Rural Communities

The Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock of El Salvador on Jan. 6 said it will plant 1.4 million tilapia fingerlings in lakes, ponds, reservoirs and family ponds. With the planned afforestation of fish...

An economically distressed community in Southern Oregon now boasts a new, $6.2 million wine-making facility and education center, in large part because of local donations. The unemployment rate in Douglas County in the...

NEWS The government is set to re-write controversial plans for the so-called "greening" of the Common Agricultural Policy to make them fairer for UK farmers. DEFRA secretary Caroline Spelman said European Commission proposals...

Setting up a small business in a rural area comes with its own challenges. Here are Spencer and Diane's top five tips 1 Do what you love and are passionate about because you'll...

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The thorny issue of planning and nimbyism is once again on the rural agenda, with the recent approval of a new high-speed rail link. The go-ahead for HS2, a £33bn rail route between...

The northwestern Nicaraguan town of La Isla has lost so many of its residents in recent years that locals have unofficially renamed it "La Isla de las viudas" (island of widows). The victims,...

Construction is well under way on a new wastewater treatment plant to serve the small coastal communities of Netarts and Oceanside, but a complaint that recently hit Multnomah County Circuit Court has jeopardized...

Hospitals establish proven standards of care that outpace national averages to bend the cost curve and improve healthcare quality CHARLOTTE, N.C. & WASHINGTON -- In three years, 157 hospitals participating in the Premier...

Public safety software provider boasts a banner year with addition of 60-plus new agencies, steady employee growth POTTSTOWN, Pa. -- CODY Systems, a nationwide leader in public-safety software, today announced another successful year...

MUMBAI, India -- Global health service company Cigna (NYSE: CI) today announced that the Cigna Foundation will donate US$25,000 (approximately Rs. 13 lakhs) to Water for People for clean water projects in West...

FRAMINGHAM, Mass. -- On December 8, 2011, International Data Corporation (IDC) hosted its first New England State Government Broadband Summit. Attending the summit were representatives from broadband and telecom organizations in Connecticut, Maine,...

EMERYVILLE, Calif. -- Clif Bar Family Foundation announced today it has awarded the first fellowships in organic plant breeding ever granted in the United States. Funded through its organic seed initiative known as...

PHOENIX -- Administrative burdens and limits on reimbursement are among the obstacles keeping hospitals from choosing to implement potentially lifesaving telemedicine programs, according to a study published in the January/February issue of Telemedicine...

Visionary Built Highly Differentiated Concept with Genuine Hospitality and High Quality Standards LEBANON, Tenn. -- Cracker Barrel Old Country Store, Inc. (Nasdaq: CBRL) today extended condolences to the family of Founder and Chairman...

St. Vincent Health is further expanding its reach outside Indianapolis by providing hospitalist care to smaller hospitals that find it increasingly hard to attract certain physicians to rural areas. The local health system...

Jimmy Prokopeuff, a 32-year-old Aleut living in Atka, Alaska, is manager at the local seafood plant. He is one of about 70 full-time residents in this small village on the Aleutian Islands. Prokopeuff...

DUBLIN -- Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/0ead82/china_tourism_sect) has announced the addition of the "China Tourism Sector New Opportunities" report to their offering. With rising purchasing power, rapid economic liberalization, and favorable government policies, the...

AUSTIN, Texas -- Fitch Ratings has downgraded the following bonds of the Martin County Hospital District (MCHD), Texas to 'BBB' from 'BBB+': --$17.8 million combination limited tax and revenue bonds, series 2011A; --$4.3...