This study highlights the experiences of people who have recently moved to or from Appanoose County, Iowa. This report summarizes details about reasons for moving, community satisfaction, sources of information, age, education, housing, and income of the respondents. The purpose is to increase...

The research reported in this paper directly compares and contrasts urban and counterurban migrants to assess economic, social, and counterurban models of migration. The research utilizes a unique study that not only located recent in-migrants but also located and surveyed out-migrants who had...

This study highlights the experiences of people who have recently moved to or from Union County, Iowa.  This report summarizes details about reasons for moving, community satisfaction, sources of information, age, education, housing, and income of the respondents.  The purpose is to increase...

Reports and summarizes issues important to entrepreneurs and small business owners.

In recent years, many community development practitioners have become interested in exploring trends in intergenerational transfer of wealth and philanthropic mechanisms to sustain community vitality and quality of life. Iowa is among the states that have recently developed statewide initiatives...

Many community leaders are interested in exploring strategies for attracting intergenerational wealth transfer and philanthropy initiatives that channel reinvestment into community foundations, endowments, and other philanthropic mechanisms for sustaining assets critical for community vitality....