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Success Stories

A mother and three daughters pose around a dining room table. There are lace curtains and blue wall in the background and some dishes on the table in the foreground.

“This is Home” – A Family Finds Their Forever Home in Calais, Maine

One of the first rooms Heather Gagne and her daughters began redecorating in their new home is the dining room, shown in the top photo. They have been busy repainting and making other updates. Raising a family in coastal Machias, Maine may sound lovely, but for Heather Gagne recent years proved stressful. There were few housing options in the Downeast community, and Heather was glad to find a rental home to…
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Steel Crfeek Galvanizing Company Open House Event

Steel Creek Galvanizing Company LLC Holds Open House Event

Steel Creek Galvanizing Company LLC recently held an Open House Event on July 16, 2019.  This event included tours of the recently completed fabricated steel products plant which is projected to bring $14.1 million in new capital investment in the area as well as the… [Read More]
South Carolina
Community Facilities
Bluff View Senior Living

A Safe Place to Live

Rental rates in North Texas continue to climb. Housing costs are through the roof….literally. But Crandall, Texas might be the place to move for senior living in Kaufman County thanks to the newly constructed Bluff View Senior Village. This project is located just off of Highway… [Read More]
Texas
Community Facilities
Eureka Hospital photo

New Look, Same Tradition of Care for Eureka Community Health Services Avera

A new facility has been built to house the hospital, clinic, and assisted living facility in Eureka, South Dakota in order to continue to provide different levels of healthcare services for this rural community of 848 residents and surrounding rural area. The new one-level… [Read More]
South Dakota
Community Facilities
Wilmot Care Cente photo

Providing Care Close to Home in a Rural South Dakota Community

As many communities have experienced the loss of assisted living and nursing home facilities over the past 3-5 years, the Wilmot Care Center has found a way to help with the growing need for elderly care in their small, rural community in northeast South Dakota located in… [Read More]
South Dakota
Community Facilities
Cane Bay Fire Station

RD Community Facility Loan Funds Will Be Utilized to Construct New Fire Station

A ground-breaking ceremony was held on May 22, 2019 for the highly anticipated Cane Bay Fire Station. Local leaders and members of the community gathered at the site to celebrate the official ground breaking for the Whitesville Fire and Rescue Headquarters Fire Station. The 5,… [Read More]
South Carolina
Community Facilities
Loader Equipment

New Equipment Provides Much Needed Service to Rural Community of 85 Residents

Davis is a town located in Turner County, South Dakota.  It got its name from a first settler back in 1893.  The community needed equipment to assist with year-round street maintenance and winter snow removal.  The lone piece of equipment presently owned by the… [Read More]
South Dakota
Community Facilities
Dupree Fire Truck Photo

Reliable Equipment Provides for a Greater Peace of Mind

Ask any fire fighter, they will likely tell you that providing protection and other emergency services is demanding.  Having efficient, operable equipment that can withstand rugged terrain and extreme conditions is a real asset when it comes to providing fire protection and… [Read More]
South Dakota
Community Facilities
Boys and Girls Club of Lower Brule van photo

Transportation Van Helps Advance Boys and Girls Club Mission

Lower Brule, S.D. is in Lyman County. The community is located within the Lower Brule Indian Reservation. An organization called The Boys and Girls Club of Lower Brule provides youth development and has two sites; one is a youth center for ages 6-12 and the other is a teen… [Read More]
South Dakota
Community Facilities
Florence Food Share distributes approximately 50,000 pounds of food per month to help alleviate hunger in this rural community.

Partnering to Alleviate Hunger in a Rural Community

In the small community of Florence and the surrounding area on the Oregon coast, nearly 4,000 people received free food from the nonprofit Florence Food Share last year. The pantry helps ensure that seniors, people with disabilities, those who are unemployed, and low-income… [Read More]
Oregon
Community Facilities
Cane Bay YMCA

Long-Awaited YMCA Opens in Cane Bay

The long-awaited Cane Bay YMCA opened Saturday, April 27, 2019.  The 54,000 square foot facility is the largest facility of its kind in the Lowcountry.  The building and outdoor recreation fields span 34 of the 69 acres donated by Cane Bay Plantation.  “There are… [Read More]
South Carolina
Community Facilities

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