The key to population, and thus economic, growth in small towns is available, affordable housing and workforce investments, Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond President and CEO Tom Barkin said Tuesday ...

CLEVELAND, OH / ACCESS Newswire / March 9, 2026 / The KeyBank Foundation is investing $400,000 to support the strategic expansion of workforce development efforts in rural areas of 6 counties in ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Dave Whittemore works in Kennebec Valley Community College’s heat pump lab, where he teaches students how to install and maintain ...

There are numerous challenges to providing high quality STEM education and workforce development in rural areas. Recognizing these challenges, the National Academies was directed to undertake a ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) - Lipscomb University has secured a grant for its new rural nursing initiative to help fill the need for nurses in rural areas. Tennessee Rural Workforce Initiative for Nursing ...

Delaware has applied for up to $1 billion in federal funding to address a rural health care crisis. The proposal includes 15 new programs, such as establishing the state's first medical school and ...

Ms. Connor is a mother of six children. A grandmother of twice as many. She was raised on a farm, knows the meaning of hard work and reads her Bible daily. Unexpectedly, she suffered a stroke at the ...

Bradford County plans to use the funds to build a new CDL training facility, while an infrastructure project in Nassau is ...

Maine has had success in adopting heat pumps across the state, and jobs have grown quickly — particularly in rural areas. But as the state approaches big deadlines for heat pump installation and ...