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The focus groups were conducted in the project communities with separate surveys set up for each community. The online focus group sent letters to randomly selected persons living in places where current new residents previously lived. If the new residents were interested in completing the survey, participants returned a form that included their email address. An email was then sent with the survey URL. Seven completed the Groton survey, nine completed the Hot Springs/Edgemont survey, 10 completed the Underwood survey, 11 completed the Stanley survey, 12 completed the Wayne survey (spring 2011), and 14 completed the Sidney survey (spring 2011). The local focus groups were conducted face-to-face with the participants including new residents in the community as well as others involved in local economic development. They were conducted in spring of 2011.