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Economic Development in Montana: Founded on Partnerships

October 07, 2015 Lisa Mensah, Undersecretary for Rural Development

One of the foundations of our work here in Rural Development is the close partnership we've developed with private sector entities like community and economic development organizations. A recent trip to Montana underscored that point as I visited several communities across the north central portion...

Rural

Rural Veterans and the Tyranny of Distance

August 03, 2011 Drew Brookie, Deputy Press Secretary for the Department of Veterans Affairs

Cross posted from the White House blog: At the Department of Veterans Affairs, Secretary Shinseki often talks about the tyranny of distance – the distance that often separates Veterans from care at their nearest VA medical facilities. For about 3.3 million Vets, or 41 percent of the total enrolled...

Rural

Big Sky – Big Opportunities

March 26, 2011 Deputy Secretary Kathleen Merrigan

This morning I had the opportunity to start my day in Big Sky Country where I was invited by Senator Jon Tester to participate in the Small Business Opportunity Workshop hosted at Montana State University. We have a full house here having reached capacity at 150 attendees with another 80 RSVPs still...

USDA Results Research and Science

Keeping it Local When it Comes to Management of Natural Resources

June 21, 2010

Cross-posted from the Missoulian.com article, with guest columnist, Tom Vilsack. ------------------------------

Conservation
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