Rural development programs aim to spur business development and improve rural quality of life. These programs directly affect the economic health of rural areas in real ways, such as by providing ...

GREENVILLE, N.C. — East Carolina University is now part of North Carolina Commerce’s Rural Community Capacity (RC2) program. The program provides professional development training for leaders of local ...

BISMARCK, N.D. — Tom Campbell said something he’s enjoyed about becoming North Dakota’s director of Rural Development as part of the U.S. Department of Agriculture has been connecting with people in ...

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.

Amanda Burke will be based in the agency’s state office in Bangor. With more than 20 years of experience in real estate finance and mortgage lending, Burke leads a team of 13 Rural Development housing ...

Jamie L. Whitten Federal Building in Washington, D.C. houses the U.S. Department of Agriculture. (USDA photo by Lance Cheung) With the economic development landscape rapidly evolving, especially as a ...

The Northern Maine Development Commission was awarded $1.25 million in federal funds to provide loans to microentrepreneurs and small businesses in Aroostook, northern Penobscot, Piscataquis, and ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Iowa communities and agriculture producers were awarded millions of dollars in grant funding. (Visualizaton via Canva, photos by ...

The USDA Rural Development office in Stevens Point may relocate after Sept. 30, 2025. The lease termination is part of a cost-saving review by the Department of Government Efficiency. No jobs will be ...

Glencoe officials see acceptance into the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Rural Development Program as a “game changer” for the city. It achieved that status effective Oct. 1, at the start of Fiscal ...

PRINCEVILLE, N.C. (WNCT) — Members of the USDA Rural Development participated in a ribbon-cutting ceremony with Edgecombe County’s Public Works today. Rural Development invested $9.3 million in USDA ...