Bill Menner's guest appearances

Bill Menner

More Power To You

Iowa Business Report

Amy Johnson

Greg Edwards

John Berger

Brian Brown

Betsy DeVos

Mike Chapman

Donna Miller

Jim Bennett

Rob Davis

Debbie Peterson

Tom Johnston

Nigel Slater

Todd McDonald

Joe Murphy

Andy Johnson

OwlTail

The Iowa Rural Development Council hosts the Iowa Rural Summit; the fourth event was scheduled to be held in late April, but has now been moved to mid-August as a result of the global pandemic. IRDC executive director Bill Menner discussed his group and the impact of previous Iowa Rural Summit events with Jeff Stein of the Iowa Business Report via ZOOM on March 11, 2020.

The Iowa Rural Development Council hosts the Iowa Rural Summit; the fourth event was scheduled to be held in late April, but has now been moved to mid-August as a result of the global pandemic. IRDC executive director Bill Menner discussed his group and the impact of previous Iowa Rural Summit events with Jeff Stein of the Iowa Business Report via ZOOM on March 11, 2020.

IBR Extra -- Iowa Rural Summit (Bill Menner) -- March 2020

Bill McGowan

In this episode we focus on rural America with two former state directors for USDA Rural Development: Bill Menner and Bill McGowan. Our conversation begins with a discussion about the need for homegrown local leadership to act as a sparkplug, and continues with why some rural communities struggle while others survive; the importance of broadband connectivity for rural economic development, and the need for government financial support for it; the economics and politics of clean energy in rural communities; and the political divide between rural and urban America. We wrap up the conversation with predictions about sustainable development and the future of rural America. References include:  USDA Rural Development Chesapeake Heritage Center B-CROP Act of 2017 Iowa's Cultivation Corridor  Recorded September 10, 2017. Published September 18, 2017.

In this episode we focus on rural America with two former state directors for USDA Rural Development: <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/billmenner/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Bill Menner</a> and <a href="http://ag.udel.edu/rec/Staff/McGowan/McGowan.html" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Bill McGowan</a>. Our conversation begins with a discussion about the need for homegrown local leadership to act as a sparkplug, and continues with why some rural communities struggle while others survive; the importance of broadband connectivity for rural economic development, and the need for government financial support for it; the economics and politics of clean energy in rural communities; and the political divide between rural and urban America. We wrap up the conversation with predictions about sustainable development and the future of rural America. References include: <ul> <li><a href="https://www.rd.usda.gov/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">USDA Rural Development</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.qac.org/facilities/facility/details/chesapeake-heritage-and-visitor-center-105" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Chesapeake Heritage Center</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/senate-bill/1676/all-info" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">B-CROP Act of 2017</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.cultivationcorridor.org/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Iowa's Cultivation Corridor</a></li> </ul> Recorded September 10, 2017. Published September 18, 2017.

Rural Development, with Bill Menner and Bill McGowan (Ep. 23)