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The Rural Texan

Rural Texan Fall 2007 (PDF Document)

(Posted November 14, 2007)

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• Rural Health Care Must Place Quality First
By David Pearson, FACHE, MPA
President/CEO, Texas Organization of Rural & Community Hospitals (TORCH)

• Graham Regional Medical Center: Quality Makes a Hospital
By Julie V. Kelly, ORCA Staff

• What Does the Quality Chasm Mean for Rural Hospitals?
By Theresa Cruz, Director of ORCA’s State Office of Rural Health

• Resource Guide: Some Rural Counties Losing HPSA Designations
By Theresa Cruz, Director of ORCA’s State Office of Rural Health




Rural Texan Summer 2007 (PDF Document)
Posted August 13, 2007
File Size: 1483KB

In this issue of The Rural Texan: Accessing Disaster Relief Funds
• First-Come, First-Served for Disaster Relief Funds
By Charles S. (Charlie) Stone, ORCA Executive Director

• Marble Falls: Emergency Management Plan Speeds Disaster Recovery
• Resource Guide: Who’s Who in Disaster Relief (GDEM, ORCA, Other State Agencies, FEMA, and the Damage Assessment Team)
• ORCA Grants Clearinghouse



Rural Texan Spring 2007 (PDF Document)
(Posted May 9, 2007)
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In this issue of The Rural Texan: TDA's Certified Retirement Community Program
• Certified Retirement Communities Gain Marketing Advantage
• Nacogdoches: Breathing Room for Baby Boomers
• Assessing Your Community: Will They Really Move Here?
• ORCA's Grants Clearinghouse



Rural Texan Winter 2007 (PDF Document)
Rural Texan Winter 2007
File Size: 1555KB

In this issue of The Rural Texan: Bringing New Business Opportunities Home
• ORCA Helps Rural Texas Build Community Assets
By Michael Waters, Chair, ORCA Executive Committee

• Kingsville: Community Partnerships Drive City's Economic Transformation
• Taking Stock of Rural Texas



2006



Rural Texan Fall 2006 (PDF Document)
File Size: 1810KB

In this issue of The Rural Texan: Rural hospitals prove that a healthy bottom line is no accident
• How to Make a Rural Hospital ProfitableBy Steve L. Hartgraves, CEO of Hansford County Hospital District
• Teamwork, Strategy Land Childress in Top 100 Hospitals
• Resource Guide: ORCA's Rural Health Grants
• ORCA Thanks HealthFind 2006 Sponsors



Rural Texan Summer 2006 (PDF Document)
The Rural Texan Summer 2006
File Size: 2084KB

At Issue: Small businesses are big contributors to economic development
• Small Businesses Make Economic Development Exciting Reality in Rural Texas
• Small businesses make economic development exciting reality in rural Texas
• City of Eden and Concho County: Regional Resources Support Small Business Growth
• Government Agencies Specialize in Rural Business
• Late TORCH CEO was Rural Advocate



Rural Texan Spring 2006 (PDF Document)
Rural Texan Spring 2006 This quarter ORCA investigates renewable energy in rural Texas.
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Rural Texan Winter 2006 (PDF Document)
This quarter ORCA profiles three strategies rural Texans can use to build resources and kick-start economic development. Strategy 1) Initiate a County Development District Strategy 2) Collaborate regionally to pool resources Strategy 3) Maximize your potential to win funding
File Size: 1636KB


2005


Rural Texan (PDF Document)
Fall 2005
File Size: 1379KB



Rural Texan (PDF Document)
Summer 2005
File Size: 904KB



Rural Texan (PDF Document)
Spring 2005
File Size: 1281KB



Rural Texan (PDF Document)
Winter 2005
File Size: 428KB

2004


Rural Texan (PDF Document)
Fall 2004
File Size: 499KB



Rural Texan (PDF Document)
Summer 2004
File Size: 517KB



Rural Texan (PDF Document)
Spring 2004
File Size: 455KB

2003


Rural Texan (PDF Document)
Winter 2003
File Size: 695KB



Rural Texan (PDF Document)
Fall 2003
File Size: 5213KB



Rural Texan (PDF Document)
Summer 2003
File Size: 730KB



Rural Texan (PDF Document)
Spring 2003
File Size: 591KB

2002


Rural Texan (PDF Document)
Fall 2002
File Size: 401KB



Rural Texan (PDF Document)
Summer 2002
File Size: 207KB










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