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Breaking Ground for the New Milton Public Library in Pennsylvania Funded by USDA through the Recovery Act

March 07, 2011 Dawn Knepp, Penn. USDA Public Information Officer

Spencer Garvey, a young resident of Milton, Pennsylvania, is looking forward to visiting the children’s library at the new Milton Public Library at Rose Hill, where stakeholders and local officials broke ground last week. By early next year, the historic mansion in the heart of Milton will be...

Initiatives Rural

We Did It! Residents of Rural America Access Broadband Services Thanks to the Recovery Act and USDA

January 18, 2011 Jonathan Adelstein, Administrator, USDA Rural Development Rural Utilities Service

This fall USDA’s Rural Utilities Service (RUS) successfully completed its final round of grant awards under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (Recovery Act). In the last year and a half, we’ve done more to bridge the digital divide for rural Americans than many ever thought possible. The...

Initiatives Rural

Idaho Residents Receive Improved Fire Protection Services thanks to USDA Recovery Act Funds

January 05, 2011 Kerrie Hurd, USDA Rural Development Idaho Public Information Officer

Wow, the first emergency call out of the new fire station. As I pulled into the driveway of the new Heyburn, Idaho, Fire Station for the ribbon cutting, I was greeted with the red lights flashing on the fire truck as the fire crew rushed to their call. Initially, I thought about how much faster the...

Initiatives Rural

Recovery Act Funding Provides New Emergency Services Facility for a Flood-Damaged Iowa Community

November 19, 2010 Bill Menner, USDA Rural Development State Director in Iowa

Local fire departments and emergency service personnel play a critical role in ensuring community safety. Every community, no matter how small, should have access to top-quality emergency services.

Initiatives Rural

USDA Rural Development Finances a Southwest Ohio Health Clinic Expansion With Recovery Act Support

October 07, 2010 Michael Jones, Ohio USDA Public Affairs Specialist

Helping to bring quality health care to Ohio’s rural residents requires more than a passing interest; it demands a commitment that enables an organization to navigate the challenges that come with such a vision. Ohio Rural Development State Director Tony Logan joined the leadership of Health...

Initiatives Rural

Agriculture Secretary Vilsack Views Recovery Act Project that Improves the Environment and Creates Jobs in Maryland

September 22, 2010 Jamie Welch, Student Reporter, Worcester Prep

The U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack visited the town of Berlin, Maryland, Monday to check up on the upgrades that are taking place to improve the Berlin Wastewater Treatment Plant. Secretary Vilsack is the highest-ranking federal official to visit the town since Franklin D. Roosevelt was...

Initiatives Rural

Vice President Releases a Report Highlighting USDA and Other Recovery Act Projects that are Changing America

September 20, 2010 Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack

If you want more proof that the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act has produced major economic improvement in America, check out the report issued Friday by Vice President Biden. It highlights some of the most innovative Recovery Act projects undertaken across America and I’m proud to say that a...

Initiatives Technology

USDA Recovery Act Grant Helps Establish a Telepharmacy to Help Seniors, Town Residents, in Minnesota

September 17, 2010 Adam Czech, USDA Minnesota Public Affairs Specialist

For most of its 130-year existence, the city of Adrian, Minn., has had the services of a hometown pharmacist. That is, until the local pharmacy was forced to close in 2008.

Initiatives Rural

USDA Recovery Act Funding Helps a South Dakota Rural Learning Center Become a Reality

September 03, 2010 Tammi Schone, South Dakota USDA Public Information Coordinator

The Miner County Development Corporation (MCDC) in Howard, South Dakota, broke ground recently on a new learning center complex with the assistance from the American Recovery Reinvestment Act ( Recovery Act). Funding was provided through a USDA Rural Development Business & Industry Loan in the...

Initiatives USDA Results Rural

USDA Rural Development Recovery Act Investment Brings Broadband to Thousands of Residents of Iowa and Missouri

July 28, 2010 prhee

By Bill Menner and Janie Dunning, USDA Rural Development State Directors of Iowa and Missouri Bringing broadband to rural communities is about more than guaranteeing your daughter has 24/7 access to Twitter, or giving your son unlimited opportunities to play video games.

Initiatives Rural Technology