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News Releases 2011


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JANUARY

January 9, 2011  United States Senator Ben Nelson Celebrates at Ribbon Cutting for Phase I Completion of Community Hospital

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January 14, 2011  Moul to Chair Food and Agriculture Council

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January 20, 2011  Agriculture Secretary Vilsack Announces Producer Payments to Promote Bioenergy Production in Rural America; Two Nebraska Companies Are Recipients

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January 21, 2011  Agriculture Secretary Vilsack Announces Investments to Study Renewable Energy Feasibility in Rural Communities, Including Three in Nebraska

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January 25, 2011  Agriculture Secretary Vilsack Announces Funding to Increase Educational and Health Care Access in Rural Communities-Nebraska Secures Nearly $1.5 Million

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FEBRUARY

February 10, 2011  USDA Rural Development Offers IRP Loans that Promote Economic Development and Job Creation in Rural Areas

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February 10, 2011  USDA Rural Development Offers RBEG Grants That Promote Business Development in Rural Areas

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February 11, 2011  USDA Rural Development Offers RMAP Loans and Grants That Promote Business Development in Rural Areas

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February 10, 2011  USDA Rural Development Offers REDLG Loans and Grants That Promote Business Development in Rural Areas

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February 11, 2011  Gothenburg Memorial Hospital, Inc. to Construct $3.2 Million Physicians Clinic

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February 11, 2011  USDA Rural Development Assists CAPstone with Child Advocacy Center

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February 17, 2011  USDA Rural Development Invites Applications for Rural Economic Development Funding

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February 23, 2011  USDA Employee Recognized for 25 Years of Service

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February 28, 2011  More Than $381 Million Invested in Rural Nebraska

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MARCH

March 1, 2011  Rural Development Awards Nearly $5 Thousand to the Village of Guide Rock

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March 1, 2011  Rural Development Awards $14,000 to Village of Farnam

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March 1, 2011  Rural Development Awards Nearly $19,000 to Village of Trenton

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March 1, 2011  Rural Development Awards Nearly $6,000 to Village of Wauneta

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March 2, 2011  Rural Development Awards $8,000 to City of Pawnee City

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March 2, 2011  Rural Development Awards $8,610 to Garfield County

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March 4, 2011  Rural Development Awards More Than $1.1 Million to the Village of Butte

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March 4, 2011  Rural Development Awards More Than $1.7 Million to the Village of Uehling

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March 7, 2011  Interim Rule Issued for Advanced Biofuel Payment Program-Applications and Comments Being Sought

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March 10, 2011  Winning Nebraska's Future-Opinion Editorial

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March 25, 2011  Renewable Energy Workshop Set for April 28th at Norfolk

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March 25, 2011  Renewable Energy Workshop Set for April 26th at Beatrice

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March 29, 2011  Rural Development Awards Nearly $280,000 to City of Benkelman

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March 30, 2011  Ag Processing Inc. Recognized for Advanced Biofuels Production

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APRIL

April 4, 2011  Gibbon Centennial Manor Inc. Recognized for Long Time Service to Gibbon's Rental Housing

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April 4, 2011  Gothenburg Memorial Hospital, Inc. Broke Ground for Physicians Clinic

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April 8, 2011  USDA Programs Provides Consumers More Choices at the Pump With Flex-Fuel Options

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April 14, 2011  Educational Service Unit 10 Begins Distance Learning Grant Project

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April 15, 2011  USDA Rural Development Invites Applications for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Projects

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April 15, 2011  Renewable Energy Workshops Set for April 26th in Beatrice and April 28th in Norfolk

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April 18, 2011  USDA Rural Development Celebrates Earth Day in Pawnee City

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April 18, 2011  USDA Rural Development Celebrates Earth Day By Announcing Projects To Improve Water Quality and Benefit Rural Residents

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April 21, 2011  Agriculture Secretary Vilsack Announces Support for Community Projects, Health Care and Education to Improve Quality of Life in Rural America--Nebraska Receives More Than $114,000

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April 21, 2011  Crawford Celebrates Earth Day

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April 21, 2011  USDA Rural Development Celebrates Earth Day at the Garfield County Library

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April 22, 2011  Rural Utilities Administrator Celebrates Earth Day in Bayard

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MAY

May 6, 2011  Increasing the Number of Flex Fuel Pumps in Nebraska

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May 12, 2011  USDA Rural Development Celebrates Library Improvements with the Village of Trenton

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May 19, 2011  Providence Medical Center Breaks Ground For Expansion

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JUNE

June 1, 2011  USDA Employee Recognized for 25 Years of Service

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June 3, 2011  USDA Rural Development Assists Three Nebraska Rural Communities with Community Facility Needs

