South Dakota
NEWS RELEASES FOR 2006
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January 4, 2006...Facility Helps At Risk Youth
January 4, 2006...USDA Rural Development Recognizes Top Lenders In South Dakota - Mitchell
January 6, 2006...USDA Rural Development Recognizes Top Lenders In South Dakota - Mitchell
January 6, 2006...USDA Rural Development Recognizes Top Lenders In South Dakota - Mitchell
January 9, 2006...Johanns Announces $38 Million In Loans and Grants to Spark Growth of Value-Added Ag Ventures and Business Development
January 10, 2006...USDA Rural Development Offers Home Repair Loans
January 13, 2006...USDA Rural Development Recognizes Top Lenders in South Dakota - Spearfish
January 19, 2006...USDA Rural Development Recognizes Top Lenders in South Dakota - Pierre
January 19, 2006...USDA Rural Development Recognizes Top Lenders in South Dakota - Aberdeen
January 23, 2006...USDA Rural Development Recognizes Top Lenders in South Dakota - Burke
January 25, 2006...USDA Announces Outlook Forum 2006: Prospering In Rural America
January 26, 2006...USDA Rural Development Offers Home Loans - Pierre
January 27, 2006...Federal Official Awards Funds for Day Care Center
January 27, 2006...USDA Rural Development Recognizes Top Lenders in South Dakota - Gettysburg
January 31, 2006...USDA Rural Development Provides Funding to Sicangu Wicoti Awanyakape Corporation
January 31, 2006...USDA Rural Development Recognizes Top Lenders in South Dakota - Rapid City
February 1, 2006...Town of Belvidere Gets $279,400 Boost From Federal Water and Waste Program
February 1, 2006...Min-Kota Fisheries, Inc. Awarded Federal Funds
February 1, 2006...Federal Officials Participate in Funding Presentation
February 2, 2006...Own a Home of Your Own - Brookings
February 2, 2006...USDA Rural Development Manager Named
February 2, 2006...Own a Home of Your Own - Milbank
February 7, 2006...Avera Health Receives Federal Funding
February 7, 2006...Avera McKennan Receives Federal Funding
February 7, 2006...Catholic Chancery of Sioux Falls Receives Federal Funding
February 9, 2006...Applications Being Accepted for Guaranteed Rural Rental Housing Program Funds
February 10, 2006...Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe Receives Federal Funding
February 10, 2006...USDA Rural Development Assists With Emergency Water Intake Project
February 13, 2006...USDA Rural Development Offers Home Loans - Mitchell
February 13, 2006...USDA Rural Development Offers Home Repair Loans - Mitchell (Jerauld, Hutchinson, Aurora, Douglas, Brule, Sanborn, and Buffalo Counties)
February 13, 2006...USDA Rural Development Offers Home Repair Loans - Mitchell (Davison County)
February 13, 2006...USDA Rural Development Offers Home Repair Loans - Mitchell (Hanson County)
February 16, 2006...USDA Rural Development Employees Recognized
February 22, 2006...Johanns Announces the Availability of $188 Million in Loan Guarantees and Grants for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Projects
February 23, 2006...Midstates Community and Economic Development Conference - March 22, 2006
March 6, 2006...Midstates Community and Economic Development Conference - March 22nd
March 16, 2006...City of Hosmer Receives USDA Rural Development Funding
March 16, 2006...Eureka Community Benevolent Hospital Association to Purchase Advanced Medical Equipment With Rural Development Funding
March 16, 2006...Town of Long Lake Receives USDA Rural Development Funding
March 22, 2006...USDA Announces Over $9.8 Million in Rural Development Funding for Rural Economic Development and Job Creation
April 6, 2006...Northern State University Receives Federal Funds
April 6, 2006...USDA Rural Development Area Director Named - Trace Davids Assumes New Position
April 11, 2006...USDA Rural Development Offers Home Loans - Aberdeen Office Promotes Direct Program
April 11, 2006...USDA Rural Development Offers Home Repair Loans - Aberdeen Office
April 13, 2006...USDA Announces $20 Million Available for Distance Learning and Telemedicine in Rural Communities
April 13, 2006...USDA Rural Development Announces the Availability of Loans, Guarantees and Grants
April 18, 2006...Central Electric Cooperative, Inc. Receives Federal Funds
April 18, 2006...Kingsbury Electric Cooperative, Inc. Receives Federal Funds
April 18, 2006...Lake Region Electric Association, Inc. Receives Federal Funds
April 18, 2006...Northern Electric Cooperative, Inc. Receives Federal Funds
April 18, 2006...Rosebud Electric Cooperative Inc. Receives Federal Funds
April 18, 2006...Rosebud Electric Cooperative, Inc. Receives USDA Rural Development Funding
April 24, 2006...USDA Rural Development Offers Home Repair Loans - Sturgis Office
April 24, 2006...Own a Home of Your Own - Watertown Office
April 25, 2006...Rural Development Provides Valuable Assistance - BDM Culmination Event Held
