Monthly Archives: August 2012

USDA Rural Development Missouri State Director Anita J. “Janie” Dunning presented certificates of congratulations to three different projects in Northwest Missouri on August 30 during a ceremony at the Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship. Northwest Missouri State University, Northwest Missouri Enterprise Facilitation (NWMEF) and Nodaway County Economic Development Inc. (NCED) are all recipients of USDA Rural Development Rural Business Enterprise Grants. Northwest has received $37,340 in grant funds that will be used in assisting their Market Opportunities for Regional Entrepreneurs (MORE) project. This project is designed to help small businesses, which are primarily agricultural related business, find new ways to add value to existing beef products or to find other uses for the products. The goal is to develop new markets which should increase profitability of the businesses, as well as saving and creating additional jobs in the beef industry.