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June 10, 2011  USDA Rural Development Seeks Applications for the Intermediary Relending Program

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June 10, 2011  Partnering Brings Homeownership to Three Households

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June 10, 2011  Homeownership Available Through USDA Programs

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June 13, 2011  Attention Rural Utility Service Providers; Public Power Districts, Rural Electric and Telephone Companies and Municipal Electric Utilities

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June 13, 2011  USDA Seeks Applications for Grants to Help Rural Cooperatives and Businesses Create Jobs

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June 21, 2011  Janel Brune Named 2011 Nebraska Site Manager of The Year

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June 23, 2011  Bell Street Apartments Opens Its Doors

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June 27, 2011  Living the Rural Dream

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June 27, 2011  Achieving Homeownership

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June 27, 2011  Partnering Brings Homeownership

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June 28, 2011  Mother and Children Find a Place to Call Home

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June 29, 2011  Partnering Brings Homeownership

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June 30, 2011  USDA Invites Applications for Value Added Producer Grant to Assist Farmers

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JULY

July 7, 2011  USDA Rural Development Awards Rural Business Enterprise Grants Totaling $284,000 to Four Nebraska Organizations

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July 7, 2011  Rural Development Awards Nearly $1.6 Million to Rural Water District No. 1 Richardson County

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July 7, 2011  Two Nebraskans Among 18 Residents in Washington for White House Rural Champions of Change Meeting with President Obama

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July 8, 2011  Two Nebraska Organizations Receive Nearly $300,000 for Rural Community Development Initiatives

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July 8, 2011  USDA Announces Application Timeframe For Housing Preservation Grants

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July 11, 2011  Rural Development Awards More Than $56,000 to Village of Walthill

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July 11, 2011  Rural Development Awards $98,000 to Village of Hayes Center

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July 11, 2011  Sewer Improvements Coming to Lodgepole

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July 11, 2011  USDA Reminds Hispanic and Women Farmers and Ranchers of Discrimination Settlement Claims Process

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July 11, 2011  USDA Announces Pre-Application Timeframes for Multi-Family Housing Revitalization Demonstration Program

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July 12, 2011  Rural Development Awards More Than $91,000 to City of South Sioux City

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July 12, 2011  Rural Development Awards More Than $38,000 to the Sandhills Journey Scenic Byway

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July 14, 2011  USDA Announces Application Timeframes for Housing Programs

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July 25, 2011  Rural Development Awards $150,000 to Sherman County Economic Development Corporation

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July 25, 2011  USDA Rural Development Awards $300,000 Grant to Dawson Public Power District

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July 26, 2011  Keepseagle Settlement Claims Filing Period Opens for Native American Farmers and Ranchers

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AUGUST

August 1, 2011  Nebraska Wind Farm Supported by USDA Rural Development Grant and Guaranteed Loan

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August 5, 2011  Rural Development Awards $833,000 to the Village of Dunning

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August 8, 2011  USDA and EPA Create New Partnership to Improve Drinking Water Systems and Develop Workforce in Rural Communities

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August 9, 2011  Rural Development Awards Nearly $157,000 to The Auburn Memorial Library Foundation, Inc.

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August 12, 2011  USDA Rural Development Helps Repair Home for a New Look and Energy Savings

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August 16, 2011  Rural Development Awards $2.5 Million to City of Atkinson for Wastewater System

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August 16, 2011  Rural Development Awards More Than $871,000 to the Village of Alexandria

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August 18, 2011  USDA Rural Development Awards Funding to 18 Nebraska Recipients to Assist With Energy Needs

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August 19, 2011  Pawnee City Public Library Holds Grand Opening

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August 19, 2011  Ground Broke for Ainsworth Public Library Addition

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August 19, 2011  USDA Announces Funding to Provide Jobs and Business Growth for Tribes and Rural Communities

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August 22, 2011  Recognition Given During Wind Turbine Tours

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August 23, 2011  Rural Development Awards More Than $2.8 Million

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August 23, 2011  Agriculture Secretary Vilsack Announces Projects to Provide Broadband to Rural Communities--Hemingford Telephone Co. in Nebraska to Receive $10.3 Million Loan

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August 29, 2011  On-Farm Biodiesel Plant Makes Use of Waste Vegetable Oil

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August 31, 2011  Partnering Brings Homeownership to Local Family

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SEPTEMBER

September 7, 2011  New Fire Station Increases Protection to Village of Santee

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September 16, 2011 Rural Development Awards More Than $72,000 to Center for Rural Affairs