April 25, 2006...Douglas Electric Cooperative, Inc. Receives Federal Funding
April 25, 2006...West River Electric Association, Inc. Receives Federal Funds
April 25, 2006...Johanns Announces $1 Million in Grants Available for Technical and Supervisory Housing Assistance
April 26, 2006...Sioux Valley Energy Receives Federal Funds
April 28, 2006...Johanns Announces Funds to Research Economic Impact of Cooperatives
May 9, 2006...USDA Expands Broadband Access in Minnesota and South Dakota
May 10, 2006...Groundbreaking Held for Hill City Treatment Plant
May 17, 2006...USDA Rural Development Launches New Website to Better Serve American Indian and Alaska Native Communities
May 19, 2006...USDA Rural Development Selects 2006 National Site Managers of the Year
May 23, 2006...Federal Officials Participate in Funding Presentation
May 25, 2006...USDA Announces Funds to Help Homeowners Affected by Hurricanes
May 25, 2006...Wagner-Lake Andes Ambulance District to Purchase New Ambulance
May 30, 2006...Miller Ridge Road District to Resurface Road
May 30, 2006...Pine Cliff Park and Water Maintenance Inc. Receives Federal Funds
May 31, 2006...USDA Rural Development...Awards Funding to Sturgis Fire Department
May 31, 2006...City of Whitewood Receives Federal Funds (Water System Repairs)
May 31, 2006...City of Whitewood Receives Federal Funds (Sewer Extension)
May 31, 2006...Johanns Announces Over $17 Million in Funding to Promote Economic Development Projects
June 2, 2006...Johanns Names Faulkner Deputy Under Secretary for Rural Development
June 6, 2006...Johanns Announces Program Enhancements to Promote Ownership of Energy-Efficient New Homes
June 8, 2006...Homeownership Month Activities Planned (Aberdeen)
June 8, 2006...USDA Rural Development Offers Community Facility Loan and Grant Funds
June 8, 2006...Homeownership Month Activities Planned (Mitchell)
June 12, 2006...Make the American Dream of Homeownership Come True
June 19, 2006...This Home is Awesome
June 19, 2006...Dreams Do Come True
June 19, 2006...It's Nice Knowing It's My Place
June 19, 2006...One Year Old Gets A House for His Birthday
June 19, 2006...Homeownership - It's Right at the Heart of It All
June 19, 2006...New Home With a View of the Mighty Mo
June 19, 2006...Dreams Do Come True
June 19, 2006...A Home for Her Piano
June 19, 2006...A Move Worth Making
June 19, 2006...Sturgis Library Celebrates Improvements
June 19, 2006...Homeownership...It takes Time, But it is Well Worth the Effort
June 20, 2006...Homeownership...Artistic Talents Put to Good Use
June 20, 2006...USDA Rural Development Recognizes Approved Manufactured Homes Dealers/Contractors
June 21, 2006...First Time Homeowner Purchases Home Across the Miles
June 21, 2006...USDA Announces Almost $1.5 Million Available to Cooperatives to Assist Small Minority Producers
June 23, 2006...USDA and DOE Announce National Renewable Energy Conference for October
June 27, 2006...Quest for Quiet Home to Call Their Own
June 27, 2006...502 Single Family Housing Funds Help Provide Funding for Governor's Home to Young Couple
June 27, 2006...Hitchcock Community Fire Department, Inc. Purchases New Fire Truck
June 27, 2006...Town of Cresbard Makes Improvements to Water Tower
June 28, 2006...Toronto Makes Sanitary System Improvements
June 28, 2006...Town of Marvin Receives Federal Funding
June 29, 2006...Homeownership Recognition Month
June 29, 2006...Connor Announces $4 Million in Business Development Loans
July 5, 2006...Do You Have a Story to Tell...We Want to Hear From You
July 6, 2006...USDA Rural Development Honors National Housing Site Manager of the Year
July 6, 2006...Randall Community Water District Receives USDA Rural Development Funding
July 13, 2006...Conner Announces Availability of Over $6.2 Million for Rural Community Development
July 20, 2006...New Fire Hall/Ambulance Service Facility For Gettysburg
July 20, 2006...Holy Infant Hospital to Replace Heating System
July 24, 2006...USDA Appoints James F. Fitzgerald to Chief of Staff Post at Rural Development
July 24, 2006...Joint USDA-DOE National Renewable Energy Conference Opens Registration
July 25, 2006...Lake Preston Development Corporation Awarded Federal Funds
July 26, 2006...Rural Electric Economic Development (REED) Receives USDA Rural Development Funding to Stimulate Small Business
July 25, 2006...Eureka Community Benevolent Hospital Association to Purchase Advanced Medical Equipment with Rural Development Funding
July 25, 2006...City of Hosmer Recieves Federal Funds
July 26, 2006...B-Y Water District Receives Federal Funds
July 26, 2006...USDA Rural Development Funds to Assist The City of Delmont with the Purchase of a Payloader
July 26, 2006...City of Woonsocket Receives Federal Funds
August 1, 2006...Horizon Health Care, Inc. To Build New Clinic in Mission
August 1, 2006...Rosebud Sioux Tribe Awarded Federal Funds
