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Kansas State University officials have opened registration for an online course that organizers expect will help to keep grocery stores open in rural communities. Rial Carver, the program leader for K-State Rural Grocery Initiative, said the course the Rural Grocery Transition Specialist Program — provides training for economic developers, extension professionals and other resource providers to support rural grocers through business transitions. Registration is available online. There will be three offerings in 2024. The first class begins Ja...
Not too long ago, working from home was a rarity for employees in most organizations. Then came a global pandemic. “Remote work exploded and I don’t think we’re going back to the way it used to be,” said Ron Wilson, director of the Huck Boyd National Institute for Rural Development. “Remote work is going to continue to be a part of our economy.” Wilson is part of a Kansas State University team that has formed a partnership with Utah State University to offer month-long online classes in Kansas that will provide certification as a remote work...
K-State Research and Extension Once upon a time, it took a face-to-face encounter for a thief to rob you. Today? Not so much. “Today, there are a wide variety of large businesses that have been developed to prey on people who have assets,” said Barbara Stockebrand, a family and consumer sciences agent in K-State Research and Extension’s Southwind District. Technology has opened avenues for people with bad intentions to steal your identity or coax you into a scam simply by gathering your personal information from an email or financial trans...
