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Rural communities have unique obstacles to and opportunities for economic development.
For sustained economic prosperity, Cuba City also had to attract tourists.
(The coverage was often picked up by larger, regional papers.)
The result has been an economic district that attracts visitors from both in and out of the state.
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Each of the aforementioned communities enlisted a quick-action, low-cost tactic toward achieving its goals.
Patricia Oh, Ph.D., is a senior program manager at theUniversity of Maine Center on Aging.
Additional reporting byMelissa Stanton, editor, AARP Livable Communities.
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Page published April 2023