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September 16, 2011 USDA Rural Development Awards Funding to 24 Nebraska Recipients to Assist With Energy Needs

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September 16, 2011 Agriculture Secretary Announces Support to Create Jobs and Boost Small Business Development-Nebraska Receives More Than $1 Million

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September 19, 2011 USDA Employee Recognized for 25 Years of Service

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September 20, 2011 Rural Development Awards $908,000 to Village of Walthill

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September 20, 2011 Recipients Recognized for Funding Received From Nebraska Rural Development

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September 22, 2011 USDA and Potatoes Help to Make a Difference

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September 23, 2011 Rural Development Awards Nearly $66,000 to University of Nebraska-Lincoln Board of Regents

                                 Food Processing Center will Support Small and Emerging Rural Business

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September 23, 2011 Connecting to a Cleaner Water Supply

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September 29, 2011 Rebecca Ryan of USDA Rural Development Retires

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September 30, 2011 Rural Development Awards $750,000 to Knox County

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September 30, 2011 USDA Employee Recognized for 25 Years of Service

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OCTOBER

October 4, 2011  Agriculture Secretary Vilsack Announces Payments to Producers in 41 States to Expand the Production and Availability of Advanced Biofuels-Nebraska Receives Nearly $2.2 Million

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October 5, 2011  Agriculture Secretary Vilsack Announces Community Facilities Investments-Mullen Hospital District Receives Nearly $15,000 Grant

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October 6, 2011  Agriculture Secretary Vilsack Announces Funding to Create Jobs and Improve Rural Water Systems-Nebraska Receives Nearly $1.9 Million

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October 6, 2011  Secretary Vilsack Announces Investments to Support Economic Development and Job Creation in Rural America-Nebraska Receives $840,000

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October 17, 2011  Ribbon Cut for O'Neill Community Center

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October 20, 2011  USDA Rural Development Announces Top 10 Lenders, $1 Million and $2 Million Club Lenders

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October 27, 2011  Farmers and Merchants Bank Receives Lender Honors From USDA Rural Development

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October 27, 2011  Adams Bank and Trust Receives Lender Honors From USDA Rural Development

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October 27, 2011  McCook National Bank Receives Lender Honors From USDA Rural Development

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October 28, 2011  Sidney Federal Savings and Loan Association Receives Lender Honors From USDA Rural Development

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October 28, 2011  Cooperative Expands the Bean Market for the Panhandle--Celebrating Cooperative Month at Stateline Bean

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October 28, 2011  Housing Preservation Grant Recipient Recognized by USDA Rural Development

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NOVEMBER

November 1, 2011  Agriculture Secretary Vilsack Announces Funding to Expand the Production and Availability of Advanced Biofuels-Nebraska Receives Nearly $2.1 Million, USDA Farm Bill Program Supports Job Creation

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November 1, 2011  Agriculture Secretary Vilsack Announces Funding to Improve Rural Housing-Nebraska Receives Nearly $59,000

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November 8, 2011  Record Low Interest Rate for USDA Rural Development Home Mortgage Loans

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November 10, 2011  Grand Opening at Little Priest Tribal College

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November 10, 2011  Grand Opening and Dedication of New Nebraska Indian Community College

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November 14, 2011  Agriculture Secretary Vilsack Announces Funding to Reduce Energy Costs for Two Rural Small Nebraska Businesses

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November 14, 2011  Agriculture Secretary Vilsack Announces Recipients for Energy Audits, Renewable Energy Development Assistance, and Feasibilities Studies Funding--Nebraska Recipient Awarded $10,000

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November 16, 2011  Columbus Banks Receive Lender Honors from USDA Rural Development

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November 23, 2011  $189 Million Invested in Rural Nebraska

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DECEMBER

 

December 6, 2011  Security National Bank Receives Lender Honors from USDA Rural Development

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December 6, 2011  Elkhorn Valley Bank and Trust and U.S. Bank Home Mortgage Receive Lender Honors from USDA Rural Development

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December 8, 2011  Agriculture Secretary Vilsack Announces Funding to Improve Access to Education and Health Care in Rural Areas

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December 14, 2011  Grand Island Branch of Charter West National Bank Receives Top Lender Award from USDA Rural Development

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December 15, 2011  Lexington Branch of Charter West National Bank Receives Top Lender Award from USDA Rural Development

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December 20, 2011  Forty Two Nebraska Recipients Receive USDA Rural Development Awards to Assist with Energy Needs

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Contact...Vicki Schurman, Public Information Coordinator at (402) 437-5563 or email vicki.schurman@ne.usda.gov.

 

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