrepreneurship, designed to provide research and assessment of promising practices related to rural entrepreneurship development, strategic engagement with communities committed to entrepreneur-focused economic strategies, and outreach to practitioners and policymakers to share what we are learning. The Center has completed numerous Transfer of Wealth (ToW) studies for regions across the nation, collaborated with state partners - including the Entrepreneurial Communities work in Kansas, in partnership with Kansas Farm Bureau, Network Kansas, and other partners, and continues work supported by the Ford Foundation regarding Wealth Creation and Retention in rural regions.
Source: Daily Yonder