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The United Nations recently released its State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World 2026 report, which, perhaps surprisingly, delivered some encouraging news. While roughly 645 million people experienced hunger in 2025, that was nearly 14 million fewer than in the previous year. For the first time in a decade, the number of hungry…

Rural King has boosted its loyalty and rewards strategy with the launch of 10 ‘Hot Deals’ for Rural King Rewards members.

The closure of face-to-face banking services has left small businesses and communities “struggling”, an MP says.

States are spending rural health dollars on tech startups, betting that untested companies will succeed where doctors have vanished and hospitals have collapsed.

The City of Abilene has been awarded an $89,787 USDA Rural Business Development Grant to establish a Rural Business Accelerator Program, which will be delivered in partnership with Driving Dickinson County.

Rural King, a retailer focused on the rural lifestyle, has opened its ninth store in Alabama.

Students at the revamped Rural Youth in Business summer program learning about entrepreneurship through an agribusiness lens. (Gil Pound/GCSU Communications)

For eight states, about 10% of their allotment from the Rural Health Transformation Fund will go not to rural hospitals, but to tech companies seeking innovative solutions to challenges rural healthcare providers face.