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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
Contact: Alec Lloyd (517) 324-5204
USDA ANNOUNCES NORTHERN MICHIGAN BROADBAND SUMMIT
EAST LANSING, Aug. 27, 2007 – USDA Rural Development Director for Michigan Gene DeRossett today announced that USDA and Congressmen Bart Stupak will host the Northern Michigan Broadband Summit on October 1, from 8:15 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at the Grayling Ramada Inn, 2650 S. I-75 Business Loop in Grayling.
The conference is for businesses, local governments, economic developers, educators, library, health care and emergency service and others who wish to learn and collaborate on designing, implementing and funding broadband technology throughout Michigan communities. Additional topics include health care, economic development, community infrastructure needs and design, and education as it relates to broadband.
The conference is sponsored by the Northwest Michigan Council of Governments, Northeast Michigan Council of Governments, Northern Economic Network, Northern Lakes Economic Alliance and Crawford County Economic Development Partnership.
For more information, contact USDA Rural Development at (517) 324-5204 or the Northwest Michigan Council of Governments at (989) 732-3551 ext. 11.
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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