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A Partnership to Create Jobs and Develop Energy Efficient Housing for Rural Residents

February 06, 2012 Katherine Belcher, USDA Public Information Officer

A ribbon cutting was held last month, for the first prototype from the University of Kentucky’s (UK) Houseboat to Energy Efficient Residences (HBEER) initiative in an established residential area near downtown Monticello, Kentucky. The HBEER initiative has created green jobs and is bringing back 575...

Rural

Four Agribusinesses Receive President’s ‘E’ Awards for Excellence in Exporting

May 31, 2011 Katie Gorscak, Foreign Agricultural Service, Public Affairs Specialist

In recognition of World Trade Week 2011, 27 companies and organizations were honored for excellence in exporting at the President’s “E” Awards Ceremony. This year marked the 50 th anniversary of the Presidential “E” Award, which was created by President John F. Kennedy in 1961 to recognize persons...

Trade
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