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News Releases 2005


News Releases:   2006   2007   2008

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July|August|September|October|November|December

JANUARY

January 10, 2005  Home Ownership Opportunities Offered in Scotts Bluff County

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FEBRUARY

February 2, 2005  The $125 Million Rural Nebraska Investment--USDA Rural Development Releases FY 2004 Annual Report--

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February 23, 2005  USDA Invests $6.9 Million in Business Development For Rural America

Intermediary Relending Program-Ho-Chunk Community Development Corporation, Walthill

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February 24, 2005  USDA Rural Development Delivers $200,000 Toward Boosting Thurston County Business Development-Ho-Chunk Community Development Corporation, Walthill

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February 25, 2005  USDA Rural Development Assists Wahoo in Near $1.5 Million Library Construction

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MARCH

March 8, 2005  $14.3 Million Available To Assist In Value-Added Ventures

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March 15, 2005  USDA Announces Application Timeframes For Housing Programs

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March 17, 2005  Value-Added Meetings Being Held Throughout Nebraska--USDA Rural Development Offers $14.3 Million Nationwide for Value-Added Projects

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March 23, 2005  Rural Broadband Access Loan and Loan Guarantee Funds Available

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March 25, 2005  Johanns Announces Investment of $9.2 Million in Business Development Funds For Rural America-Perennial Public Power District, $200,000 Rural Economic Development Grant

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March 28, 2005  USDA Rural Development Helps To Save Lives--Village of Chester Receives Defibrillator

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March 28, 2005  Johanns Announces Availability of $22.8 M For Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Projects

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March 29, 2005  New Siren Enroute To Scotia Via USDA Rural Development Assistance

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March 29, 2005  USDA Announces Availability of $8.9 Million in Broadband Grant Funds

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APRIL

April 4, 2005  USDA Rural Development to Hold Energy Meetings--West Point, Norfolk, Bloomfield  and Albion

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April 6, 2005  USDA Rural Development to Hold Energy Meetings--Chadron, Sidney, Scottsbluff

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April 8, 2005  USDA Rural Development Helps Bring Improved Emergency Equipment to Atkinson

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April 12, 2005  Near $1 Million Available For Business and Economic Development-Rural Business Opportunity Grant (RBOG) Program

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April 12, 2005  USDA Rural Development To Hold Energy Meetings-Southeast Nebraska

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April 27, 2005  $5.6 Million Regional Water System Funded For Bartley, Cambridge and Indianola--USDA Rural Development Assists With Nearly $5.2 Million

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April 29, 2005  USDA Rural Development To Hold Energy Meetings-North Central Nebraska

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MAY

May 9, 2005  Scot Blehm Heads Up USDA Rural Development As State Director For Nebraska

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May 12, 2005  USDA Rural Development Assists Creighton RFD #6 In Keeping Rural Residents Safe

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May 12, 2005  Quality Water Headed to Colon Thanks In Part To USDA Rural Development

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May 19, 2005  Johanns Announces The Availability of $5.9M in Rural Cooperative Development Grants To Foster Economic Development

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May 19, 2005  USDA Rural Development Assists Village of Stratton

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May 19, 2005  Greater Emergency Services For Guide Rock With Help of USDA Rural Development

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May 19, 2005  USDA Rural Development Assists Village of Trumbull

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May 25, 2005  Greater Protection Afforded Bloomington Thanks To USDA Rural Development

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JUNE
June 2, 2005  Native American Retail and Learning Center To Be Built With Help of USDA Rural Development Dollars-RBEG

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June 3, 2005  Congressman Osborne, Dawson Public Power District and Village of Hershey Celebrate Economic Development Funds Received From USDA Rural Development-REDG

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June 7, 2005  Center For Rural Affairs and Nebraska Housing Developers Association Receive USDA Rural Development Technical Assistance Grants-RCDI

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June 8, 2005  June 27th Application Deadline Nears For Energy Grants

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June 21, 2005  Partnering Helps Elderly Widow To Own Her Future Again--National Homeownership Month Celebrated in Laurel

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June 30, 2005  15 Counties Gain Assistance To Promote Southeast Nebraska Assets

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JULY

July 14, 2005  West Holt Memorial Hospital Breaks Ground For Expansion--USDA Rural Development Assists with $2,987,000

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July 14, 2005  Water Improvements For Western Thanks To Nearly $1 Million From USDA Rural Development

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July 14, 2005  Howard City/Boelus Receives Nearly $500,000 From USDA Rural Development For Water Improvements

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July 18, 2005  Guaranteed Loan Funds Available For Renewable Energy And Energy Efficiency Projects

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July 21, 2005  USDA Rural Development Assists Wilcox and Ragan With Regional Water System To Combat Nitrate Issue

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July 29, 2005  New Emergency Vehicle Coming To Creighton RFD #6 Thanks In Part To USDA Rural Development

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AUGUST

August 9, 2005  Fire Damaged Early Warning System Restored in Farnam With Help of USDA Rural Development

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August 9, 2005  USDA Rural Development Assists With New Emergency Sirens in Cheyenne County--Dalton and Gurley

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August 10, 2005  USDA Rural Development Helps Bring Quality Water to Cordova

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August 10, 2005  USDA Rural Development And City of McCook Assist 13 Rural Residences To Obtain Water

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August 11, 2005  USDA Rural Development Assists Dix Fire District with New Emergency Siren

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August 11, 2005  USDA Rural Development Assists City of Ravenna With Wastewater Woes

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August 23, 2005  USDA Announces $6 Million in Grants For Rural Economic and Community Development

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August 30, 2005  Near $2.3 Million Community Theatre Coming to Southeast Nebraska With Help of USDA Rural Development--The Lofte Association, Inc of Manley, Neb.

