Community Economic Development Information

News from Iowa State University Extension

ISU Extension Audio: Interviews for the Week of May 12
(Posted on 5/12/2008)
Listen to interviews about corn planting progress, high grain costs and livestock producers, Iowa’s racial and ethnic makeup, and more.
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 Goeken-Communities Field Specialist
Phone: 712-262-2264
Fax: 712-262-8481
Email: jngoeken@iastate.edu

Abbie Gaffey-Western Communities and Economic Development Field Specialist
Phone: 712-263-4697
Fax: 712-263-3366
Email: agaffey@iastate.edu

Terry Janssen-O'Brien County Extension Director
Phone: 712-957-5045
Fax: 712-957-5065
Email: tjans@iastate.edu

Julie Hlas-External Relations Specialist
Phone: 712-274-0048
Fax: 712-274-7323
Email: hlas@iastate.edu

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