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Community and Rural Development

The Community Development program from OSU Extension offers educational and technical assistance to aid community leaders in promoting development and providing quality community services.

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Community & Rural Improvement Topics:

County & Local Government

Economic Development

Leadership & Volunteer Development

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Fact Sheet
Economic Contribution of Forest Sector in Oklahoma in 2020

Learn how the forest sector contributed to the Oklahoma economy in 2020.

Community & Rural ImprovementEconomic DevelopmentForest Ecology, Management & CareForestryHarvesting of TreesProcessing Wood
Fact Sheet
Mask Mandates and Retail Consumer Spending: A Comparison of Oklahoma Communities During COVID-19

The effect that mask mandates in Oklahoma had on retail consumer spending during the Covid-19 pandemic expressed through charts and graphs.

Community & Rural ImprovementCounty & Local GovernmentFood ProductsNatural Disaster RecoverySustainability & Environmental ConcernsWeather & Disaster Preparedness
Fact Sheet
Duties and Responsibilities of Elected County Officials

An in-depth look at the elected official’s county positions including commissioners, clerk, assessor, treasurer, sheriff, court clerk and district attorney.

Community & Rural ImprovementCounty & Local GovernmentLeadership & Volunteer Development
Fact Sheet
The Role of the Board Chair

A board chair is a member of the board of directors elected by the panel for a specified term and has a key leadership role within the duties that follow.

Community & Rural ImprovementLeadership & Volunteer Development
Fact Sheet
Crowdsourcing in the Food Industry

The terminology, methods and tips to execute crowdsourcing in the food industry.

Community & Rural ImprovementEconomic DevelopmentFood Products
Fact Sheet
What Drives Small Town Population Growth in Oklahoma?

Statistics on population growth for small towns in Oklahoma.

Community & Rural ImprovementCounty & Local GovernmentEconomic Development
Fact Sheet
Pull Factors: A Measure of Retail Sales Success Estimates for 77 Oklahoma Cities (2018)

The 2018 findings of measuring the retail trade in the 77 Oklahoma counties using pull factor.

Community & Rural ImprovementEconomic Development
Fact Sheet
Rural-Urban Interface Problems and Opportunities

A review of the many problems that farmers and homeowners face possible solutions to help move past those problems.

Community & Rural ImprovementCounty & Local GovernmentEconomic Development
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