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August 31, 2005  USDA Rural Development Assists Bartley With New Early Warning System

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August 31, 2005  USDA Rural Development Assists Paxton With New Early Warning System

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August 31, 2005  USDA Rural Development Helps Expand and Improve Senior Citizens Center--Gothenburg, Neb.

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August 31, 2005  Gilead Recipient of USDA Rural Development Funds For Village Improvements

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SEPTEMBER

September 6, 2005  USDA Assists Survivors Affected By Hurricane Katrina

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September 10, 2005  USDA Rural Development Assists Stamford With Wastewater Needs

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September 12, 2005  USDA Rural Development Helps Ensure Quality Water For Primrose

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September 19, 2005  Businesses-A Priority To South Central Economic Development District and USDA Rural Development-RBEG Ck Presentation

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September 21, 2005  USDA Rural Development Injects Nearly $636,000 Into Rural Nebraska--Energy, Essential Community Facilities & Business Development Benefit

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September 23, 2005  USDA Rural Development Offers Housing in Nebraska To Hurricane Evacuees

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September 30, 2005  Johanns Announces $14.6 Million For Value-Added Producer Grants-16 Nebraska Recipients Receive a Total of Over $1.1 Million

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OCTOBER

October 6, 2005  USDA Rural Development Assists the Village of Kennard

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October 11, 2005  Economic Development in Southeast Nebraska Gets Boost Thanks in Part To USDA Rural Development--Perennial Public Power District--$200,000 Rural Economic Development Grant

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October 15, 2005  Brodstone Memorial Hospital Holds Grand Opening  Superior, Neb.

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October 24, 2005  Annette Bausch Named 2004 Site Manager of The Year-Elkhorn Valley Courts  Beemer, Neb.

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October 25, 2005  USDA Rural Development Assists in Building Fire Hall For Merriman

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NOVEMBER

November 10, 2005  Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Improvement Applications Being Accepted

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November 21, 2005  USDA Rural Development Provides Grants Promoting Energy Efficiency and Value-Added Endeavors-JD Printing and Publishing Company of Neligh; Pizza Hut of West Point, Inc.; Tom Svoboda dba D.C. Auto Parts of David City; Victor Bohuslavsky of Brainard; CC Ag, LLC of Wisner; Jisa Farmstead Cheese LLC of Brainard; Rutledge Apiaries, Inc. of Plainview; Westphalia Vineyard of Bow Valley.

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November 21, 2005  USDA Rural Development Provides Grants Promoting Energy Efficiency and Value-Added Endeavors-Randy Hughes of Royal; RGR Farms of Royal; Seger Funeral Home Inc. of Atkinson; Unified Soy Products, LLC of Orchard.

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November 22, 2005  USDA Rural Development Provides Grants Promoting Energy Efficiency Endeavors-Flower Land of Valentine; Uncle Buck's Lodge of Brewster; Gross Seed Company of Johnstown; Johnny B. Lien of Springview; The Front Porch Inn in Bassett.

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DECEMBER

December 2, 2005  New Office Days For USDA Rural Development in Wayne

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December 8, 2005  USDA Rural Development Provides Farmers Cooperative Elevator Company With Value-Added Grant To Assist in Marketing Hard White Wheat

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December 8, 2005  USDA Rural Development Provides Grant For Energy Efficiency Improvements to Local Auto Business--E & L Holdings, LLC (Eisenbarth Motors) of Chadron

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December 12, 2005  USDA Rural Development Value-Added Grants Help Bring Alternative Uses and New Markets to Local Producers-Meyer Vineyards, Inc. of Superior and Beaver Creek Partners, LLC of Sutton

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December 12, 2005  USDA Rural Development Provides Rural Producers With Value-Added Grants To Assist in New Markets for Ag Products-Spring Valley Farm of Lincoln; Greenglade Specialty Goat Milk Products of Martell

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December 13, 2005  USDA Rural Development Provides Grants Promoting Energy Efficiency-Allmand Brothers of Holdrege; Warnken Farms of Hildreth; James Albers of Minden; Gregory Anderson of Minden

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December 13, 2005  USDA Rural Development Provides Grants Promoting Energy Efficiency and Value-Added Endeavors-RZ Management of Ogallala; Seifer Farms, LLC of Sutherland; Diamond Pines, LLC of Gothenburg

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December 15, 2005  Hunting and Recreation Cooperatives Proposed For Northeast and Southwest Nebraska-Nebraska Grain & Feed Association of Lincoln Rural Business Opportunity Grant

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December 19, 2005  Farmers, Ranchers, Business Owners Mark Calendars For Free Energy Workshop

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