Northeast Regional Center for Rural Development

The Northeast Regional Center for Rural Development is dedicated to providing research-based information that helps create regional prosperity through entrepreneurial and cluster-based innovation, while assuring balanced uses of natural resources in livable communities in the northeastern United States.

Latest News

September 12, 2022

Farewell to NERCRD Associate Director Dr. Jason Entsminger!

Congratulations to NERCRD Associate Director Dr. Jason Entsminger, who has accepted a new tenure-track position at the University of Maine. His last day with NERCRD will be September 14.

Read More

September 11, 2022

International Workshop on Agritourism draws visitors from around the world to the Northeast

More than 500 people from 56 countries gathered in-person and virtually for the International Workshop on Agritourism (IWA), hosted by University of Vermont Extension in Burlington, VT, August 30-September 1.

Read More

July 29, 2022

New data briefs examine COVID's impacts on Northeast economic activity

Two new data briefs in NERCRD's COVID-19 Issues Briefs series examine the pandemic's effects on Northeast economic activity. The first uses Gross Domestic Product data to summarize the impact of COVID-19 on the economies of the Northeast U.S., and sets the stage for subsequent briefs that will examine impacts in key industries and sectors. One sector-specific brief, focusing on the tourism and recreation economies in the region, also was released this week.

Read More

June 20, 2022

Tourism Activity Collapse During COVID-19 Benefited Rural Hospitality Employment

While the COVID-19 pandemic delivered a massive economic blow to the U.S. tourism sector, some rural communities benefited from the crisis in terms of employment gains, according to a team of researchers from the NERCRD and West Virginia University. Their study, which is the first to document COVID-19’s economic impact on tourism in the U.S. at the county level, may help guide the development of rural tourism and destination management strategies that enhance community resilience.

Read More
More News

Center Partners

Center Partners Cornell University Delaware State University Penn State University Rutgers University University of Connecticut University of Delaware University of the District of Columbia The University of Maine University of Maryland University of Maryland Eastern Shore University of Massachusetts University of New Hampshire University of Rhode Island University of Vermont West Virginia State University West Virginia University