date:May 10, 2012
al utilities which, in turn, lend the money to local businesses for projects that will create and retain employment in rural areas. The ultimate recipients repay the utility directly.
The REDLG program has assisted a number of rural communities. For instance, in Trenton, MO, USDA provided a $740,000 rural economic development loan to Grundy Electric Cooperative to support the North Central Missouri College. North Central, a community college, is using the funds to educate rural Missouri youth o