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Factors other than profit maximization motives may influence food manufacturing firms' decision to locate in rural places. Quality of life, access to raw agricultural inputs and connection to community are factors most likely to contribute to rural firm location decision. Value-added manufacturing supports backwards linkages in the supply chain, with potential indirect economic impacts for agricultural firms and rural communities.

First published in Great Britain in 1881 and subsequently revised nine times between that date and 1910, THE GUN AND ITS DEVELOPMENT traces the fascinating history of weaponry from the obscure, ancient origins of the slingshot and the bow; the invention of the crossbow, possibly around 1000 A.D.; the introduction of gunpowder into Europe in the fourteenth century; the development of sporting and military guns over the centuries thereafter; and the...

The Colorado Workforce Development Council (CWDC) advises the Governor and the Colorado Legislature on policy matters related to all programs and activities funded by the Workforce Investment Act. The CWDC has been engaged in creative alliances with industry, economic development, and education which have helped to infuse over $10 million into the workforce system to support the enrollment, training, and placement of the unemployed, under-employed,...

The Colorado Building Blocks provide guidance for families, early care and education providers and administrators on what children should know and be able to do as they enter kindergarten. They are intended to be used in conjunction with the Colorado P-12 Academic standards. They are intended to be inclusive of all children -- children who are English language learners, children with special health care needs, children who are at risk, children with...