Description: National Rural Economic Development Summit to be held in Somerset, KY July 25-28, 2022. Stand Up Rural America Summit is hosted by ACCELERATION by design LLC.
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I’d like to personally invite you to this national Rural Economic Development event taking place September 5-7, 2023 . Our exciting host city for our 2023 Summit is beautiful Laurel, Mississippi. The event will be held at the dynamic Laurel Little Theater and other special locations around the city. The 2023 Stand Up Rural America Summit will feature more than 16 nationally renowned subject matter experts and successful economic development practitioners.
The rebirth of Laurel, Mississippi, is proof of what real people can do with a little creativity, a lot of commitment, and a deep well of love. But it didn't always seem that way. Once a thriving logging community and cultural hub, Laurel gradually fell into disrepair. By the 1990s, its downtown was mostly abandoned, with businesses shuttered and buildings crumbling. Then, in the last decade or so, a grassroots movement began. The residents of Laurel pulled together to transform the small town they called h