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LYONS, NEBRASKA – The Center for Rural Affairs has chosen Darby Paxton, of Stuart, Nebraska, to receive its 2018 Friend Award. Center staff will recognize Paxton at an award ceremony on March 8 in...
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LYONS, NEBRASKA – The Center for Rural Affairs has chosen Anthony and Mariel Barreras, of Blair, Nebraska, to receive its 2018 Citizenship Award. They will be recognized at an award ceremony on March...
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LYONS, NEBRASKA – The Center for Rural Affairs has chosen Danelle Nutt of Ravenna, Nebraska, to receive the 2018 Women’s Business Center Entrepreneur Award. She will be recognized at an award ceremony...
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LYONS, NEBRASKA – The Center for Rural Affairs has chosen Rosa Maria Brooks, of Hastings, Nebraska, to receive the 2018 Latino Entrepreneur Award. She will be recognized at an award ceremony on March...
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LYONS, NEBRASKA – The Center for Rural Affairs has chosen Tim Rinne and Ronald Todd-Meyer, of Lincoln, Nebraska, to receive the 2018 Bob Steffen Pioneer Award. They will be recognized at an award...
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GRAND ISLAND, NEBRASKA – Los propietarios de pequeñas empresas existentes, en transición y nuevas empresas tienen la oportunidad de analizar sus empresas en "Business Plan Basics", presentado por el...
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GRAND ISLAND, NEBRASKA – Existing, transitioning, and startup small business owners have an opportunity to examine their ventures in “Business Plan Basics,” presented by the Center for Rural Affairs...
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FREMONT, NEBRASKA – Women who own or co-own more than 40 acres, may have inherited farmland, or are experiencing transition with farmland they own are invited to a workshop on Thursday, March 7, from...
- Farm and Food
NEVADA, IOWA – In a survey of Iowa farmers, extreme weather, including more floods and droughts, was identified as a top risk to farm operations in the state. Paired with other concerns, like trade...
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LYONS, NEBRASKA – In 2017, 18 percent of Minnesota’s energy needs were met by wind power, according to a fact sheet released today by the Center for Rural Affairs. The publication, “Minnesota wind...
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FAIRFIELD, IOWA – Who’s going to get the farm? And what are they going to do with it? Will your future plans for your land create harmony or strife for your family? Or have you even started to think...
- Farm and Food
PIERRE, SOUTH DAKOTA – Commercial property assessed clean energy, or C-PACE, is a financing tool that allows businesses and nonprofits to make clean energy improvements to their properties. Today, the...
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BROWNVILLE, NEBRASKA – Who’s going to get the farm? And what are they going to do with it? Will your future plans for your land create harmony or strife for your family? Or have you even started to...
- Farm and Food
ORD NEBRASKA – Who’s going to get the farm? And what are they going to do with it? Will your future plans for your land create harmony or strife for your family? Or have you started to think that far...
- Farm and Food
LYONS, NEBRASKA – In Nebraska, more than $4.4 billion is spent annually on food, and 90 percent of that food comes from outside the state, according to a report released today by the Center for Rural...
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LYONS, NEBRASKA – An Advanced QuickBooks workshop will be offered to local entrepreneurs and business owners on Monday, Feb. 25. This free event is sponsored by the Center for Rural Affairs and Lyons...
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NEVADA, IOWA – Community members, local leaders, and the public are invited to join a Legislative Wake-up forum at the Nevada City Hall, located at 1209 6th St., in Nevada, Iowa. The event, co-hosted...
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GRAND ISLAND, NEBRASKA – A five-part workshop on “Emerging Small Construction Start-ups” will be offered to local entrepreneurs and business owners in Spanish on Thursdays, Feb. 21 and 28, and March 7...
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GRAND ISLAND, NEBRASKA – Ofrecerá taller de cinco partes a “Nuevas y emergentes empresas pequeñas de construcción” para empresarios locales y propietarios de negocios. El evento es Gratis y en Español...
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LYONS, NEBRASKA – The Rural Investment Corporation, a subsidiary of the Center for Rural Affairs in Lyons, Neb., recently was awarded a $200,000 grant from Wells Fargo. The organization was among 19...
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