Assistant professor of economics Georgeanne Artz, senior lecturer Kevin Kimle, and university professor Peter Orazem have been announced as recipients of a $233,355 USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) grant. Artz is listed as project director and Kimle and Orazem are listed as co-project directors.
The project “Developing a Research-Based Entrepreneurial Curriculum for Rural Firm Entry and Survival” will help improve the understanding of the factors that influence success and failure of rural start-ups. The project is set to run from March 1, 2018 to February 28, 2022.