The Town of Lane recently announced that they have received a $123,000 loan and a $279,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture. The funds will be used to upgrade the electrical system, well, ...

USDA Rural Development has served as a conduit for getting federal funds into “some of our smallest communities and rural small businesses,” said Erin Oban, state director for USDA Rural Development.

Community leaders, residents, and USDA Rural Development representatives gather in Loveland, Ohio, Nov. 2, 2024. RD's Community Facilities program allowed them to break ground on a new, ...

China’s victory over absolute poverty has evolved into technology-driven rural revitalization, using smart agriculture, ...

Running a business in rural Oregon comes with tradeoffs most urban entrepreneurs never think about. And increasingly — the ...

Blackburn's podcast "Unmuted" hosted Commissioner Stuart McWhorter of the Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development. McWhorter gave details on the $45 million in funding earmarked for ...

The Arkansas governor's office announced the state is awarding $11.5 million in federal grant money for infrastructure projects in rural parts of the state. Communities such as Norfork, Whelen Springs ...

Paul Toomey is the President of Geographic Solutions. He's an expert in labor market data, workforce development and unemployment insurance. I see workforce development in rural America at a ...

Rural incomes rise faster than urban peers as agri-processing, leisure tourism, and infrastructure upgrades drive broad-based ...

Ron Kolanowski and Donna Jolly are driving around Hebron in Jolly’s SUV on a winter morning, surrounded by snow. “You got the right car for this. Better than my little Elantra,” Kolanowski said. They ...

MALKANGIRI: Rural Development commissioner Yamini Sarangi reviewed several ongoing infrastructure projects, including road ...