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    Ag Dept Clear focus for rural development

    ByBecky McCray February 13, 2006August 27, 2014

    Ed Morrison is so on the ball. Here’s an item from his latest round-up of economic development news. The undersecretary for rural development in the U.S. Department of Agriculture has a clear focus for rural development: renewable energy, broadband access and location. Read more. To these three, most knowledgeable observers would add entrepreneurship: growing a…

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    With Few Options, Rural Businesses Forced to Find Their Own Internet Access

    ByBecky McCray January 21, 2006August 27, 2014

    With Few Options, Rural Businesses Forced to Find Their Own Internet Access: “It comes down to population density,” said Josh Holbrook, an analyst with the Yankee Group, a research firm based in Boston. The smaller the population that would benefit from DSL, the less likely a service provider will invest the money into DSL equipment….

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