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| Coon, Randal C.; Leistritz, F. Larry; Tweeten, Kathleen M.. |
| This handbook provides information to help individuals, businesses, and community leaders make decisions on a variety of business and retail trade issues. The handbook is not intended to provide specific answers to the many problems facing rural businesses and communities. Rather, it provides tools and information on retail trade patterns and economic trends that can assist people in making informed decisions regarding their future business activities. The handbook can also enable community leaders to assess their current situation and plan for the future. Specific information contained in the handbook includes trade area maps, city and trade area population, retail sales trends, pull factors, trends in employment and per capita income, and threshold... |
| Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper |
Palavras-chave: Retail trade; Rural development; Threshold population; Community/Rural/Urban Development. |
| Ano: 2002 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/23093 |
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| Hodur, Nancy M.; Tweeten, Kathleen M.; Leistritz, F. Larry. |
| This study was undertaken at the request of the city of Underwood (a community of about 760 located in central North Dakota). The community is engaged in a planning process seeking to revitalize the local retail sector, and a survey was administered to obtain information about residents’ shopping patterns and preferences. A questionnaire was developed and distributed door-to-door to local residents, while a second questionnaire was distributed at the Underwood high school. The responses represented a majority of both target populations. Underwood residents most often reported purchasing groceries, convenience items, and personal services in Underwood. On the other hand, nongrocery personal items, major purchases (e.g., appliances), and nongrocery household... |
| Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper |
Palavras-chave: Shopping patterns; Shopping preferences; Rural businesses; Consumer/Household Economics. |
| Ano: 2008 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/6134 |
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| Lambert, David K.; Lim, Siew Hoon; Tweeten, Kathleen M.; Leistritz, F. Larry; Wilson, William W.; McKee, Gregory J.; Nganje, William E.; DeVuyst, Cheryl Sinn; Saxowsky, David M.. |
| Introduction: This report provides an overview of the important factors affecting investments in agricultural value-added ventures. The introductory section outlines current research on factors important in the location of economic activity. Research applied to specific agricultural value-added ventures, such as food manufacturing and livestock feeding and finishing operations, are discussed. A listing of resources available to entrepreneurs considering value-added investments concludes the introductory section. Following the introductory section are short overviews of industries that already have, or may have, potential for increasing economic activity in the state. All are based on the important foundation of agriculture in the state's economy or... |
| Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper |
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness. |
| Ano: 2006 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/23652 |
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