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ISU faculty create rural renaissance community index to curb out-migration

June 25, 2008

ISU faculty create rural renaissance community index to curb out-migration

High water is making the news today, but a flood of Iowans leaving the state may have a greater impact.

A group of 12 Iowa State University researchers, led by Ann Marie Fiore and co-led by Linda Niehm, is working to stem the tide of people pouring out of the state. The researchers' community index is designed to identify some of the greatest attributes found in rural Iowa communities with an interactive database. It also provides a blueprint for strengthening city infrastructures that stimulate business and population growth.

See ISU News Service news release.

Contacts:

Ann Marie Fiore, Apparel, Educational Studies and Hospitality Management, (515) 294-9303, amfiore@iastate.edu

Linda Niehm, Apparel, Educational Studies and Hospitality Management, (515) 294-1930, niehmlin@iastate.edu

Cathy Curtis, College of Human Sciences, (515) 294-8175, ccurtis@iastate.edu

Mike Ferlazzo, News Service, (515) 294-8986, ferlazzo@iastate.edu
A team of researchers led by Ann Marie Fiore, professor in apparel, educational studies, and hospitality management, has indexed attributes of rural communities that stimulate population growth and increase economic activity.