DES MOINES —
Local residents, business owners and community leaders will have the opportunity to share their thoughts about opportunities and challenges in rural Iowa when USDA Rural Development State Director Bill Menner visits Centerville on Wednesday, Aug. 22.
A rural-issues roundtable will take place starting at 1:30 p.m. at Manhattan Steakhouse, 24256 Highway 5, on the south edge of Centerville. The meeting is open to the public.
Prior to the roundtable discussion at noon Menner will speak at the Centerville Rotary Club meeting also at Manhattan Steakhouse.
USDA Rural Development’s funding continues to have a dramatic impact on rural communities across Iowa. Since 2009, USDA Rural Development has invested nearly $2 billion on essential public facilities, small and emerging businesses, water and sewer systems, and housing opportunities for Iowa families.
USDA Rural Development is working with rural communities to create jobs, expand opportunity, encourage innovation and build a strong foundation for the future. The agency currently administers and manages more than 40 housing, business and community infrastructure and facility loan and grant programs designed to improve the economic stability of rural communities, businesses, residents and farmers and improve the quality of life in rural America.
This past year USDA Rural Development’s investment in Iowa helped create or retain more than 1,900 jobs, aided 2,000 families in buying their own homes and assisted more than 80 communities as they made improvements to their facilities, services and infrastructure.
For more information about finance programs available through USDA Rural Development, call the office located in Albia at (641) 932-3031 Ext. 4. This office serves communities, businesses and residents in Appanoose, Davis, Jasper, Lucas, Mahaska, Marion, Monroe, Poweshiek, Wapello and Wayne counties.
USDA Rural Development has 11 offices across the state to serve the 1.7 million Iowans living in rural communities and areas, and nearly half of the state’s communities have fewer than 500 residents.
Further information on programs available through USDA Rural Development is available by visiting the agency’s web site at www.rurdev.usda.gov/ia.
Local News
August 15, 2012
USDA Rural Development facilitates rural-issues roundtable discussion in Centerville on Wednesday
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