Last week Agriculture Under Secretary for Rural Development Dallas Tonsager met with Twenty-two Utah business leaders for a White House Business Council roundtable. The meeting was hosted by Zions Bank Corporation and USDA Rural Development. Salt Lake City was one of the 100 communities across the nation to hold a White House Business Council event. The Salt Lake meeting gave businesses the opportunity to share their ideas for job creation with the White House and USDA.
Tonsager, a key Obama Administration official for rural economic development efforts, sought advice from the business community on ways to improve the economic climate. The exchange also educated business and community leaders in attendance about resources available through USDA Rural Development.
