Business Retention and Expansion

Fact Sheets/Information Briefs

Assisting Retail Trade Using Consumer Surveys (PDF format)-Nancy L. Williams, Student Assistant, Mike D. Woods, Professor and Extension Economist, and David Cassel, Coordinator, Statistical Lab, Cooperative Extension Service, Oklahoma State University

Community and Economic-Development Organizations Serving Eastern Kentucky-University of Kentucky

Impacts of Shopping Centers on Rural Communities and Their Trade Areas (PDF format)-Marlys Knutson Nelson, Economist, ERS-USDA, and James R. Nelson, Extension Economist, Oklahoma Cooperative Extension Service

Market Penetration: How Well Are Your Merchants Doing?-Dennis U. Fisher, Texas Extension Publications

Number of Retail Firms: How Well Are Your Merchants Doing?-Dennis Fisher and Donna Pfluger Adcock, Texas Extension Publications

Sales Per Store: How Well Are Your Merchants Doing?-Donna Pfluger Adcock and Dennis Fisher, Texas Extension Publications

Trends in Retail Trade (PDF format)-Suzette Barta, Extension Associate; Jason Martin, Student Assistant; Jack Frye, Area Extension Community Development Specialist; and Mike D. Woods, Extension Economist, Oklahoma Cooperative Extension Service

Research Reports

Retention and Expansion: A Local Economic Development Strategy (PDF format)-Mike D. Woods, Professor and Extension Economist; Nancy Williams, Student Assistant; Claude Allen, Area Rural Development Specialist; Jack Frye, Area Rural Development Specialist, Oklahoma Cooperative Extension Service, Oklahoma State University

Entrepreneurship

Fact Sheets/Information Briefs

Entrepreneurship Summit Strengthens Minority Businesses-Janet McCoy, Auburn University News, September 26, 1997

Trends in Retail Trade (PDF format)-Suzette Barta, Extension Assistant; Jason Martin, Student Assistant; Jack Frye, Area Extension Community Development Specialist; and Mike D. Woods, Extension Economist, Cooperative Extension Service, Oklahoma State University

Youth and Adult Entrepreneurship: The Tuskegee University Micro Enterprise Model-Alabama Cooperative Extension System

Related Web Sites

Entrepreneurship-Texas Agricultural Extension Service Family Development and Resource Management

Research Reports

e-Cities: Twenty-First Century Thinking for Small Town Living (PDF format)-Kentucky Science and Technology Corporation, TVA Rural Studies Publications, May 1999

Entrepreneurship_Centered Economic Development: An Analysis of African American Entrepreneurship in the Southern Black Belt (PDF format)-Ralph D. Christy and Wylin Dassie, TVA Rural Studies Publication, July 2000

Extension: Moving from Welfare to Entrepreneurial Reality Amidst Turf Eroded by the Wind and Rain of Societal Change-Richard J. Sauer, President and CEO, National 4-H Council, Penn State Extension, October 29, 1998

YE$ Youth Entrepreneurship (PDF format)-Etta Mae Westbrook, Martha Keel, Bridgett Smith, Celvia S. Dixon, Alan Barefield, and Margaret Pile, Agricultural Extension Service, University of Tennessee

Training Curriculum

Money My Way for Adult Leaders-Family Resource Management, Department of Family and Youth Development, Clemson Extension

Forestry

Fact Sheets/Information Briefs

Benefits of Prescribed Burning-Alan J. Long, School of Forest Resources and Conservation, Florida Cooperative Extension Service, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, University of Florida, November 1999

Early Protection and Care for Planted Seedlings (PDF format)-Steven Anderson, State Extension Forester, and Champe Green, Assistant Extension Forestry Specialist, Oklahoma Cooperative Extension Service

Even and Uneven-Aged Forest Management (PDF format)-Robert F. Wittwer, Associate Professor, Forestry; Dave Marcouiller, Extension Forestry Specialist; and Steven Anderson, Extension Forestry Specialist, Oklahoma Cooperative Extension Service

Exporting Wood Products to Mexico: A Program for Success-Kelly Bell, Jr. and C. Parr Rosson, Texas Extension Publications

