Rural America: Leadership in a Crisis Economy
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VideoThrough the lens of 9/11 and the Great Recession, this forum will examine the challenges and opportunities facing rural America in a crisis economy. The forum will be moderated by Kirk Siegler, National Correspondent for National Public Radio (NPR).Rural America: Leadership in a Crisis EconomyJuly 21, 2020July 21, 2020, 5:00 pm
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Rural America: Leadership in a Crisis Economy
Through the lens of 9/11 and the Great Recession, this forum will examine the challenges and opportunities facing rural America in a crisis economy. The forum will be moderated by Kirk Siegler, National Correspondent for National Public Radio (NPR).
.chat-container { width: 100%; padding-top: 16px } .chat-container > iframe { width: 100%; border: solid 1px #cdcdcd; border-radius: 2px; }Through the lens of 9/11 and the Great Recession, this forum will examine the challenges and opportunities facing rural America in a crisis economy. The forum will be moderated by Kirk Siegler, National Correspondent for National Public Radio (NPR).2020-07-21Video2020-09-09
Through the lens of 9/11 and the Great Recession, this forum will examine the challenges and opportunities facing rural America in a crisis economy. The forum will be moderated by Kirk Siegler, National Correspondent for National Public Radio (NPR).
The National Association of Counties (NACo), National Cooperative Business Association (NCBA) and the Rural Community Assistance Partnership (RCAP) would like to invite you to join former U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretaries Ann Veneman and Tom Vilsack for a special bipartisan virtual town hall on July 28 at 3:00pm. Through the lens of 9/11 and the Great Recession, this forum will examine the challenges and opportunities facing rural America in a crisis economy. The forum will be moderated by Kirk Siegler, National Correspondent for National Public Radio (NPR).
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