Community Economic Development Information

Local News

Community & Economic Development Program Builder
(Posted on 4/11/2008)
Your Online marketplace for community improvement assistance www.extension.iastate.edu/programbuilder/

The county introduces new web site
(Posted on 9/28/2007)
Access to Poweshiek County government is now just a click away!

history book

A Sesquicentennial History of Iowa State University: Tradition & Transformation
(Posted on 5/22/2007)
A book featuring the history of ISU from 1940 to the present.

$

Take Control of Your Money
(Posted on 1/4/2007)
Check out ISU Extension's Free on-line course.

easy button

School Enrichment- Free/Low Cost Kits for Teachers
(Posted on 1/4/2007)
Poweshiek County Extension has a number of excellent materials that can be used by teachers.

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.

Resources from ISU Extension