Familiar Trees of South Carolina-George D. Kessler, Extension Forester and Professor of Forest Resources, and Roland E. Schoenike, Professor of Forestry (deceased), Clemson Extension, Revised November 1998
       PDF Version

Fertilization of Christmas Trees in Oklahoma (PDF format)-Steven Anderson, Assistant Professor of Forestry, and Dave Marcouiller, Extension Assistant-Forestry, Oklahoma Cooperative Extension Service

Forest Regeneration Methods: Natural Regeneration, Direct Seeding and Planting-Mary L. Duryea, Florida Cooperative Extension Service, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, University of Florida. First published March 1992; reviewed March 2000

Forestry on a Budget-Lonnie E. Varnedoe, Jr. Professor, Forest Recreation, Project Coordinator and Managing Editor, The University of Georgia, Revised May 1998

Forestry and Wildlife Videos (PDF format)-Oklahoma Cooperative Extension Service

Frequently Used Forestry and Natural Resource Terms for Oklahoma Landowners (PDF format)-Champe Green, Renewable Resource Extension Specialist; Jacques R. Drapeau, Extension Program Associate; Steven Anderson, Extension Forestry Specialist; and Ron Masters, Extension Wildlife Specialist, Oklahoma Cooperative Extension Service

Genetically Improved Pines for Reforesting Florida's Timberlands-Timothy L. White and Mary L. Duryea, School of Forest Resources and Conservation, Florida Cooperative Extension Service, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, University of Florida, June 1997

Introduction to Growing Christmas Trees (PDF format)-Steven Anderson, State Extension Forester, and Dave Marcouiller, Assistant Extension Specialist, Oklahoma Cooperative Extension Service

Landowner's Handbook for Managing Southern Pines-Southern Extension Foresters, Texas Extension Publications

Longleaf Pine Regeneration-Chris Demers and Alan Long, School of Forest Resources and Conservation, Florida Cooperative Extension Service, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, University of Florida, January 2000

Maintaining Tree/Turfgrass Associations: A Plant Health Care Approach-Donald L. Ham, Extension Forester and Professor, and Karen Townsend, Research Assistant, Clemson University, November 1997

Management of Fusiform Rust Disease of Southern Pines-Robert A. Schmidt, School of Forest Resources and Conservation , Cooperative Extension Service, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, University of Florida. First published: August 1997. Revised: October 1997

Marketing Timber-Guy E. Sabin, Extension Forester and Professor, Clemson Extension, Revised November 1999

Marking and Estimating Timber-Alan D. Dreesen, Texas Extension Publications

Measuring Woodland Timber (PDF format)-Tim O'Hara, Assistant Extension Forestry Specialist; Steven Anderson, Extension Forestry Specialist; and Charles Barden, Area Extension Specialist, Oklahoma Cooperative Extension Service

Newly Planted Trees: Strategies for Survival-Donald L. Ham, Extension Forester and Professor, and Larry R. Nelson, Extension Forester and Associate Professor, Clemson Extension, Revised January 1998

Pine: Georgia's Number One Cash Crop-Coleman W. Dangerfield, Jr., William O. Mizelle, Jr., Extension Agricultural Economics, and John Gunter, Extension Forest Resources, the University of Georgia College of Agricultural & Environmental Sciences and the Daniel B. Warnell School of Forest Resources cooperating, Cooperative Extension Service, revised March 1991

Plant Trees Right!-Kim D. Coder, Professor, Silvics/Ecology, Warnell School of Forest Resources, The University of Georgia, July 1992
       PDF Version

Planting Guide to Grasses and Legumes for Forage and Wildlife in Georgia-R. Dewey Lee, the University of Georgia College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, Cooperative Extension Service, revised August 2000
       PDF Version

Prescribed Burning Regulations in Florida-Alan J. Long, School of Forest Resources and Conservation, Florida Cooperative Extension Service, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, University of Florida, November 1999

The Preservation of Wood--A Training Manual for Wood Treaters-Philip J. Hamman, Texas Extension Publications

Production and Marketing of Field-Grown Trees in Georgia-Melvin P. Garber, Extension Horticulturist; John M. Ruter, Nursery Crops Research; and J.T. Midcap, Extension Horticulturist; the University of Georgia College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, Cooperative Extension Service, July 1999
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Profits from Timber Production-Charles L. Stayton and James W. Chandler, Texas Extension Publications

