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Program Builder

Community & Economic Development Program Builder
(Posted on 4/29/2008)
Check out this web-based marketplace where community leaders can review and make selections from a variety of technical assistance, consulting and educational programs that will improve the quality of life in your community.

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.

Staff

Jane Nolan Goeken-Field Specialist - Communities
Phone: 712-262-2264
Fax: 712-262-3858
Email: jngoeken@iastate.edu

Abbie Gaffey-Community Field Specialist
Phone: 515-263-4697
Fax: 515-263-3366
Email: agaffey@iastate.edu

Holle Smith-County Extension Education Director
Phone: (712) 362-3434
Fax: (712) 362-5866
Email: holle@iastate.edu

Resources from ISU Extension