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The Influence Of Small Airports And Air Transportation On Local Economic Development: A Study Of Nebraska, Robert Blair
The Influence Of Small Airports And Air Transportation On Local Economic Development: A Study Of Nebraska, Robert Blair
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Transportation networks and facilities play a critical role in the economic development of communities. They serve as important links to new or emerging markets, and sources of materials and services needed for processing for existing and new businesses in a community. Transportation costs affect the location and growth of local businesses and serve historically as a primary industrial location factor.
The Small Cities Community Development Block Grant Program And Rural Development: A Description Of Awards Granted In Nebraska During Fiscal Years 1993-2004, Jerry Deichert
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This Nebraska Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) research project originally focused on how the policy helps the state meet its rural development objectives. However, recent statements by the Bush Administration regarding the federal program including a proposal to revise its delivery dramatically have added importance to this research. On February 3, 2005, the Bush Administration proposed the consolidation of several federal programs providing financial resources for community and economic development. The plan would shift administration from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development to the U.S. Department of Commerce. Problems cited by the White House on the current federal …
Omaha Conditions Survey: 2004, David Drozd
Omaha Conditions Survey: 2004, David Drozd
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The Omaha Conditions Survey: 2004 was conducted through telephone interviews with adults from a random sample of Omaha-area households. The sample was drawn from households in the Nebraska portion of the Omaha Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA). Douglas, Sarpy, Cass, Washington, and Saunders Counties comprise the Nebraska portion of the Omaha MSA.