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NEWS RELEASES FOR 2007

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January

January 3, 2007...USDA Rural Development Presents $4,885,000 to Rapid Valley Sanitary District

January 16, 2007...Value Added Ag and Renewable Ventures Panel Discussion - USDA Rural Development Hosts Informational Session at Black Hills Stock Show

January 16, 2007...Kay Daugherty Recognized for 15 Years of Federal Service

January 16, 2007...USDA Rural Development Offers Home Repairs Loans and Grants (Pierre)

January 16, 2007...USDA Rural Development Offers Home Loans (Pierre)

January 17, 2007...Midstates Community and Economic Development Conference - Brings Community Leaders Together

January 22, 2007...Patience and Persistence Make Homeownership a Reality

January 22, 2007...USDA Rural Development Energy Workshops

January 23, 2007...USDA Rural Development Offers Home Loans (Sturgis)

January 26, 2007...Town of Hitchcock Awarded $149,000 From USDA Rural Development

January 29, 2007...USDA Announces Over $6.4 Million for Rural Community Development Initiatives

February

February 6, 2007...Serving Rural South Dakota Ensuring Residents Have Access to Resources and Programs Administered Through USDA Rural Development

February 8, 2007...Want a Great Mortgage For Your First Home Purchase?

February 12, 2007...USDA Announces $4.6 Million to Promote Business Development and Job Creation

February 12, 2007...Built and Nurtured Relationships Through USDA Rural Development - Prentice Weaver

February 12, 2007...Vickie Moes Recognized for Twenty Years of Federal Service

February 13, 2007...USDA Rural Development Offers Home Repair Loans (Aberdeen)

February 13, 2007...USDA Rural Development Offers Home Loans (Aberdeen)

February 13, 2007...Craig Johnson Recognized for 10 Years of Federal Service

February 13, 2007...Long Time Advocate For Multi-Family Housing in the State - Pam Reilly Celebrates 30 Years of Federal Service

March

March 7, 2007...USDA Rural Development Guaranteed Rural Rental Housing Applications Deadlines

March 8, 2007...Families Achieve American Dream

March 8, 2007...$400,000 Awarded to Miner County Community Revitalization

March 8, 2007...Grant Funds Awarded to Northeast South Dakota Community Action Program

March 8, 2007...Financial Resources Committed to Northeast South Dakota Economic Corporation (NESDEC)

March 12, 2007...USDA Rural Development Offers Home Loans (Sioux Falls)

March 12, 2007...USDA Rural Development Offers Home Repair Loans (Sioux Falls)

March 19, 2007...Dorr Announces Appointment of Mike Jaspers to Head Rural Development Efforts in South Dakota

March 20, 2007...Homeowners Learn Building Skills While Working on Their Own Homes

March 21, 2007...Seeing Agency and Programs Evolve Has Been Enjoyable - Gary Korzan Celebrates Thirty Years of Service

March 22, 2007...Making a Positive Difference In the Lives of Fellow Americans - Ebeling Recognized for Thirty Years of Federal Service Through USDA Rural Development

March 22, 2007...Hakl Recognized for Fifteen Years of Federal Service - Discovering Rural Development Greatest Career Achievement

March 22, 2007...Improving Quality of Life Rewarding Experience - Pat Hemen Celebrates Fifteen Years of Federal Service

March 22, 2007...Improving Quality of Life Rewarding Experience - Pat Hemen Celebrates 15 Years of Federal Service

March 22, 2007...Making a Positive Difference in the Lives of Fellow Americans - Ebeling Recognized for 30 Years of Federal Service Through USDA Rural Development

March 22, 2007...Hakl Recognized for Fifteen Years of Federal Service

March 27, 2007...USDA Rural Development Partners with Federal Home Loan Bank of Des Moines to Offer Guaranteed Rural Housing Loans

March 29, 2007...USDA Announces $990 Thousand For Household Water Well System Grants

March 29, 2007...West River Foundation Receives $750,000 to Support New and Expanding Businesses

April

April 9, 2007...Working with Rural Development Made Homeowners Process Easy - Loeschke has a Place to Call Her Own

April 9, 2007...Clark Guthmiller Recognized for Twenty Years of Federal Service

April 9, 2007...Construction of Home is a Family Affair

April 10, 2007...USDA Rural Development Funds Available For Depressed Rural Areas

April 11, 2007...Rural Development Announces $4.97 Million in Grants for Public Television Digital Transition

April 24, 2007...USDA Rural Development Assists with Home Repairs - At Long Last Indoor Plumbing and Running Water

April 25, 2007...WEB Water Development Association, Inc. Upgrades Water Treatment Plant

April 26, 2007...B-Y Water District Expands Service Area With $3,390,000

May

May 1, 2007...USDA Rural Development Assists with Homeownership

May 2, 2007...USDA Rural Development Encourages Faith and Community Organizations

May 7, 2007...USDA Rural Development Offers Home Loans

May 10, 2007...USDA Rural Development and WIFE Visit the Brandon Fire Hall

May 22, 2007...USDA Announces $16.3 Million in Rural Business Enterprise Zone Loans and Grants

May 31, 2007...USDA Rural Development Focuses on Edgemont

June

June 1, 2007...USDA Builds on Homeownership Month

June 5, 2007...Is Your Community Prepared for Summer Storm Season

June 5, 2007...USDA Rural Development Acknowledges Financial Institutions

June 8, 2007...Bon Homme-Yankton Electric Association, Inc. Awarded $120,000

June 13, 2007...City of Corsica Improves Treatment Facility and Water Delivery

June 13, 2007...City of Kimball Expands Fire/Ambulance Facility

June 14, 2007...Home Sweet Home Never Felt So Good

June 18, 2007...Midstates Planning Committee Seeks Rural Community Success Stories