Selection, Production and Establishment of Wetland Trees and Shrubs-M. P. Garber, Extension Horticulture, and D. J. Moorhead, Extension Forest Resources, the University of Georgia College of Agricultural & Environmental Sciences and the Daniel B. Warnell School of Forest Resources, Cooperative Extension Service, reprinted July 1999

Selling Your Timber (PDF format)-Champe Green, State Assistant Extension Forestry and Wildlife Specialist, Oklahoma Cooperative Extension Service

Silvicultural Practices-Roger G. Lord and Alan D. Dreesen, Texas Extension Publications

Texas Christmas Trees Make Good "Scents"-Alan D Dressen and Beverly Rhoades, Texas Extension Publications

Thinning Your Timber for Profit-Ben Jackson, Extension Timber Harvesting Specialist, the University of Georgia College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, Cooperative Extension Service, revised April 1999

Timber Growing as an Investment-Alan D. Dreesen and Jay O'Laughlin, Texas Extension Publications

Timber Harvest Considerations for the Texas Tree Farmer-James Chandler, Texas Extension Publications

Tree Health Care: Managing Natural Changes-Larry R. Nelson, Extension Forester and Associate Professor, and Donald L. Ham, Extension Forester and Professor, Clemson Extension, Revised October 1997

Tree Planting Objectives and the Seedling Selection Process (PDF format)-Steven Anderson, Assistant Professor of Forestry, and Dave Marcouiller, Assistant Extension Specialist, Oklahoma Cooperative Extension Service

Tree Seedling Availability, Planting, and Initial Care (PDF format)-Steven Anderson, State Extension Forester, and Champe Green, Assistant Extension Forestry Specialist, Oklahoma Cooperative Extension Service

Weed Control in Christmas Tree Plantations (PDF format)-Steven Anderson, State Extension Forester, and Jim Criswell, Extension Interim Pesticide Coordinator, Oklahoma Cooperative Extension Service

Where There's Fire, There's Smoke: Air Quality and Prescribed Burning in Florida-Martha C. Monroe, School of Forest Resources and Conservation, Florida Cooperative Extension Service, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, University of Florida, November 1999

Related Web Sites

Forestry Index.net-Forestry and natural resource links

Research Reports

Linking Community Development with National Forest Planning and Management in the South (PDF format)-Donald E. Voth, Martin Jardon, Cindy McCauley, Zola K. Moon, and Irene Frentz, University of Arkansas-SRDC Series #211-A, June 1999

Use of Wood as a Residential Heating Fuel (PDF format)-David W. Marcouiller, Senior Research Specialist, Oklahoma State University; Patrick McDowell, Staff Forester, Oklahoma Department of Agriculture-Forestry Services; David Walters, District Forester, Tennessee Division of Forestry; and Steve Anderson, Extension Forestry Specialist, Oklahoma State University-Oklahoma Cooperative Extension Service

General

Fact Sheets/Information Briefs

100 Do's and Don'ts for Economic Developers-Prepared by John M. Lovern, Jr., Pace Group, Tupelo, Mississippi; edited by V. Wilson Lee, Extension Economist Emeritus, Community Resource Development, Auburn University and Sherman Shores, former Special Projects Manager, Alabama Development Office-Alabama Cooperative Extension System

Blueprints for Your Community’s Future: Creating a Strategic Plan for Local Economic Development (PDF format)-Mike D. Woods, Extension Rural Development Specialist; V. Jack Frye, Extension Rural Development Specialist; and Stanley R. Ralstin, Extension Rural Development Specialist-Oklahoma Cooperative Extension Service

Community and Economic Development (list of publications)-Alabama Cooperative Extension System

Creating A Successful County-Wide Economic Development Program-V. Wilson Lee, Extension Economist Emeritus, Community Resource Development, Auburn University, Alabama Cooperative Extension System, July 1994

Developing Your Local Economy: An Effective Planning Procedure for Rural Texas-Don Stebbins, Texas Extension Publications

Developing Your Local Economy: An Overview of Alternatives-Don Stebbins, Texas Extension Publications

Developing Your Local Economy: Basic Retail Marketing-Don Stebbins and Greg Taylor, Texas Extension Publications

