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Program Builder
A new interactive online service of ISU Extension Community and Economic Development allows community leaders to design their own programs for assistance.

Community Matters
A newsletter for local leaders interested in helping their communities advance with the times. Read the current issue online or check the archives.

Elderhostel Programs Offer Tourism Opportunities
Discover Iowa’s communities. Elderhostel programs often visit people or places that are not accessible to the public.  Persons age 55+ can participate in these educational travel programs and learn about Iowa in a new and fascinating way.

Programs for Communities -- An overview of programming delivered by ISU Extension Community and Economic Development campus and field specialists.

Community Economic Development News

1/15/2010 - Love of Farming Beats Economic Factors in Decision to Farm, Survey Shows
Iowa farmers say their adult children who chose to farm did so because they love farming and the quality of life that it entails. But among farm children who selected other occupations, economic factors played a dominant role, according to data from the 2009 Iowa Farm and Rural Life Poll.