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Regional Effort for Economic Development Gets Underway in Louisiana

January 06, 2011 Karen Lawson, Louisiana USDA Rural Development Public Information Coordinator

Representatives of five rural Louisiana regions participated with USDA Rural Development, Southern Rural Development Center, Louisiana Economic Development, and the AgCenters at Louisiana State and Southern University as they launched the “Stronger Economies Together” (SET) Program. This meeting was...

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Vermont Lenders and Service Providers Learn about Access to Capital for Farms and Food

January 06, 2011 Sherry Paige, Business & Cooperative Programs Specialist & Special Emphasis Program Manager for Vermont and New Hampshire

Access to capital for farm and food businesses was the focus of a two-day workshop in December sponsored by the Vermont Farm Viability Program and the Vermont Sustainable Jobs Fund. The event was supported by the Vermont Agriculture Innovation Center which provides technical assistance to small...

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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...

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A Northern Wisconsin Community Opens a Shelter for Victims of Domestic Abuse Thanks to USDA and Community Funding Support

January 04, 2011 Kelly Edwards, Wisconsin USDA Rural Development Public Information Officer

The time had come for a community to see what it has built when the Household Abuse Victims Emergency Network (HAVEN, Inc.) recently celebrated the grand opening of their new Domestic Abuse Shelter and Office Facility in the northern Wisconsin community of Merrill. The newly renovated building will...

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USDA: A Look Back on 2010

January 03, 2011 Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack

As we begin a new year, I wanted to take a moment to reflect on USDA’s accomplishments in 2010. Last year, millions of families, communities and businesses across the nation benefitted from USDA’s programs. Even during these tough economic times, working with the rest of the Obama Administration...

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Fields Green, Utility Costs Drop at an Arizona Ranch Thanks to Support from USDA

January 03, 2011 Alan Stephens, USDA Rural Development Arizona State Director

Harvey Allen isn’t the kind of man who wastes time. His ranch and well service in the tiny community of Elfrida, Arizona, means early mornings, long days and little leisure. But it’s not unusual lately to find him spending time staring at the meter of his ranch’s new photovoltaic (PV) electric...

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A USDA Community Facilities Direct Loan Helps Build a New YMCA Building in New Hampshire

January 03, 2011 Gregg MacPherson, USDA Rural Development Area Director, Concord, NH

The Keene, New Hampshire YMCA has been operating for 125 years in this town of 22,563 residents. A few years ago, Jack Duggan of Monadnock Economic Development Corporation mentioned to me that the Y was looking toward its future and a new facility. And so the links in the chain started to build...

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Regional Collaboration Uses Local Food Systems to Expand Rural-Urban Partnership

December 28, 2010 Bill Menner, USDA Rural Development State Director in Iowa

A regional initiative in Southwest Iowa originally intended to train farmers on local-food production has evolved into a rural-urban partnership that touches a poverty-stricken community. I joined USDA Rural Development Acting Deputy Under Secretary Doug O’Brien in Oakland, Iowa, recently to meet...

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USDA Rural Development Loan Guarantee Helps Business Maintain Equal Employment Opportunities for People with Disabilities

December 27, 2010 USDA Minnesota Intern Nicole Gillespie with assistance from Adam Czech

For the last 32 years, Minnesota Diversified Industries (MDI), a non-profit social enterprise, has been dedicated to providing job opportunities for people with disabilities. Founded in 1964 by John DuRand as an Occupational Training Center, MDI transitioned into an Affirmative Business in 1978...

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A Michigan Community Continues to Upgrade its Water System with USDA Support

December 27, 2010 Alec Lloyd, Michigan USDA Public Information Coordinator

Usually when I submit a post for the Rural Development blog, the subject is an event, such as a closing, ribbon-cutting or groundbreaking ceremony. This entry as a little different – it is a blog about another blog.

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