When Carol Lynn Lapotka purchased an historic building on Polson, Mont.'s Main Street to house REcreate Designs, LLC., her small-batch manufacturing plant and artist co-op, she knew renovations would be needed.  So, this environmentally-focused entrepreneur applied for USDA Rural Energy for America Program grants to upgrade the windows and install new doors and lighting.

Montana Craft Malt Company (MCM), which sprouted as an idea from a 2016 white paper published by the State Department of Agriculture and the Department of Commerce, is now America's first commercial-scale specialty malting plant.  With the help of a USDA Rural Development Business & Industry Loan Guarantee, MCM notes that they have become the "biggest of the little guys" in the craft space, using controlled germinati

It is a good day when we are able to reach out and directly effect the lives of people in our state.

Penny Taylor was recently divorced. Her home’s aging septic service was failing and damaging her home and yard.

Due to her limited income she was unable to afford to have the repairs done to on the system.

Not knowing where to turn she reached out to Housing Assistance Office in Hendersonville.

If you need additional information about the environmental documents listed, please contact the regional environmental specialist for your state. The State Assignment Map shows the state assignments for the environmental and cultural resource specialists. 

Unicom, Inc. proposes to construct the AU Aleutian Project in Alaska.  The proposed project consists of an approximately 793-mile-long submarine fiber to bring internet service to six remote Alaska Native villages.

Knowing where you have been is vital to a rural community’s future. Having the knowledge and understanding of your history can help build the basis for a much greater appreciation of today. That sentiment was the foundation for the past four years of hard work done by the Montezuma County Historical Society Board.

In the spring of 2017, Chad Blase quit his full-time job to go back to work with his parents on their dairy farm. Within months, milk prices were sinking and Chad and his partner Laura Klock, along with Chad’s parents, Amy and Gary Blase, realized it was time to have some difficult conversations about whether the farm could continue to be financially workable for their families during this downturn.