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Miner County Development Selected for Funding (8/25/10) The Miner County Development Corporation (MCDC) is breaking ground on a new hotel and convention center complex with assistance from the American Recovery Reinvestment Act (ARRA) Funding through a USDA Rural Development Business & Industry loan in the amount of $3.2 million...more Lifetime Learning Helps Grow Communities (8/20/10) Programs offered by the South Dakota Cooperative Extension Service, by the RUral Learning Center and by South Dakota Rural Enterprise, to name just a few, can build leadership skills, enhance community cooperation and jumpstart economic planning and evaluation in your community...more USDA Loan Guarantee for RLC Aids Project (8/19/10) Construction of a new hotel and convention center in Howard is moving forward with support from the American Recovery Reinvestment Act and a loan guarantee from USDA Rural Development...more Howard to Host Kick-Off Book Discussion Aug. 26 (8/13/10) What better place than Howard, with its Rural Learning Center that helps grow entrepreneurs and show businesses how to thrive, to kick off a South Dakota State University book discussion about the survival of small-town America...more Utility Work Underway - Building the Maroney Rural Learning Center (8/11/10) This week has seen the official start of construction - the big equipment has arrived, new holes in the ground, and workers onsite. The action is actually happening right out the Rural Learning Center's back door, as Hander Plumbing replaces sanitary sewer pipe that runs through the alley...more Watch the Live Video Feed of the Construction Here! Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced that USDA is providing loan guarantees to 128 businesses in 35 states, the territory of American Samoa, and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico to provide economic opportunities and create jobs...more FFA Student Leaders Urged to Take Charge (8/3/10) The vigor of America's rural communities lies in the hands of its young rural leaders, a top U.S. Department of Agriculture official told National FFA student leaders from across the country meeting in Washington...more Heartland Receives $1 Million for Rural Learning Center (8/2/10) Heartland Consumer Power District has been awarded a $740,000 loan and $300,000 grant from the USDA Department of Rural Development to provide funding for the expansion of the Maroney Rural Learning Center in Howard, S.D....more Rural community leaders and government officials will gather at the 2010 Midwest Rural Assembly (MRA) to exchange ideas and strategies for rural prosperity...more Engage:SD Helps with Social Media (7/27/10) South Dakota nonprofit organizations are eligible for free participation in Engage:SD, a new program that will help them use social media effectively. Organizations selected for the program...more Learning From Each Other (7/26/10) In addition to learning about green technologies and new development strategies for rural communities, the Rural Learning Center hosts visitors from across the region, our state, and even our world. This week...more Reimagining Rural Right Here (7/22/10) Visitors and residents of Miner County have been watching and waiting. It's about to start - construction of the Maroney Rural Learning Center, that is...more Engage:SD -- RLC Offers Social Media Help for Non-Profits (7/21/10) The Rural Learning Center is giving me all sorts of things to think about this week. RLC's blog Reimagine Rural announces an interesting new project, Engage:SD. The project's purpose is to help small non-profit organizations learn how use social media...more Nonprofits Eligible for Free Social Media Training (7/19/10) South Dakota nonprofit organizations are eligible for free participation in Engage: SD, a new program that will help them use social media effectively. Organizations selected for the program will take part in online webinars and in-person skill building workshops...more Unanimous Heartland Board Approval for RLC Loan (7/15/10) [Heartland's] Board has unanimously approved a $1,000,040 loan to the Rural Learning Center (RLC) in Howard. This loan is the final financing package for development of South Dakota's second newly constructed LEED Platinum building...more Johnson Announces $65,000 for Small Business Growth in Howard (7/13/10) U.S. Senator Tim Johnson (D-SD) announced today that the Rural Learning Center in Howard will receive a $65,000 federal grant from th United States Department of Agriculture Rural Development. THe funding, from the Rural Business Enterprise Grant Program, will be used to assist small and emerging businesses in the Howard area...more Rural Learning Center is Astronaut Studio's Leaf of the Day (7/1/10) There’s an excitement around Rural Learning Center in small town of Howard, SD that cannot be ignored. Rural Learning Center came about as the result of a grassroots movement to revitalize Howard. With growing momentum, RLC has evolved into an organization that represents the progress of an entire region...more Rural Learning Center Consultant to Speak at Democratic Forum (6/23/10) Jim Beddow, senior consultant of the Rural Learning Center, will speak Friday on "The Future of Rural Development in South Dakota" during the Minnehaha County Democratic Forum...more USDA Rural Development Loan (5/19/10) The USDA has awarded Heartland a $750,000 loan for rural economic development projects. Past awards to us have made possible several projects including expansion of the Madison industrial park as well as support for the Rural Learning Center Project in Howard...more The 12th annual Yankton Area Mental Wellness Conference will be held June 9 -10, at Mount Marty College. During Thursday’s luncheon, conference participants will be treated with a presentation