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Rural Champion, Roland Arriola, Brings Grass Roots Change to Youth in South Texas

July 26, 2011 Talishia Sears, Web Communications Intern

Cross posted from the White House Rural Champions of Change website: After retiring from the University of Texas-Pan American in 2008, Dr. Arriola, like many retirees in America, wanted to continue to be of service to his community. He formed the Texas Valley Communities Foundation, a non-profit...

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Maine State Director Joins Administration Senior Official for White House Business Roundtable

July 25, 2011 Emily Cannon, Maine Public Information Officer on behalf of State Director Virginia Manuel

On July 18, USDA Rural Development State Director Virginia Manuel joined Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office David Kappos for a White House Business Roundtable hosted by local lender Bangor Savings Bank. Participants in...

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Secretary's Column: Strengthening American Agriculture

July 22, 2011 Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack

At the U.S. Department of Agriculture, we are looking for new ways to help America’s producers succeed every single day. We want farmers and growers with operations of all sizes to be profitable and to make the decisions that are best for their land and their families. We know that when agriculture...

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A Louisiana Bank Leverages USDA Rural Development Funds to Build a Hotel and Create Jobs

July 21, 2011 Brittany Schmidt, Intern, USDA Rural Development, Louisiana

Recently, about 150 people came out to show their support for the new Hampton Inn & Suites of Marksville at their grand opening in Avoyelles Parish in Louisiana. USDA Rural Development State Director Clarence W. Hawkins joined Thomas G. Christopoulos (owner) along with representatives from Cenla...

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Meeting with Illinois Business Leaders in Springfield

July 20, 2011 Michael Scuse, Acting Under Secretary for Farm and Foreign Agricultural Services

This past week, I had the chance to sit down with about 20 business leaders in central Illinois to hear their views on ways we can improve the nation’s economy, especially from the agriculture industry perspective. The meeting was part of a series of outreach efforts across the country this summer...

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Rural Business Booms in York, PA

July 20, 2011 Alan Shortall, CEO of Unilife Corporation

Alan Shortall recently hosted Deputy Secretary Kathleen Merrigan and a White House Business Council roundtable at his company’s headquarters in York, Penn. Alan’s company, Unilife, was the recipient of a USDA Business and Industry Guaranteed Loan. His story is proof that public and business sectors...

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White House Launches Rural America Champions of Change Website

July 19, 2011 Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack

As chair of the recently established White House Rural Council, I want to make sure you take a look at a new web page that went live on the White House Champions of Change website. It is focused on the meeting that was held at the White House on July 6, with President Obama, myself and 18 Rural...

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Cooking Up Economic Opportunities, Tennessee Style

July 14, 2011 Agriculture Deputy Secretary Kathleen Merrigan

Born and raised in New England I can’t claim to know the finer details and intricacies of the delicious and competitive world of barbeque. So when I came to Tennessee to highlight economic development opportunities at Cumberland University’s Cumberland Culinary Center I was pleased to see first-hand...

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Growing Jobs in Rural America

July 14, 2011 Agriculture Deputy Secretary Kathleen Merrigan

In President Obama’s July 11 press conference, he asked us all to look at the steps we can take short term in order to put folks back to work. At the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), we have been promoting the domestic biobased industry because we know green jobs represent a growth investment...

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Deputy Secretary Merrigan to Local Virginia Business Leaders: We are Listening

July 13, 2011 Agriculture Deputy Secretary Kathleen Merrigan

President Obama has stressed time and again that the best ideas don't always come from Washington. It is with that spirit that I met this week with a group of agricultural entrepreneurs in Richmond, Virginia to hear their thoughts on the best ways for the federal government to stimulate economic...

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