Community Economic Development Information

Local News

Empowering Adair County Foundation grants program
(Posted on 2/12/2008)
Learn about what the Empowering Adair County Foundation is and how much they have done for Adair County. Applications available online and due November 15, 2008.

Adair County Community Resource Directory

Adair County Community Directory
(Posted on 12/20/2006)
Check-out the new community directory. The Adair County Community Directory has been updated with important information from Child Care to a listing of Important Phone Numbers that everyone should have at easy reach.

News from Iowa State University Extension

ISU Extension Audio: Interviews for the Week of May 5
(Posted on 5/8/2008)
Listen to interviews about patience during planting season, La niña and corn and soybean yield, farm sector prosperity and the rural economy, and more.

Iowans Worry Their Paychecks Won’t Cover Basic Costs in 2008
(Posted on 4/23/2008)
A new survey shows nearly one-third of Iowans worry family income won't meet expenses. Horizons communities are a step ahead. They have ISU Extension-trained leaders working on poverty and economic decline.