| $6.5
Million Loan To Increase Rural Access To Hi-Speed Internet Technology
In Kansas
Energy
Efficiency Improvement Program Grants Announced
USDA
Rural Development Office Opens In Newton
 USDA
Rural Development Conducts Northeast Kansas Tour
USDA
Rural Development State Director Chuck Banks (left) and Bill Moore,
USDA Rural Development Area Director (right) present Mark Volle,
Mark's Parts & Repair in Axtell, with a ceremonial check for
$160,000, representing a loan funded by the USDA Rural Development
Rural
Economic Development Loan & Grant Program, administered
through Blue Valley Tele-Communications, Inc..
USDA
Rural Development Praises Partnership With State RC&D Councils
$9
Million In Broadband Grant Funds Available
Rural
Community Funding Available Through USDA Rural Development
Rural
Emergency Responders Funding Available Through USDA Rural Development
Rural
Economic Development Loan & Grant Program Funding For Kansas
Business Announced
Linn
County Rural Water District Receives $5.05 Million For System Improvements
$467,173
For Projects That Assist Business Development And Job Creation Approved
For Six Applicants
Value-Added
Agriculture Grant Program Meetings Held By USDA Rural Development
USDA
Rural Development Participates In Ellsworth Medical Facility Opening
 Kansas
Homeownership Partners Honored By USDA Rural Development
(left to right)
Chuck Banks, State Director, USDA Rural Development is shown presenting
one of the six '2004 Outstanding Partner' awards to Isela Lerma,
United Methodist Mexican-American Ministries, Garden City for Minority
Participation. Joining in the ceremony were Elva Yanez, Community
Development Specialist, USDA Rural Development and Jim Sabourin,
Community Development Manager.
Ground
Broken On SEK-CAP Facility
Northwest
Kansas Tour Conducted
By USDA Rural Development
 USDA
Rural Development State Director Chuck Banks (right) inspects wheat
being processed with Mark Nightengale, Manager, Heartland Mill.
The wheat is made into certified organic all-purpose unbleached
unenriched flour. Heartland Mill received a $150,000 grant for working
capital. Funding was provided through the Value-Added
Producer Grant Program.
 Additional
Tour Pictures
 Listening
Tour Visits Southwest Kansas Regional Community And Economic Development
Leaders
During the listening tour, Almar Manufacturing of Hugoton was presented
with a ceremonial check for $450,000 funded by USDA Rural Development's
Rural
Economic Development Loan & Grant Program, administered
through Pioneer Electric Cooperative. Pictured from left, Kent Colwell,
Area Director, USDA Rural Development; Patty Bultman, Owner, Almar
Manufacturing; Alan Bultman, Owner, Almar Manufacturing; Chuck Banks,
State Director, USDA Rural Development; Randy Magnison, Pioneer
Electric; Ed Wiltse, Pioneer Electric; and Neil Gillispie, Stevens
County Economic Development.
Energy
Grant Program Details Announced By USDA Rural Development
Rural Kansas Broadband Projects Receive Funding
City
of Alma Receives Water Treatment Plant Funding From USDA Rural Development
Chuck
Banks, State Director, USDA Rural Development (left) presents Sharon
White, Alma City Clerk; Max Kraus, Alma City Superintendent; Don
Hendricks, Alma City Mayor; and Iraj Pourmirza, EBH Associates Vice
President with a ceremonial check totaling $2.255 million to help
fund construction of a new water treatment plant. Funding for the
Alma project was
provided through the Agency's Water
& Waste Disposal Program.
USDA
Rural Development Participates in Norton Hospital Dedication
USDA
Rural Development Hosts Energy Conference
Storm
Shelter Funding Announced By USDA Rural Development
 Trego
County Rural Water District No. 2 Receives USDA Rural Development
Funding
(From Left)
Chuck Banks, State Director, USDA Rural Development; Kansas First
District Congressman Jerry Moran; Chairman of the Board, Kenneth
Schoenthaler, Trego County Rural Water District No. 2; and David
Barber,Rural Development Specialist, USDA Rural Development, during
the ceremonial check presentation of $2.252 million to the Trego
County Rural Water District No. 2. Funding for the project was provided
through the Agency’s Water
& Waste Disposal Program.
USDA
Rural Development Invests $2.2 Million In Crawford County Clean
Water Improvement Project |
