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Rural Excellence: How Small Communities Can Seize Big Opportunities main photo

Rural Excellence: How Small Communities Can Seize Big Opportunities

August 6, 2025

Rural America is having a moment. Policymakers and business leaders increasingly see the heartland as indispensable to the nation’s future health and prosperity.

What are the unique strengths of rural communities? What are their most pressing needs? And how can rural communities across the U.S. position themselves as viable destinations for economic investment?

Earlier this year, Guild members Dennis Donovan, Tess Fay, John Longshore, Alexandra Segers and Chad Sweeney came together for a panel at the Site Selectors Guild Annual Conference in March 2025 to address these questions and more.

Click here to read the original article from the Site Selectors Guild.

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