Fifth Third (NASDAQ: FITB) today announced that Lima has been selected as the first community in the Bank’s new Small Towns & Small Cities initiative, a place-based community and economic development ...

In small towns, people are always showing up to fill gaps — the chef makes extra meals at the church; the mechanic fixes cars out of neighbors’ garages. One person with a skill can make a big ...

Op-ed: A recent survey of main street small businesses shows how small-scale manufacturers can help keep dollars in the local ...

Once considered the domain of urban tech hubs and university labs, makerspaces have quietly found fertile ground in rural communities. These collaborative spaces are reshaping how rural residents ...

OKOLONA — The town of Okolona will join with a regional alliance to work to attract jobs to Chickasaw, Union and Pontotoc counties. The Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal reports the group will ...

Ball Corporation, Timberlab, ATI and Gordon Truck Centers are pouring over $500 million to build in Millersburg off I-5 near Salem. Here's why.

Economic Development Authorities (EDAs) play a critical role in supporting rural communities by providing financial tools and ...

Over the last few years – and thanks to a pair of contracts signed with the boards of supervisors in each county – the ...

Retiring in a small town can offer lower costs, lighter traffic and a closer sense of community, but the best options are not guesswork. I am drawing on recent data-driven rankings of retirement ...