Developing Your Local Economy: Business Incubators-Don Stebbins, Texas Extension Publications

Developing Your Local Economy: Consumer Opinion Survey Using Consumer Panels-Don Stebbins and Norman Whitehorn, Texas Extension Publications

Developing Your Local Economy: Focus on Agriculture-Gregory S. Taylor, Texas Extension Publications

Economic Development Strategies for Oklahoma Communities-Principal investigators: Mike Woods and Gerald Doeksen, Agricultural Economics, Oklahoma State University

Gap Analysis as a Tool for Community Economic Development (PDF format)-Suzette D. Barta, Assistant Extension Specialist, and Mike D. Woods, Professor and Extension Economist, Oklahoma Cooperative Extension Service

The Impact of Agribusiness on Alabama's Economy-Jerry R. Crews, Extension Economist, Professor; Max W. Runge, Extension Economist, Associate; and James R. Hurst, Agricultural Economist, Department of Agricultural Economics and Rural Sociology, College of Agriculture, Auburn University, Alabama Cooperative Extension System, New July 1998.

Impacts of Agriculture on Oklahoma's Economy (PDF format)-James Nelson, Assistant Professor and Extension Economist, Oklahoma Cooperative Extension Service

Is Your Community Ready for Economic Development?-Luis Saldana, Texas Extension Publications

Measuring How Much Economic Change Will Mean to Your Community-Dr. Michael L. Walden, Professor and Extension Economist, Dept. of Agricultural and Resource Economics, North Carolina State University-North Carolina Cooperative Extension

A New Look at Marketing (PDF format)-Alan Barefield, Assistant Professor, Agricultural Economics and Resource Development

Start Tapping Economic Potential-V. Wilson Lee, Extension Economist Emeritus, Community Resource Development, Auburn University, Alabama Cooperative Extension System, April 1993

Understanding Your Local Economy: Agricultural Program Payments-Greg Taylor, Texas Extension Publications

Understanding Your Local Economy: County Distribution of Shooting Preserve Acreage-Jack Thigpen, Texas Extension Publications

Understanding Your Local Economy: Estimating Community Income Multipliers-Don Stebbins, Texas Extension Publications

Understanding Your Local Economy: Focus on Agriculture-Gregory S. Taylor, Texas Extension Publications

Understanding Your Local Economy: Nonemployment Income In Texas Counties-Greg Taylor, Texas Extension Publications

Volunteers and Community Economic Development (PDF format)-Mike Woods, Professor and Extension Economist, and Andrea Freeman, Student Assistant, Cooperative Extension Service, Oklahoma State University

The World Wide Web as a Tool for Rural Economic Development (PDF format)-Chuck Willoughby, Extension Assistant; Mike D. Woods, Extension Economist; and Daniel Chaney, Social Science Librarian, Cooperative Extension Service, Oklahoma State University

Community Leadership & Economic Development -CLED is a joint project of the Louisiana Cooperative Extension Service, Cajun Electric Power, Louisiana Association of Electric Cooperatives, Louisiana Parish Government Association and the Louisiana Public Facilities Authority.

PowerPoint Presentations

Community Sustainabilty and Extension-Judith I. Stallmann, Texas A&M University

What Is Community Economics?-Judith I. Stallmann, Texas A&M University

Related Web Sites

Center for Community Economic Development-University of Wisconsin Extension

Economic Impact Analysis-University of Florida

Local Government Assistance Network-LGEAN

Research Reports

Community Opinions on Economic Development in the Rural South (PDF format)-Thomas W. Ilvento, TVA Rural Studies Publications, March 2000

Economic Development Cooperation Among Local Governments in the Tennessee Valley (PDF format)-Steven Brent Lackey and David Freshwater, TVA Rural Studies Publications, November 1999

Federal Spending and Economic Growth in Southeastern Nonmetropolitan Counties (PDF format)-F. Carson Mencken, TVA Rural Studies Publications, February 2000

The Informal Economy in Rural Community Economic Development (PDF format)-Shanna Ratner, TVA Rural Studies Publications, February 2000

Rural Infrastructure as a Cause and Consequence of Rural Economic Development and Quality of Life (PDF format)-Proceedings of a Regional Workshop, Birmingham, Alabama, February 1997. Edited by Joe Schmidt, Mississippi State University-SRDC Series #207, July 1997

