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Rural Illinois squeezed in tough 1980s study
A Washington study for Enterprise Development finds Illinois rural areas suffered high job losses in 1987, lagging urban growth by 18.3 percentage points since 1979. Deere & Co. and Caterpillar downsizing and a shift to diversified yet fragile economies marked the era. Local leaders in Prophetstown and Bureau County pursued incentives and self reliance to spur development.
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America
Illinois
Washington Consulting
Doug Ross
The
Corporation For Enterprise Development
Deere & Co
Caterpillar Inc
Agriculture Department
Economic Research Service
Ross
Ford Foundation
Aspen Institute
Departments of Labor, Commerce, Transportation and Agriculture
Prophetstown
Whiteside County
Rock River
Bureau County
Ohio