Business Briefs: Week of Nov. 17, 2023
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Biden's Billions Aren't Swaying Rural Voters Away From Trump, Poll Shows
Joe Biden is behind Donald Trump in a hypothetical poll of key swing states where his administration has spent billions of dollars in rural-area initiatives
Source: dailycaller.com
The need for speed: Fight over standards underway as Congress looks to add ReConnect to farm bill
Lawmakers want to use the farm bill to make the Agriculture Departments ReConnect loan and grant program for rural broadband permanent, but they still need to settle a debate about whether to ease the required service speeds.
Source: agri-pulse.com
President Biden Announces Over $5 Billion to Support Rural Communities During Investing in Rural America Event Series
Editor's Note: This fact sheet is reposted from the White House Briefing Room and details more than $5 billion in investments across five U.S. Department of Agriculture initiatives that are helping farmers adopt new climate-smart agricultural practices, supporting community infrastructure, and increasing economic development in rural towns and communities. These initiatives include:
United States Puerto Rico Dutch Creek Rural Partners Network Economic Development Regional Conservation Partnership Program
Source: usda.gov
Internet Use by Farms Edges Forward, But Precision Agriculture is Lagging
The United States Department of Agriculture Farm Survey examines use of the Internet and potential advanced technologies to enable precision agriculture.
Source: networkcomputing.com
Reedsburg provider using federal funds to expand internet
The Reedsburg Utility Commission is working on nine projects after receiving a $28 million federal loan for rural fiber-optic internet expansion in Sauk and four neighboring counties.
Source: wiscnews.com
Broadband planning underway
BAMBERG – Bamberg County is working to develop a broadband system that will make high-speed internet affordable for underserved communities with the help of a $12 million federal grant.
United States Ethan Beeks William Metts Jim Clyburn Joey Preston Us Department Of Agriculture Reconnect Program
Source: thetandd.com
Broadband investment celebrated
BAMBERG – Congressman Jim Clyburn and other officials gathered Wednesday to celebrate a $24 million investment in rural internet improvements in Orangeburg and Bamberg counties.
Source: thetandd.com
Another grant to aid internet access in county | Sampson Independent
RALEIGH — Sampson County was named as part of the first round of Completing Access to Broadband awards, which will expand internet access in Sampson and 13…
Source: clintonnc.com
$5M in federal funds to go Ohio broadband project
U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced nearly $700 million in grants and loans to connect rural residents to high-speed internet.
Source: farmanddairy.com