Long drives and big grants for rural communities with Debra McKee (Rural Economic Development Manager for Utah's GOED) in Blanding, Utah
About this episode
Dax Jacobson interviews Debra McKee about rural economic development in Blanding, Utah.
I continue to be captivated by San Juan County, Utah and I’m currently focusing on the town of Blanding. In this episode I chat with Debra McKee, Rural Economic Development Manager for four Utah counties, including San Juan County, for the Utah Governor’s Office of Economic Development (GOED). I wanted to chat with Debra to learn more about how she came to her role and to learn more about how GOED works in rural communities like Blanding. We cover all that and more (including the Road Trip Mu...
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