Post by Dax Jacobson

Just published a new episode of the Rural Towns Project Podcast - "Helping uranium miners, supporting rural small businesses, and a Hallmark worthy meet cute (and rabbit hunting) with Tyler Bailey in Blanding (UT)" Tyler is a nurse, entrepreneur, and one of the “glue” guys and girls found in any successful rural community. Tyler seems to be everywhere and does a little bit of everything (including giving my car a jump!) in Blanding. We talk about Tyler’s role as case manager and nurse helping those dealing with lung and respiratory issues from uranium mining. He talks about how connections and knowing and caring for each other is how businesses form and things get done in rural small towns - and how a business idea came from eating lunch one day and getting to know some tourists from the UK. Tyler shares a classic rural small town (and Hallmark worthy) meet cute with his wife that he almost messed up later by taking her to shoot rabbits - and the history of the old building he bought for her spa and other businesses he rents to. We talk about retiring with a purpose and rural chambers of commerce. We end, as always, with the Road Trip Music Question.