August 1, 2006...Dorr Announces Over $950,000 In Grants to Support Rural Homeownership in 11 States
August 7, 2006...Inter-Lakes Community Action Program
August 7, 2006...Miner County Community Revitalization Awarded Federal Funds
August 7, 2006...Sisseton Wahpeton Housing Authority Receives Federal Funds
August 7, 2006...Rural Community Development Initiative (RCDI) Funds Available
August 8, 2006...Johanns Releases Renewable Energy Analysis Paper
August 9, 2006...Aurora-Brule Rural Water System, Inc. Receives Federal Funds
August 9, 2006...USDA and DOE Name Biomass Research and Development Technical Advisory Committee Members
August 10, 2006...USDA Officials Wrap Up Three State Renewable Energy and Ag Tour
August 10, 2006...USDA and DOE Announce Keynote Speakers for National Renewable Energy Conference
August 15, 2006...Greater Huron Development Cooperation Receives USDA Rural Development Funding to Stimulate Small Business
August 17, 2006...Johanns Announces Grants Totaling More Than $6.5 Million to Spur Business Growth and Economic Development
August 22, 2006...Roger Hazuka Recognized for Twenty Years of Federal Service
August 29, 2006...New Fire Truck Arrives for the City of Whitewood
August 29, 2006...USDA Rural Development Participates in 2006 State Fair in South Dakota
August 30, 2006...Johanns Announces Over $4.6 Million in Grants for Tribal Colleges
August 30, 2006...USDA Announces $17.5 Million Investment in Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency
September 6, 2006...Town of Pierpont Improves Main Street
September 6, 2006...City of Kimball Receives $305,329 From USDA Rural Development
September 6, 2006...Grow Spink, Inc. Provides Economic Growth Opportunities With $24,500 Grant From Rural Development
September 6, 2006...Great McCook Development Alliance, Inc. Awarded USDA Rural Development Funding
September 7, 2006...City of Frederick Receives Federal Funds
September 7, 2006...Mobridge Economic Development Corporation Awarded Federal Funds
September 7, 2006...City of Mobridge Awarded Federal Funding in the Amount of $113,575
September 7, 2006...WEB Water Development Association, Inc. Receives Federal Funding
September 8, 2006...Under Secretary Door Announces Appointment of Jackie Gleason to Serve as Administrator of Business and Cooperative Programs
September 12, 2006...Johanns Announces Overs $16.5 Million in Economic Impact Grants
September 13, 2006...Johanns Announces $22.6 Million in Value Added Producer Grants and Small Minority Producer Grants
September 13, 2006...Dreams of Owning a Home
September 14, 2006...Johanns Announces $4.3 Million for Rural Cooperative Development
September 18, 2006...Johanns Announces More than $9.8 Million in Grants to Repair or Rehabilitate Rural Low-Income Housing
September 20, 2006...Federal Officials Participate in Funding Presentation
September 20, 2006...USDA Announces $15.4 Million in Economic Development Funding
September 20, 2006...Mensch Greenhouse, Inc. Receives Federal Funds
September 20, 2006...Our Home Inc. Builds New Facility
September 20, 2006...Planning and Development District III Links Business Together
September 20, 2006...Town of Ravinia Receives $155,600 From USDA Rural Development
September 20, 2006...Union County Health Foundation Breaks Ground on Clinic Expansion Project
September 21, 2006...Town of Colton Receives Federal Funding in the Amount of $222,000
September 21, 2006...Lake Preston Housing, Inc. Receives $17,150 for Repair and Rehabilitation
September 25, 2006...City of Milbank Receives Federal Funds
September 25, 2006...USDA-DOE Announce More Speakers for National Renewable Energy Conference
September 25, 2006...Federal Officials Participate in Funding Presentation - NECOG -DC
September 25, 2006...USDA Rural Development Awards Housing Preservation Grant to Northeast South Dakota Community Action Program
September 25, 2006...Federal Officials Award Funding to Sisseton Wahpeton Community College
September 28, 2006...Federal Officials Participate in Funding Presentation - Deadwood Economic Development Corporation
September 28, 2006...USDA Rural Development Introduces Guaranteed Underwriting System Pilot
September 28, 2006...Trace Davids Recognized for Twenty-Five Years of Federal Service
September 29, 2006...USDA Rural Development Reaches 1,000 Loan Milestone in the Guaranteed Rural Housing Program in South Dakota
October 2, 2006...USDA Awards Over $25.8 Million for Distance Learning and Telemedicine Projects
October 5, 2006...USDA Rural Development Honors Site Manager of the Year for South Dakota
October 6, 2006...Kevin Strickler Assumes New Position
October 17, 2006...Bruce Jones Recognized for 20 Years of Federal Service
October 23, 2006...USDA Rural Development Awards Housing Preservation Grant to Neighborhood Housing Services of the Black Hills, Inc.