Social Impacts of Large Scale Economic Development Projects in the Rural South: A Longitudinal Re-Study of Vance, Alabama and the Impacts of Mercedes Benz (PDF format)-Ralph B. Brown, Clark D. Hudspeth, and Katherine L. Stone, TVA Rural Studies Publications, June 2000

West Virginia Attitudes Toward Economic Development (PDF format)-Scott Loveridge and Beth Loy, West Virginia University, TVA Rural Studies Publications, December 1997

Home-Based/Micro/Small Business

Fact Sheets/Information Briefs

Beginning a Bed and Breakfast in Virginia-Charlotte A. Reed, Economic Development Specialist, Tourism, Virginia Tech; Kimberle A. Badinelli, Research Associate, Virginia Tech; Dr. Thomas A. Potts, Extension Tourism Specialist, Clemson University; and Carole Jones Amos, Rural Development Coordinator, South Carolina Department of Parks, Recreation & Tourism-Virginia Cooperative Extension, Posted June 1998

Business Ideas-Ann M. Lastovica, Extension Specialist, Family Management, Virginia State University-Virginia Cooperative Extension, Posted May 1999

Can You Live Where You Work...And Work Where You Live?-Kathleen Parrott, Extension Specialist, Housing, Virginia Tech; Annette L. Bach, Professor Emeritus, North Dakota State University and Ann Lastovica, Extension Specialist, Family Management, Virginia State University-Virginia Cooperative Extension, Posted June 1998

Economic Trends Affecting Small and Home-Based Businesses-Prepared by Mitch Renkow, Agricultural and Resource Economics Specialist, North Carolina State Cooperative Extension Service

Getting Started in a Food Manufacturing Business in Tennessee (PDF format)-William C. Morris, Professor, Food Science and Technology, University of Tennessee Agricultural Extension Service, 1996

Getting Started in the Food Specialty Business-William C. Hurst and A. Estes Reynolds, Extension Food Scientists, and George A. Schuler and P.T. Tybor, Former Extension Food Scientists, The University of Georgia, College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, Cooperative Extension Service, March 1991

A helping hand to home-based business-Trisha Gedon, Online Ag at Oklahoma State University

Home-Based Business: An Economic Development Alternative (PDF format)-Glenn Muske, Home-Based and Micro Business Specialist, and Mike Woods, Ph. D., Professor and Rural Development Specialist, Oklahoma Cooperative Extension Service, Oklahoma State University

Micro and Home-Based Businesses Market Research (PDF format)-Glenn Muske, Home-Based and Micro Business Specialist, Oklahoma Cooperative Extension Service

Micro and Home-Based Businesses: The Basics of Marketing (PDF format)-Glenn Muske, Home-Based and Micro Business Specialist, Oklahoma Cooperative Extension Service

Small Business Incubators: Potential Local Economic Development Tools (PDF format)-Mike D. Woods, Professor and Extension Economist, and Robert W. Rushing, Graduate Research Assistant, Oklahoma Cooperative Extension Service

Small Business Innovation Research Programs: An Opportunity for Small Businesses in Oklahoma (PDF format)-Michael D. Woods, Extension Economist; Steve Paris, OCAST; and Jesse Qualls, OCAST-Cooperative Extension Service, Oklahoma State University

So You Want to Start a Home-Based Business in Texas! Some General Business Tips (PDF format)-Pam Brown, Greg Clary, and Lynn White, Texas Agricultural Extension Service, Texas A&M University, 1996

Starting a Home-Based Business in Texas--Catering-Bonnie Peirnot, Texas Extension Publications

Starting a Home-Based Business in Texas--The Professional Seamstress and Needlework Artisan-Bonnie Peirnot, Texas Extension Publications

Starting a Successful Catering Business-Ann Lastovica, Extension Specialist, Family Management, Virginia State University; Tim Roberts, Extension Specialist, Food Safety, Virginia Tech; and Denise Brochetti, Extension Specialist, Human Nutrition, Foods and Exercise, Virginia Tech-Virginia Cooperative Extension, posted June 1999

