ICBA: Statement on Ending Goverment Shutdown Issued
The Independent Community Bankers of America (ICBA) issued the following statement on the federal government shutdown. “While the nation’s community banks continue working every day to support economic growth in the local communities they serve, the ongoing government shutdown threatens to harm economic growth and Main Street economies. ICBA and the nation’s community bankers encourage…
SBA: USDA and SBA Strengthen Partnership to Create Jobs and Economic Growth in Rural America
Today, Administrator Isabel Casillas Guzman, head of the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) and the voice in President Biden’s Cabinet for America’s 33 million small businesses, announced today that the SBA is strengthening its longstanding partnership with the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to create jobs and expand access to new and better market opportunities for…
USDA and EDA Launch Resource Guide to Boost Economic Development in Rural Communities
U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development Under Secretary Xochitl Torres Small and U.S. Economic Development Administration (EDA) Assistant Secretary Alejandra Y. Castillo today released a joint resource guide to help community organizations access USDA and EDA resources to build strategies to boost economic development in rural America. “America’s rural communities are critical to the success of…