Southern Rural Develpment Center

The number of people in poverty increased by about 2.8 million in the SRDC region between 2000 and 2005. more...


>> Business Retention and Expansion Training July 20-22, 2008 Galveston, Texas No “one size fits all” approach to business retention and expansion will work in every unique community. Thus analyzing the community and assessing its needs becomes an important first step in a successful, business-friendly approach to community development. This training will introduce participants to the elements of a successful BRE program and provide an assessment and planning framework that can be used to evaluate an established business retention program or design a program tailored to the specific needs and capacity of the local community. For more information on this exciting training opportunity, click here.

>>2008 SERA-19 Conference Research Trends: Determining the Future of Health Programming August 4-6, 2008 Houston Marriott Medical Center Houston, TX Registration is now open for the 2008 SERA-19 Conference, “Research Trends: Determining the Future of Health Programming.” The conference theme has been chosen to reflect this year’s focus on the cutting edge research influencing all aspects of health programming in rural areas. This year's meeting will be held at the Houston Marriott Medical Center August 4-6, 2008. For more information on the conference or on the work of SERA-19, click here.
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