North Dakota Rural Development Council

Workforce Attraction and Retention

NDRDC supports Rural Young Professionals Network development. NDRDC organized Statewide Young Professionals Network, the first statewide YP Network in the nation to connect Rural-Urban Groups. New and reactivated networks joined long-established Bismarck, Fargo and Grand Forks YP Networks.
Contact: Catherine Dalzell, 701-223-0707


Rural Community Outreach

NDRDC convenes regional events that bring state and federal resource providers to rural communities to address options for a variety of issues, most recently – local housing development and North Dakota’s critical shortage of child care businesses.
Contact: Cori Otto Lindsay, 701-223-0707