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Routine Servicing Leads to New Projects
When communities look to expand facilities, often they’ll call on Rural Development to learn what loan and grant opportunities might provide support.
Rural Development Community Facility Program Loan Specialists like Katie Hammer offer a valuable resource for those communities… [Read More]
03.09.2023

Winning in Winner with Advanced Technology
Giving patients the best and most thorough mammography screening experience is so important to a rural community, but the technology doesn’t last forever.
That’s exactly what Winner Regional Health experienced when their aging two-dimensional (2D) mammography imaging wasn’t… [Read More]
02.23.2023

Keeping Streets Cleared in Ravinia
When winter arrives in South Dakota, Ravinia citizens rely on the township to clear two miles of local roads. Keeping local roads clear allows residents to get to and from work. When their equipment prevents them from clearing the roads, it makes the morning commute a bit more… [Read More]
02.23.2023

A Skid Steer, A Snow Blower and Safer Sidewalks in a Small Iowa Town
Located in southwestern Iowa, the town of Corning in Adams County is known for its historic architecture and rural landscapes. A strong sense of civic pride can be seen throughout the community, population 1,564.
Small town charm, however, was not enough to serve the pressing… [Read More]
01.05.2023

Center Keeps Selby Citizens Safe
Nestled on Selby's eastern edge sits the Walworth County Care Center. The center originally opened in the 1960s and has served the area’s 5,300 residents for over six decades. But in 2018, the owners of the center deemed it unprofitable and notified staff the facility would be… [Read More]
11.01.2022

USDA Rural Development helps Boys and Girls Club in Oroville open new Teen Center
The Boys and Girls Club of the North Valley (BGCNV) fills a critical need in Oroville and surrounding communities, providing after-school social services and enrichment opportunities for low-income children and youth. About 79 percent of those served live below the poverty line… [Read More]
10.21.2022

New library fuels economic development for rural Orangeburg community
For many people across the U.S., local libraries serve as a vessel for community and economic development. But residents in Orangeburg County, South Carolina, went without an updated local library for several years, and the effects were felt throughout the community. But… [Read More]
10.19.2022
Community Hospital Completes $16 Million Renovation with Assistance from USDA Rural Development & Thayer County Bank
Community Hospital in McCook, Nebraska recently completed an addition and remodel of their facilities with a $16 million investment from USDA Rural Development (RD) and Thayer County Bank. The work took four years to complete and was finished in August 2022.
The hospital… [Read More]
10.18.2022

Day County receives Rural Development Grant to purchase ambulance service
Located in the northeastern corner of South Dakota sits a county dotted with lakes, ponds and rolling hills. Agriculture plays an important role in the economy, and when summer and fall arrive, Day County sees its population more than double as anglers, hunters and outdoorsmen… [Read More]
10.14.2022
West Holt Memorial Hospital: A Rural American Success Story
Even before the pandemic, Holt County, Nebraska was facing a rural healthcare emergency. Home to just more than 10,000 people, the large county of 2,413 square miles, needed increased medical resources. West Holt Memorial Hospital applied and were approved for a direct loan… [Read More]
07.01.2022