Results

• Feedback for success

  Published on November 28, 2017
  Giving and receiving feedback for positive outcomes.

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  Add Michigan-grown poultry to your menu

  Published on November 14, 2017
  Michigan poultry is available year round.

• What can we do to prevent human trafficking?

  Published on November 8, 2017
  Ways you can get involved.

• Village of Elkton receives results from surprise visitors to guide tourism development

  Published on November 6, 2017
  First Impressions Tourism Assessment program assists small town communities with identifying strengths and weaknesses through the eyes of first-time visitors.

• Imlay City receives tourism development suggestions from surprise visitors

  Published on November 2, 2017
  Michigan State University Extension First Impressions Tourism Assessment program assists small town communities with identifying strengths and weaknesses through the eyes of first-time visitors.

• Michigan local governments take note: Rules emerge for medical marijuana facilities

  Published on October 31, 2017
  With rules forthcoming from the Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs, Michigan State University Extension is offering training for local government on next steps in local regulation of medical marijuana facilities.

• Can urban and rural communities be successful without collaboration? - History of planning Part 2

  Published on October 30, 2017
  Regional cooperation dates back to colonial planning and explains why planning should not occur in a vacuum.

• Who is Cesar Chavez?

  Published on October 30, 2017
  A story regarding the legacy of prominent union leader and labor organizer Cesar Chavez.

• Principles and practices of urban planning: Part 1 colonial planning

  Published on October 23, 2017
  Colonial plans made significant contributions to urban planning and design.

• Planning with water in mind: Part One

  Published on October 20, 2017
  Communities can help insure water availability

• Planning with water in mind: Part Two

  Published on October 20, 2017
  Communities can help insure water availability

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  Celebrating 100 years of Michigan State University Extension in Alcona County

  Published on October 19, 2017
  Alcona County and Michigan State University Extension are celebrating 100 years since the introduction of Extension to Alcona County in May 1917.

• Open spaces are not just green splotches on a land use map

  Published on October 18, 2017
  Open Space Planning Using the Five Landscape Development Types

• Are all workers “knowledge workers”? New Economy knowledge workers - Part 1

  Published on October 10, 2017
  Who are knowledge workers? Comparison of old and new economy “knowledge workers”.

• Knowledge workers can't be supervised: New Economy knowledge workers - Part 3

  Published on October 10, 2017
  The evolution of the “knowledge worker” to the “learning worker”.

• Economic benefits of knowledge workers: New Economy knowledge workers - Part 2

  Published on October 10, 2017
  Knowledge workers have an economic benefit in rural and urban communities.

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  Planning and zoning for solar in Michigan

  Published on October 9, 2017
  The economics of solar have never been better and individuals, businesses, utilities and cooperatives are planning projects all over Michigan. Is your community ready?

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  Why mingle with trail-makers?

  Published on October 3, 2017
  Attending multiuse trail planning meetings can benefit you and your community.

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  When to mingle with trail-makers and influence your town’s future

  Published on October 3, 2017
  Attend monthly meetings and events of the Jackson Walkable Communities Coalition.

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  Deliver programs that are social and attractive: Part 1

  Published on October 2, 2017
  This article summarizes the findings of a walkability study in Melbourne, Australia that compared programs using the EAST framework: “easy, attractive, social and timely.”