What does economic development look like in rural Texas?
When we hear “economic development,” we often think of new plant openings, education programs, or tourism initiatives. But economic development can also mean figuring out what a community already has—its heritage, its assets—as well as the barriers that are currently... Read More
Ports-to-Plains: A Win-Win Solution for Urban and Rural Texas
The I-35 corridor, which bifurcates in Kansas City to include I-29, is often referred to as the NAFTA Superhighway. It sees $97B in goods and services exported from the US to Mexico each year, with increases of 13% annually observed. It also connects several of Texas’... Read More
Regional XLR8 Program Continues to Generate Excitement among Community Leaders
The Fall 2020 cohort of the Regional XLR8 program came together when the world around them was greatly disrupted. Faced with a global pandemic, among other challenges, Texas communities sought to adapt and explore ways to address major changes to everyday life.... Read More
Engaging Students to Think About Small Communities
The deep freeze and snowstorms in mid-February, 2021 revealed gaps in the infrastructure across the state of Texas. Nowhere were there gaps more evident than in small communities outside of the urban centers where people who live far apart often had a hard time... Read More
Rural entrepreneurs are media omnivores advertising both digitally and locally, but often for two distinct purposes, according to new research from @wenhongchen and @JosephStraubha2 of IC2's Faculty Research Program. https://ic2.utexas.edu/zumba-facebook-and-tiktok-creative-ways-rural-texas-entrepreneurs-make-up-for-lack-of-local-media/ @UTexasMoody
IC2 is funding research with @ErhanKutanoglu and @JohnHasenbein to build decision support models and strategies that will help address how severe weather disproportionately affect marginalized populations.
https://ic2.utexas.edu/news/ic2-institute-launches-new-research-initiative-to-advance-the-well-being-economy/
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