NEWS
RELEASE
United States Department
of Agriculture • Rural Development
3001 Coolidge Rd. • 2nd Floor North • Suite 200 • East Lansing, MI 48823
Phone: (517) 324-5204 • Fax: (517) 324-5225 •
alec.lloyd@mi.usda.gov
USDA RURAL DEVELOPMENT TO PRESENT $283,000 TO U.P. COMMUNITIES
EAST LANSING, June 23, 2008 – U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Development Director for Michigan Gene DeRossett will host a series of ceremonies this week to commemorate $283,000 in loans and grants for communities across the Upper Peninsula.
The events are open to the general public and everyone is welcome to attend.
The list below indicates the date, time, location, recipients and award amount of the presentation.
Date:
Wednesday, June 25th Time: 10:30 a.m. EDT
Location: Upper Peninsula Power Company Headquarters, 600 E. Lakeshore
Dr., in Houghton.
The Small Business Association of Michigan will receive a Rural Business
Enterprise Grant of $65,000.
Date: Thursday, June
26th Time: 9:30 a.m. EDT
Location: Dickinson County Sheriff Dept., 309 East D St., in Iron
Mountain.
Dickinson County will receive $17,000 for two patrol cars and the City of
Kingsford will receive $8,000 for a police vehicle.
Date: Thursday, June
26th Time: 11:30 a.m. EDT
Location: Iron River City Hall, 106 W. Genesee St., in Iron River.
The City of Caspian will receive $22,000 for police and
fire equipment, the City of Iron River will receive $20,000 for a police patrol
car, the Iron County Sheriff Dept. will receive $12,000 for a police patrol car
and the City of Crystal Falls will receive $20,000 for a police patrol car.
Date: Thursday, June
26th Time: 2:30 p.m. EDT
Location: Watersmeet Fire Hall, N4691 1st St., in Watersmeet.
Watersmeet Township will receive $119,000 for a new first responder vehicle and
equipment.
USDA Rural Development's mission is to deliver programs in a way that will support increasing economic opportunity and improve the quality of life of rural residents. As a venture capital entity, Rural Development provides equity, liquidity, and technical assistance to finance and foster growth in homeownership, business development, and critical community and technology infrastructure. Further information on rural programs is available at a local USDA Rural Development office or by visiting USDA's web site at http://www.rurdev.usda.gov/.
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