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Rural Grocery Store Conference Announced
April 22nd, 2010 by Mike Knutson
Kansas State University’s Center for Engagement and Community Development has been a leader in promoting the importance of grocery stores in small rural communities. For the past several years, they’ve been conducting research on the subject and have developed a valuable website to share what they’ve learned.
On June 14-15, 2010, they will share what they’ve learned at a conference titled the “Rural Grocery Summit II: Saving Rural America’s Critical Infrastructure.”
Specifically, the Center has identified three goals for the conference:
- Highlight the latest and best research on rural grocery store sustainability,
- Provide rural grocery store owners and resource providers network opportunities,
- Highlight the best practices of rural grocery stores from around the country, and
In the past, we’ve sought to inspire rural residents with stories of communities who have taken initiative to open community owned grocery stores. (see here, here, and here).
If you’ve recognized that your community needs help in opening a grocery store (or preventing one from closing), I’d highly encourage you to check out the conference. You can learn more about it on the conference website.
Tags: grocery stores, Kansas
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