Summary

March 2024 — Using the latest research and data specific to Wisconsin’s rural communities and regions, this summit focuses on the Wisconsin rural economy. The summit includes an overview of the latest economic and demographic trends across rural communities, and an examination of rural health care, housing, and broadband. Conversations will include what rural communities can do to foster economic growth and development.

Webinar Recording

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Agenda

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Wisconsin Rural Economic Summit

Karl Martin, Dean & Director of UW-Madison, Division of Extension, and Associate Professor

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State of the Wisconsin Rural Economy

Steve Deller, Professor of Agricultural and Applied Economics and Community Economic Development Specialist, UW-Madison

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Labor Force Trends in Rural Wisconsin

Matt Kures, Community Economic Development Specialist, UW-Madison, Division of Extension

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Rural Health Care

Alison Davis, H.B. Price Professor of Agricultural Economics and Executive Director of the Community and Economic Development Initiative of Kentucky (CEDIK), University of Kentucky

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Rural Housing

Kristin Runge, Community Economic Development Specialist, UW-Madison, Division of Extension

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Rural Broadband

Brian Whitacre, Professor and Jean & Patsy Neustadt Chair in the Department of Agricultural Economics, Oklahoma State University

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Rural Digital Footprints

Jacob Thebault-Spieker, Assistant Professor, Information School, UW-Madison

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Rural Livability

Steve Deller, Professor of Agricultural and Applied Economics and Community Economic Development Specialist, UW-Madison

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This summit is co-sponsored by:

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This summit is made possible, in part, by a grant from the United States Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration in support of the Economic Development Administration University Center at the Division of Extension, University of Wisconsin-Madison and is being supported, in part, by federal award number SLFRP0135 awarded to the Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System on behalf of the University of Wisconsin-Madison Division of Extension via the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation and the Wisconsin Department of Administration.

Any opinions, findings, conclusions, or recommendations are those of the presenter and do not necessarily reflect the views of the U.S. Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration or the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation.

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