Ten Frequently Asked Questions for Micro Home-Based Business Startup (PDF format)-Glenn Muske, Ph.D., Home-Based and Micro Business Specialist, Cooperative Extension Service, Oklahoma State University

Research Reports

Establishing a Birding-Related Business (PDF format)-David Scott, Associate Professor and Extension Recreation, Park, and Tourism Specialist, The Texas A&M University System; and Ashley Callahan, Expo Coordinator, Texas Parks and Wildlife Department-Texas Extension Publications, 2000

Home Based & Micro Businesses, 2nd Edition (PDF format)-Home-Based & Micro Businesses National Design Team-SRDC Series #194, March 1996

Issues for Florida Communities 3 Small Business Firms in Rural North Florida-E.M. Babb, L.J. Beaulieu, C.H. Gladwin, B.F. Long, A. Moseley, D. Mulkey, and D. Zimet, Florida Cooperative Extension Service, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, University of Florida, May 1994

Small Business Creation and Economic Well-Being of Non-Metropolitan Counties: The Case of Georgia (PDF format)-Rebecca M Winders, TVA Rural Studies Publications, December 1997

Training Curriculum

Ca$hing in on Business Opportunities: A Guide to Building a Home-Based and Micro-Business Program (Chapter Outlines)-Developed by the CSREES Home-Based and Micro-Business National Design Team as a part of the Communities in Economic Transition National Initiative-SRDC Series #210, 2000

Small Business Primer on Legal Issues-Copyright 1997; this program was developed by Carol A. Schwab-North Carolina Cooperative Extension

Industrial Development

Fact Sheets/Information Briefs

Can My Community Attract New Industry?-Douglas C. Bachtel, formerly Research Associate; Jospeh J. Molnar, Professor, Auburn University Department of Agricultural Economics and Rural Sociology and Alabama Agricultural Experiment Station; and V. Wilson Lee, Extension Economist Emeritus, Community Resource Development, Auburn University-Alabama Cooperative Extension System, December 1991

Creating Industrial Sites-V. Wilson Lee, Extension Economist Emeritus, Community Resource Development, Auburn University, and G. E. Pitchford, former Manager of Business Development, Alabama Power Company-Alabama Cooperative Extension System, January 1999

Critical Factors in Attracting New Businesses and Industry in Oklahoma (PDF format)-Gordon Sloggett, Research Associate, and Mike D. Woods, Extension Economist, Cooperative Extension Service, Oklahoma State University

Existing Industry: Keys to Success in Industrial Development-V. Wilson Lee, Extension Economist Emeritus, Community Resource Development, Auburn University, and John Hawthorne, former Director, Alabama Prepared Cities Program, Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs (Deceased), Alabama Power Company-Alabama Cooperative Extension System, March 1994

Guidelines for 'Amateur' Developers in Handling Industrial Inquiries-Prepared by NEBRASKA NOW Newsletter, edited by V. Wilson Lee, Extension Economist Emeritus, Community Resource Development, Auburn University-Alabama Cooperative Extension System

How Can Oklahoma Communities Attract Food Manufacturing Companies? (PDF format)-Rodney B. Holcomb, FAPRTC Extension Economist; Glenn Muske, Micro Business Specialist; Conrad Lyford, Agricultural Economist; and Mike Woods, Extension Economist, Cooperative Extension Service, Oklahoma State University

Industrial Development for a Small Rural Community-V. Wilson Lee, Extension Economist Emeritus, Community Resource Development, Auburn University-Alabama Cooperative Extension System, May 1995

Questions Industrial Prospects Most Often Ask About a Rural Community-V. Wilson Lee, Extension Economist Emeritus, Community Resource Development, Auburn University-Alabama Cooperative Extension System, June 1994

Rural Industrialization: Start Tapping Economic Potential-V. Wilson Lee, Extension Economist Emeritus, and Harry B. Strawn, Extension Economist, Community Resource Development, Auburn University-Alabama Cooperative Extension System, July 1994

Wise Industrial Developers Observe 'Ten Commandments'-Prepared by ALABAMA DEVELOPMENT NEWS, edited by V. Wilson Lee, Extension Economist Emeritus, Community Resource Development, Auburn University-Alabama Cooperative Extension System

