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June 20, 2018

Shrink-smart featured in National Public Radio story

Kimberly Zarecor and David Peters are featured in this National Public Radio story about smart shrinkage as a paradigm shift in the conversation around shrinking rural communities.

https://www.npr.org/2018/06/19/618848050/as-rural-towns-lose-population-they-can-learn-to-shrink-smart

Sukup Manufacturing Co.’s thriving factory outside tiny Sheffield, Iowa, gives the town an economic anchor. But that hasn’t stopped the population numbers from slipping. (Frank Morris/KCUR)