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Small Business

USDA Invests Nearly $2 Million to Expand Markets for Several Montana Rural Small Businesses and Agricultural Producers

Bozeman, Mont., Nov. 29, 2023 – U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development in Montana State Director Kathleen Willims announced today an investment of nearly $2 million in nine Montana small businesses and agricultural producers to help expand markets and create economic opportunities in rural areas across the state.   

USDA and the U.S. Small Business Administration Convene in Nevada, Strengthen Partnership to Create Jobs and Economic Growth in Rural America

RENO, Nev., Nov. 20, 2023 – U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Deputy Secretary Xochitl Torres Small announced today that USDA is strengthening its longstanding partnership with the Small Business Administration (SBA) to create jobs and expand access to new and better market opportunities for people in rural America.

USDA Rural Development Invests Additional $10 Million in Grant Funds to Help Illinois Rural Business Owners and Ag Producers Lower Energy Costs, Generate Income and Expand Operations

CHAMPAIGN, IL Nov 6th, 2023 – U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) IL State Director Betsy Dirksen Londrigan today announced USDA Rural Development is awarding an additional $10 million in loans and grants to help agricultural producers and rural business owners make energy efficiency improvements and renewable energy investments to lower energy costs, generate new income, and strengthen the resiliency of their operations.

USDA Invests Nearly $145,000 to Help Wyoming Rural Business Owners and Ag Producers Lower Energy Costs, Generate Income and Expand Operations

CASPER, Wyo., Nov. 2, 2023 – U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development (RD) Wyoming State Director Glenn Pauley today announced that USDA is awarding nearly $145,000 in grants to help five agricultural producers and rural small business owners make energy efficiency improvements and renewable energy investments to lower energy costs, generate new income and strengthen the resiliency of their operations.

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