Research Reports

Southern Rural Economic Development and the Branch Plant/Local Firm Development Options (PDF format)-David Tomaskovic-Devey and Jacqueline Johnson, Department of Sociology and Anthropology, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, North Carolina State University-SRDC Series #197, June 1996

Retiree Recruitment

Fact Sheets/Information Briefs

Attracting the Migratory Retiree-J. Thomas Chesnutt, Extension Tourism Specialist, Community Resource Development, Auburn University; V. Wilson Lee, Extension Economist Emeritus, Community Resource Development, Auburn University; Mark Fagan, Associate Professor, Jacksonville State University Center for Economic Development-Alabama Cooperative Extension System, June 1993

Extension Helping Alabama Communities Attract Retirees-Source: V. Wilson Lee, Extension Economist, Alabama Cooperative Extension System

Recruiting Retirees to Aid in Local Economic Development Efforts (PDF format)-Mike D. Woods, Professor and Extension Economist, and Andrea Freeman, Student Assistant, Oklahoma Cooperative Extension Service, Oklahoma State University

PowerPoint Presentations

Retirees in Rural Areas: Implications for the Rural Economy-Judith I. Stallmann, Texas A&M University

Research Reports

The Extent Friendship has a Role in Retiree Recruitment and Retention in South Carolina: Survey Results (PDF format)-Kenneth Backman and Melissa Hawkins, TVA Rural Studies Publication, December 1997

The Impact of Retirees and Working-Age Families on a Small Rural Region: An Application of the Wisconsin Economic Impact Modeling System (PDF format)-Martin Shields, Steven C. Deller, and Judith I. Stallmann, Texas A&M University, November 1998

The Impact of the Young-old and the Old-old on a Small Rural Region: An Application of the Wisconsin Economic Impact Modeling System (PDF format)-Judith I. Stallmann, Steven C. Deller, and Martin Shields, Texas A&M University, April 1998

Retiree's Choice of Community: The Importance of Recreation and Parks (PDF format)-Kenneth F. Backman, Ph.D., Department of Parks, Recreation, and Tourism Management, The Strom Thurmond Institute of Government and Public Affairs, Clemson University; and Sheila J. Backman, Ph.D., Department of Parks, Recreation, and Tourism Management, Clemson University-Submitted June 1997, revised October 1997

Seasonal Migration of Retirees: A Review of the Literature (PDF format)-Maria-Cristina Espinoza and Judith I. Stallmann, Texas A&M University, October 1996

Tourism and Retirement Migration (PDF format)-Judith I. Stallmann and Maria Cristina Espinoza, Texas A&M University, October 1996

Publications

Blueprints for Your Community: A Targeted Economic Development Approach Oklahoma Cooperative Extension Service, February 2001

Tourism

Sustainable Tourism

Fact Sheets/Information Briefs

Sustainability, Profitability and Ecotourism Markets: What Are They and How Do They Relate?-a paper presented Pamela Wight, Pam Wight & Associates, Canada, at an International Conference on Central and Eastern Europe and Baltic Sea region: "Ecotourism - Balancing Sustainability and Profitability," 22-23 September 1997, Pärnu, Estonia

Related Web Sites

IISDnet-International Institute for Sustainable Development

Sustainable Agriculture Network

Sustainable Business Network

Sustainable Tourism Research INterest Group-STRING

Sustainable Living in Western North Carolina

Agri Tourism

Fact Sheets/Information Briefs

Agritourism Opportunities for North Carolina-David Fogarty, Agricultural Agent, Northhampton County Cooperative Extension Service; and Mitch Renkow, Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics, February 17, 1998

Agri-Tourism-A Growth Industry-Government of Newfoundland and Labrador

Eco Tourism

Fact Sheets/Information Briefs

Bridges and Borders: Community-based Ecotourism-Ron Mader, Planeta.com, November 1996

Ecotourism and Indigenous Peoples-Heather Zeppel, PhD, Research Fellow in Cultural Tourism, Charles Sturt University, 10 January 1997

Ecotourism: A Tool for Sustainable Development-David Barkin, Planeta.com, May 1996

Ecotourism: Reality or Rhetoric-Ecotourism Development in the state of Quintana Roo, Mexico-Natasha Kate Ward, BA (Honours) Hispanic and French Studies, University of Portsmouth School of Languages and Area Studies, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, March 1997