June 20, 2007...Creating Affordable Homeownership Opportunities

June 20, 2007...Sisseton-Wahpeton Housing Authority Show Cases Housing Development

June 20, 2007...Homeownership Month Activities Planned

June 21, 2007...Inter-Lakes Community Action, Inc. Awarded Rural Development Funding

June 21, 2007...Eric Tennis "Owns His Future"

June 21, 2007...Homeowners Learn Building Skills While Working on Their Own Home

June 21, 2007...Rural Development Assists With Home Repairs

June 21, 2007...Homeownership Central Part of American Dream

June 25, 2007...Perserverance and Endurance Pay Off for This Homeowner

June 25, 2007...Bierman Becomes Happy Homeowner

June 27, 2007...Woonsocket School Beneficiary of $300,000 Loan

June 27, 2007...Johanns Announces $19.25 Million in Loans and Grants for Rural Businesses

June 29, 2007...USDA Rural Development Announces Restructuring Plans

July

July 3, 2007...Nancy Clarke Recognized for 15 Years of Federal Service

July 9, 2007...USDA Rural Development Expands Guaranteed Underwriting System

July 11, 2007...Connie Gerard Recognized for 20 Years of Federal Service

July 13, 2007...USDA Awards $107 Million in Electric Loans

July 19, 2007...Western South Dakota Head Start Relocates Headquarters

July 31, 2007...Brookings Economic Development Corporation Facilitates Growth and Expansion of Science Based Businesses

July 31, 2007...City of Elkton Receives Federal Grant To Stimulate Small Business

August

August 7, 2007...Johanns Announces $4 Million in Grants for Tribal Colleges

August 16, 2007...USDA Rural Development Participates in Open House for the New Horizon Health Care Inc. Building

August 21, 2007...USDA Rural Development Assists With Relief Efforts - Sturgis Office

August 22, 2007...USDA Rural Development Participates in 2007 State Fair in South Dakota

August 24, 2007...USDA Rural Development Assists With Relief Efforts - Rapid City Office

August 29, 2007...USDA Rural Development Announces $13.7 Million in Rural Business Grants

August 30, 2007...Platte Community Memorial Hospital Receives USDA Rural Development Funding

August 30, 2007...USDA Rural Development Reaches 10,000 Loan Milestones in the Guaranteed Rural Housing Program in South Dakota

August 30, 2007...USDA Rural Development South Dakota Awards 10,000th Guaranteed Housing Loans

August 30, 2007...BDM Rural Water System Expands to the City of Hecla and Surrounding Rural Households

August 30, 2007...Northeast South Dakota Economic Corporation (NESDEC) Awarded Federal Funds

 September

September 7, 2007...USDA Rural Development Awards $4.95 Million for Public TV Digital Television Grants

September 11, 2007...Bruce Jones Recognized for 20 Years of Federal Service

September 11, 2007...USDA Rural Development Acknowledges Financial Institutions

September 12, 2007...Johanns Announces $9.2 Million in Community Facility Grants

September 13, 2007...Jeane Simley Recognized for 25 Years of Federal Service

September 13, 2007...Johanns Announces $3.6 Million for 19 Rural Cooperative Development Centers

September 19, 2007...Value Added Agriculture Development Center Receives USDA Rural Development Funding

September 20, 2007...Dakota Energy Cooperative, Inc. Receives Federal Funds

September 20, 2007...USDA Rural Development Announces $18.2 Million for Energy Efficiency, Renewable Energy Projects

September 20, 2007...USDA Rural Development Acknowledges Financial Institutions

September 21, 2007...Jaspers Announces Community Facility Grants

September 25, 2007...USDA Announces Recipients of $223 Million in Electric Loans

September 25, 2007...Union County Electric Cooperative, Inc. Receives Federal  Funds

September 26, 2007...USDA Announces $16.6 Million in Economic Development Funding

September 26, 2007...USDA Announces Small Minority Producer Grant Recipients

September 26, 2007...USDA Announces Selection of Recipients for Technical and Supervisory Assistance Housing Grants

September 28, 2007...USDA Rural Development Announces $9.6 Million to Repair Rural Housing

October

October 2, 2007...New Playground Equipment for Tripp-Delmont School Children

October 2, 2007...Historic Structure Provides Continued Service to Community

October 10, 2007...USDA Rural Development Area Director Named

October 17, 2007...October 18, 2007 Proclaimed USDA Rural Development Day

October 22, 2007...USDA Rural Development Recognizes Carolyn Bloodgood

October 22, 2007...USDA Rural Development Recognizes Diane Byer

October 25, 2007...$21.9 Million in USDA Rural Development Funds Invested in Northeast South Dakota

October 25, 2007...$28.6 Million in USDA Rural Development Funds Invested in Southeast South Dakota

October 26, 2007...USDA Awards More than $1.6 Billion in Electric Loans

October 30, 2007...City of Tyndall Gets Youth Center

October 31, 2007...Rural Development Awards Funds to Whetstone Valley Business Opportunities

November

November 8, 2007...Extraordinary Year for Rural Development in South Dakota

November 16, 2007...USDA Rural Development Recognizes Tamara Hakl

November 20, 2007...Rural Development Awards Funds to City of Sisseton

November 20, 2007...Wilmot Healthcare Facility Awarded Federal Funds Totaling $25,000

November 28, 2007...Federal Investment in Electric Cooperative Good for Communities

December

December 5, 2007...USDA Rural Development Offers Low Interest Loans, Grants for Home Repairs

December 6, 2007...Economic Resources Available Through Yankton Sioux Tribe

December 17, 2007...USDA Announces More Than $6.2 Million for Rural Community Development Initiatives

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