October 25, 2006...South Dakota Value Added Agriculture Development Center Receives USDA Rural Development Funding
October 26, 2006...East River Electric Power Cooperative, Inc. Receives Rural Development Funding to Stimulate Small Business
October 26, 2006...Heartland Consumers Power District Provides Business Ownership and Expansion Opportunities
October 30, 2006...Thirsting for Fresh Domestic Water
November 1, 2006...Ambulance Purchased by Bennett County Hospital and Nursing Home
November 1, 2006...Building Repairs Made to Bennett County Hospital and Nursing Home
November 1, 2006...Federal Funding Awarded to Cangleska, Inc.
November 1, 2006...New Fire Hall for Colome
November 1, 2006...Drug and Alcohol Center to be Constructed
November 1, 2006...USDA Rural Development Celebrates Updated New Witten Community Center
November 2, 2006...USDA Rural Development Provides Funds for Complex Enhancements
November 2, 2006...USDA Rural Development Presents $300,000 to Midwest Biodiesel Producers, LLC
November 2, 2006...Repair and Rehabilitation to an 8-unit Rental Housing Project
November 2, 2006...Total Buildings, LLC Makes Improvements to North View Apartments
November 6, 2006...$25 Million in USDA Rural Development Funds Invested in Northeastern South Dakota - Spotlight is on the Aberdeen Employees for Their Efforts
November 6, 2006...USDA Rural Development Manager Janell Telin Recognized - Receives Self Development Achievement Award
November 6, 2006...USDA Rural Development Recognizes Dave Franssens - Outstanding Customer Service
November 6, 2006...USDA Rural Development Recognizes Pat Hemen - Outstanding Customer Service
November 6, 2006...Sturgis Rural Development Employees in Spotlight - $1.2 Million in Housing Funds Invested in Service Area
November 7, 2006...Economic Opportunities Provided Through Sioux Falls Rural Development Office - $613,900 in Business and Community Funds Invested in Service Area
November 7, 2006...Yankton Rural Development Employees in Spotlight - $12.4 Million in Housing Funds Invested in Service Area
November 8, 2006...Own a Home of Your Own
November 13, 2006...Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe to Purchase Fire Fighting Units With USDA Rural Development Funding - First Responder Systems Will Improve Response Time
November 13, 2006...$5 Million in Loans to Support Access to High-Speed Internet Technology - CRST Telephone Authority
November 13, 2006...Eagle Butte Volunteer Fire Department Receives Federal Funding
November 13, 2006...Four Bands Community Fund, Inc. is a Resource for Small and Emerging Businesses
November 17, 2006...Community Service Top Priority for Ring - Recipient of the Community/Volunteer Service Award
November 17, 2006...Dave Franssens Recognized for 30 Years of Federal Service
November 17, 2006...$9.6 Million Invested in Service Area - Mitchell Rural Development Staff Increase Efficiency
November 20, 2006...USDA Rural Development in South Dakota Hits the $220 Million Mark - $220.7 Million Invested in Rural South Dakota
November 21, 2006...USDA Rural Development Acknowledges Million Dollar Lending Partners
November 28, 2006...$10 Million Invested in Service Area - Rapid City Rural Development Staff Recognized for Results
November 29, 2006...Avera Health Offers Electronic Critical Care to Over 168,640 Rural Residents
November 29, 2006...De Smet Memorial Hospital Receives $95,201 Telemedicine Grant
November 29, 2006...Applications Encouraged for the Value-Added Product Market Development and 9006 Energy Grant Programs
December 7, 2006...USDA Rural Development Funds in the Amount of $1,500,000 Awarded to Westgate Development, Inc.
December 8, 2006...City of Crooks Awarded $60,000 From USDA Rural Development
December 11, 2006...Improving Quality of Life in Rural Communities Has Been A Rewarding Experience - Doug Roehl Celebrates Twenty Years of Federal Service
December 18, 2006...Four Families Achieve American Dream
December 20, 2006...Rural Development Awards $1,743,250 to the Sisseton Wahpeton Housing Authority
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