Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Although potential “brain drain” has been a concern for rural economies for decades, a reversal of this trend began during the ...

The Town of Lane recently announced that they have received a $123,000 loan and a $279,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture. The funds will be used to upgrade the electrical system, well, ...

On Thursday, April 16, Governor Josh Stein announced that North Carolina's Rural Infrastructure Authority (RIA) approved ...

Community leaders, residents, and USDA Rural Development representatives gather in Loveland, Ohio, Nov. 2, 2024. RD's Community Facilities program allowed them to break ground on a new, ...

USDA Rural Development is investing $351,000 in five West Virginia projects to boost food access, small-business growth and ...

According to a 2025 article published by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), the share of residents at prime working ...

Iowa State University, alongside cooperatives and businesses throughout Iowa, have received federal funding to support agriculture and manufacturing, economic development and renewable fuel sales.

The Arkansas governor's office announced the state is awarding $11.5 million in federal grant money for infrastructure projects in rural parts of the state. Communities such as Norfork, Whelen Springs ...

Blackburn's podcast "Unmuted" hosted Commissioner Stuart McWhorter of the Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development. McWhorter gave details on the $45 million in funding earmarked for ...

China's rural vitalization provides reference experience for the transformation and development efforts of other Global South ...