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A common-sense approach to reinvigorating small-town America

December 10, 2020 By Emily Rappleye

As a small town revitalization expert, Deb Brown is filling vacant storefronts in small towns across America. Her recipe for success is simple: Involve locals, break the rules, talk about ideas, and no matter what, do not form another committee. “Kill the committees! What do you need a committee for? Kill them all. Just go do the work,” Brown told Ben Rowley on the Rural … [Read more...]

Successful Wisconsin cheese business energizing rural community

February 6, 2020 By Ben Rowley

A New Beginning After being dismissed following 12 years at Kraft Foods, Paul Scharfman was at a crossroads.  The Wisconsin resident considered next career steps that would fit his food industry sales experience. Having owned his own small business in his teens and early 20s, Scharfman decided to reenter the entrepreneurial world. In 1991, he piled up all he had and … [Read more...]

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