Emporia Selected to Participate in USDA RPIC
22 Nov 2022
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The U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Development announced that the agency is awarding $4 million in cooperative agreements to 17 organizations under its Rural Placemaking Innovation Challenge program.
RPIC provides planning support, technical assistance, and training to encourage placemaking activities in rural communities. Funds can be used to help build capacity for broadband access, preserve cultural and historic structures, and support the development of transportation, housing, and recreational spaces.
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RDA Newsletter March 2022
Mar 8 2022Do you know ROZ?
We have been out visiting with area businesses and hear that almost everyone is needing employees. With our county unemployment rate being 1.9%, one program that you need to be aware of is the Kansas Rural Opportunity Zones (ROZ).
Rural Opportunity Zones were established...
Demolition on Renewable Energy Groups’ partially constructed biodiesel facility may begin soon.
During the Regional Development Association of East Central Kansas Board of Directors’ monthly meeting Friday, President Kent Heerman announced that demolition of the facility in southeast Emporia may begin as soon as Tuesday, weather permitting. An exact...