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Improving Rural Minnesota Through Downsizing, Mark Threlkeld

Journal of the Minnesota Academy of Science

It is time to take a hard look at downsizing rural Minnesota. In business, downsizing is done to improve the financial health of a company by cutting back on expenses which can no longer be justified in light of changes in the marketplace. While the term may seem odd when applied to a state, it fits the opportunities and problems now facing rural Minnesota and could help the state make the transition through some difficult times.