As hospitals increasingly close in rural areas, communities consider a hybrid health center modelBy Blake FarmerMarch 28, 2018Blake Farmer/ for MarketplaceWithout enough patients with health insurance, hospitals are closing in rural parts of the country. Some communities have turned to hybrid health centers — shy of a hospital but more than a clinic — to try to meet their community's health needs. POSTED IN: health care rural health care hospitals insurance clinics ListenreadDownloadDownload
Reinventing the rural health care systemBy Lizzie O'Leary and Danielle ChiriguayoFebruary 03, 2018Joe Raedle/Getty ImagesA new report outlines the challenges the health care system in rural communities faces. POSTED IN: health care rural America rural health care bipartisan policy center CDC Minnesota Nebraska Iowa montana North Dakota South Dakota wyoming ListenreadDownloadDownload
Trump speaks to farmers, highlighting taxes and tradeBy Kai Ryssdal and Kimberly AdamsJanuary 09, 2018JIM WATSON/AFP/Getty ImagesThe president announced a new initiative to expand access to rural broadband in a speech to the Farm Bureau convention. POSTED IN: Economy Agriculture USDA broadband rural farmers Trump ListenreadDownloadDownload
Could municipal broadband provide another way online if net neutrality rules go away?By Molly Wood and Kristin SchwabDecember 12, 2017RYAN MCBRIDE/AFP/Getty ImagesWhat would city-provided internet look like? And how much would it cost?POSTED IN: net neutrality city-provided internet municipal broadband technology Internet ListenreadDownloadDownload
A rural Alaskan village established a reindeer herd to improve diet and boost economyBy Avery Lill December 11, 2017Avery Lill/ for MarketplaceThe isolated village of Port Heiden hopes reindeer, and a few other farm animals, may be the answer to expensive imported fresh food. POSTED IN: Economy Alaska rural farming reindeer ListenreadDownloadDownload
After earthquakes, rural Mexicans struggle to afford foodBy Levi BridgesNovember 15, 2017Levi Bridges/ for MarketplaceFood prices skyrocket in parts of rural Mexico still recovering from two devastating earthquakes.POSTED IN: Economy business Mexico rural mexico Food ListenreadDownloadDownload
The Source Code: Ajit PaiBy Stephanie Hughes and Molly WoodSeptember 05, 2017Stephanie Hughes / MarketplaceIn our full interview with Ajit Pai, he talks about broadband deployment, net neutrality and coffee. POSTED IN: Ajit Pai broadband deployment email net neutrality Pine The Source Code ListenreadDownloadDownload
Rodeo on the reboundBy Mitchell HartmanAugust 24, 2017Photo courtesy of Ellen Morris BishopRodeo still rounds 'em up in rural America.POSTED IN: business Economy rural America rodeo industry nation lifestyle ListenreadDownloadDownload
When transportation barriers become economic barriersBy Erika BerasAugust 18, 2017Erika Beras/MarketplaceThe types of jobs that are open to residents of Erie City, Pennsylvania, can depend on their access to transportation. POSTED IN: infrastructure Economy job market erie Pennsylvania rural America ListenreadDownloadDownload