Report from Buxton Company that reveals the four rules that need to be incorporated when designing retail incentives in a given community.

Smart growth is an innovative way to boost your local economy, increase your community’s sustainability and attract and retain the creative class to your community. In addition to this, it also helps communities use land more effectively and efficiently and can reduce the amount of sprawl your community goes through as it increases in size. If smart growth is done right, it can be the foundation of economically and environmentally sustainable neighborhoods.

USDA’s StrikeForce for Rural Growth and Opportunity Initiative works to address the unique set of challenges faced by many of America’s rural communities.

The target audiences for this guide are food entrepreneurs and their supporters who are interested in starting food hubs and operators of food hubs....