Green Living: Going Green-Sheila Polson, Environmental Magazine, Volume IX, Number 1, January-February 1998

Marketing Ecotourism to Travel Agents-Elizabeth Malek-Zadeh, Planeta.com, February 1998

Various articles in Spanish by Jorge Chavez de la Peña -topics include: The Socioeconomic Importance of Ecotourism; Protected Areas as Ecotourism Destinations; Sustainable Development and Ecotourism; and Ecotourism as a Regional Sustainable Development Strategy

Related Web Sites

Eco-Orbit

Exploring Ecotourism in the Americas-An Online Resource Guide

Research Reports

Biodiversity Conservation and Ecotourism: an investigation of linkages, mutual benefits and future opportunities-Noel Preece and Penny van Oosterzee, Ecoz-Ecology Australia, and David James, Ecoservices Pty Ltd,Department of Environment, Sport, and Territories, 1997

General

Fact Sheets/Information Briefs

Alabama Tourism Partnership (Action Newsletter)-The Alabama Cooperative Extension System, Winter 2000

A Community Assessment Tourism Handbook-Edited by Jane L. Brass; published by the Western Rural Development Center, 1997

Florida is Tourism!!!-The Center for Tourism Research and Development, University of Florida

Hospitality or Lodging Taxes as a Source of Revenue for Tourism Economic Development Efforts (PDF format)-Notie Lansford, Assistant Professor and Extension Economist, and Mike Woods, Professor and Extension Economist, Oklahoma Cooperative Extension Service, Oklahoma State University

Tourism within Cherokee County and Extension's Involvement (Action Newsletter)-The Alabama Cooperative Extension System, Summer 1998

Related Web Sites

National Tourism Education Clearinghouse

Tourism Educational Materials-Michigan State University Extension

Tourism Links-Western Rural Development Center

Tourism Outreach and Research Program-North Carolina State Cooperative Extension Service

The Virginia Travel and Tourism Institute (VTTI)

The Virginia Travel and Tourism Institute (VTTI)-Core Topics

Research Reports

Strategies for Monitoring Tourism in Your Community's Economy-Julie Leones, Associate Extension Specialist, and Douglas Dunn, County Director, Arizona Cooperative Extension, University of Arizona, March 1999

Heritage Tourism

Related Web Sites

Heritage Tourism

Nature Based Tourism

Fact Sheets/Information Briefs

Developing Successful Nature-Based Tourism Businesses: An Operator's perspective-Dr. Bob McKercher and Mr. Bill Robbins, School of Business, Charles Sturt University, November 1997-The issues presented here are described in greater detail in: Bob McKercher, The Business of Nature Based Tourism

Nature-based Tourism in North Carolina-The Conservation Fund

Related Web Sites

Nature-based Tourism

North Carolina Chapter of the Trail of Tears Association

Roanoke River Partners

Value-Added Agriculture

Fact Sheets/Information Briefs

Developing a Business Plan for Value-added Agricultural Products (PDF format)-Rodney B. Holcomb, FAPC Extension Economist; Glenn Muske, Micro Business Specialist; and Phil Kenkel, Extension Economist, Oklahoma Cooperative Extension Service, Oklahoma State University

Food and Kindred Products Manufacturing: Status and Trends for Oklahoma, Surrounding States, and the U.S. (PDF format)-Rodney B. Holcomb, FAPC Extension Economist, and Phil Kenkel, Extension Economist, Cooperative Extension Service, Oklahoma State University

Related Web Sites

Southern Region Land-Grant University Food Science/Food Processing Center Resources

Agricultural Marketing Resource Center

Research Reports

Considerations for a Value-added Agribusiness (PDF format)-Rob Holland, Assistant Extension Specialist, and Kent Wolfe, Assistant Extension Specialist, Agricultural Development Center, University of Tennessee Agricultural Extension Service

Training Curriculum

Texas AgriFood Masters Expansion and Management Guide-T. A. Vestal, Texas Agricultural Extension Service, Texas A&M University

Texas AgriFood Masters-Tool Chest-Christine Townsend and Lucinda Pullen, Texas Agricultural Extension Service, Texas A&M University