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Financial Aide

Prosperity Ag owner Christi Southerland was surprised to see the fruits of her labor packed in her children’s lunches.

It was in the form of packaged applesauce from a rural Midwestern apple cooperative. She had helped the co-op to secure a grant for the supplies to package its applesauce.

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Going to Town

In this podcast episode, our host Brian Anderson talks with Crystal Jones, the executive director of the Perry County Economic Development Authority in Missouri.

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Broadbanding Together

Some rural north central Indiana families and businesses soon will be powered by more than electricity from their local electric cooperative.

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After Auto(mation) Pilot

A new rural economic development grant program piloted by WVPA’s member electric cooperatives last year is taking off in 2023.

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