by James Beddow, Ph.D. founder and current senior consultant of the Rural Learning Center...more Strengthening Rural Communities (5/17/10) In the midst of Miner County lies a building nestled amongst a rural landscape and prairie countryside. It houses ideas, visionaries, and a robust platform for rural people...more Labor Department Awards Rural Learning Center Nearly $100,000 for Green Jobs Training (5/12/10) The South Dakota Department of Labor (DOL) has awarded $99,900 to Rural Learning Center of Howard as part of a green jobs training grant...more Economic Transformation in Rural Communities (5/10/10) As part of its multi-faceted approach, the Rural Learning Center has partnered with the South Dakota AIA to implement designSD, a program that assembles a group of volunteer design professionals who then travel to rural communities for intense, three-day design sessions...more 'We Will Persevere': Howard Suffers Pair of Economic Setbacks after Years of Growth (5/8/10) In recent times, Howard enjoyed a windfall of economic growth fueled by innovation and more than 200 new jobs created since 2001. But in the last three months, the community has suffered two major economic setbacks...more DOE Gives $3 Million For Wind Power Training and Environmental Research (5/5/10) The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) will be investing nearly $3 million to advance the work of 16 institutions doing wind power research...more Grants, Loans Set for South Dakota Wind Training Center (3/10/10) The president of the Maroney Rural Learning Center said a recent pledge of more than $1 million in grants and loans will be used to assist with the construction of a training facility for wind-energy workers...more Second Midwest Rural Assembly to take place August 16-17, 2010 Meet other rural leaders from throughout the region and welcome new voices. Share effective community solutions and inform supportive public policies. Take action to move your rural development priorities forward. Help build an effective regional network committed to a strong rural America. For more information, click here. RLC and Howard Story Mentioned in Area Chamber Economic Development Report (March 2010) Several publications have recently said great things about the work accomplished in Ord and Valley County. The Rural Learning Center in Howard, SD recognized the community's efforts with social media at ReImagine Rural...more Heartland Awarded $1 Million on Behalf of Rural Learning Center (3/10/10) Heartland Consumers Power District has been awarded a $740,000 loan and $300,000 grant from the USDA Department of Rural Development to provide funding for the expansion of the Maroney Rural Learning Center...more Renewable Energy Training for Miner County Funded (3/9/10) The Heartland Consumers Power District is receiving a $740,000 federal loan and a $300,000 grant to build a renewable energy training facility in Miner County. The funding announced Monday comes from the USDA's Rural Economic Development Loan and Grant program. Utilities in seven states were selected to receive funds to help that will create jobs and new business opportunities in rural America. USDA Grant for Heartland Will Benefit Howard RLC (3/9/10) Heartland Consumers Power District has received a $300,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture that will benefit construction of the Rural Learning Center in Howard. "It is an award to us, but we're going to pass it along ot the Rural Learning Center," said Heartland General Manager Mike McDowell...more March 2010 Rural Ventures Newsletter During the winter season, there is snowmobiling, cross country skiing and trapping, but maybe the most popular winter outdoor sport is ice fishing...more Howard Learning Center Gets USDA Grant for Rural Housing Playbook (2/25/10) A $225,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture will be put with $225,000 in matching funds from the Rural Learning Center in Howard to promote rural housing development ...more Howard Story Appears in Book about Change (2/24/10) Howard's Rural Learning Center and the grassroots effort on how it began is one of several inspirational stories highlighted in a new book called "Switch: How to Change Things when Change is Hard" by Chip and Dan Heath...more Book Examines How Organizations and Communities Can Create Change (2/19/10) Heath called the Miner County experience a "remarkable story of economic transformation." County residents came up with a clear and simple direction for the rider - do 10% more shopping locally. They also motivated...more Federal Grants to Give SD Communities a Boost (2/18/10) Three programs in South Dakota have been awarded federal grants aimed at strengthening rural communities ...more Howard Story Featured in Chapter 3 of Switch Book (2/15/10) The Heath brothers (coauthors of Made to Stick) address motivating employees, family members, and ourselves in their analysis of why we too often fear change. The trick is to find the balance between our powerful drives and our reason. Read the first chapter of Switch: How to Change Things When Change is Hard. RLC Comments on Changes at Dakota Beef (2/10/10) Parry said the primary concern for the Rural Learning Center has been working with partners to provide living wage jobs for local families ...more ReImagine Rural Blog Mentioned in Hungarian Blog (2/1/10) Mike Knutson's blog post about "third places" has gone international. The blog is in Hungarian, but you can take a look here. Miner County and RLC in the new Rural Ventures newsletter (2/1/10) The first month's issue specifically deals with healthcare in Kingsbury, Lake, McCook, and Miner counties. Horizon Healthcare and Howard Physical Therapy are featured, as well as a quote by our own president, Randy Parry...more
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