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Benkelman gets nearly $280000 water grant
McCook Daily Gazette
NORTH PLATTE, Nebraska — USDA Rural Development has announced that the City of Benkelman will receive a grant of $279000 that will be used to construct a new water treatment plant and install new water meters. The USDA funds will be leveraged with …

Rural development official focusing on biofuels
Radio Iowa
“Here in Iowa biofuels have a whole different meaning,” Menner says, “We are kind of the hub for innovation. Of course, we were the hub for the development of ethanol. We're also the hub for the development of second and third generation biofuels. …