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Episode 12: Real Rural Economic Development with Robert Harrington

As former President Harry Truman said, "It is amazing what you can accomplish when you do not care who gets the credit."

Dane Carlson
Dane Carlson
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Episode 12: Real Rural Economic Development with Robert Harrington
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Episode #12 of the Econ Dev Show Podcast is now live.

Full of challenges, rural economic development also offers opportunities to make a real difference in the lives of your neighbors, because as former President Harry Truman said: "It is amazing what you can accomplish when you do not care who gets the credit."

In this episode, Dane meets Robert Harrington.

Robert and Dane talk the challenges of rural economic development, including "keeping your resume up-to-date."

They also talk about the enormous impact rural economic developers can have in their communities.  Robert details his recent successes, including potentially reopening a closed rural hospital!

Listen now.

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