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'dxd( $ Figure  1  VZY I&mage <=8C HKKKK !  _h   ,'*j\"6&"`z1% `E,,%y%y,,%j (#(#        (#(#ReleaseNo.0155.00Susan_McAvoy_Ԁ(202)72046234 >O  5  susan.mcavoy@usda.gov6 O4  7 (#b | P   DanCampbell,(202)7206483 l @  4 vO  5  dan.campbell@usda.gov6'O;  7 (#i \ 0   <_GLICKMAN_ԀANNOUNCES$45MILLIONEFFORTTOFURTHERBOOSTECONOMYOFMISSISSIPPIDELTA REGION  ,   WASHINGTON,May10,2000AgricultureSecretaryDan_Glickman_Ԁtodayannounced$45millioninUSDAloansandgrantstohelpimprovelivingstandardsandcreatejobsintheMississippiDeltaregion.  Thankstoanincrediblystrongnationaleconomyandwelltargetedinvestmentssuchasthese,theeconomichealthoftheDeltaisimproving,_Glickman_ԀsaidinremarkstoaconferenceontheDeltahostedbyPresidentClinton. TheunemploymentrateintheDeltahasdeclinedsignificantlyfrom7.5percentin1993to4.2percentin1999.Unfortunately,insomecounties,theunemploymentrateisfarhigher,andthereisacriticalneedforsafedrinkingwater,wastewaterdisposal,andessentialcommunityfacilities.  TheUSDAinvestmentsannouncedtodayinclude$30.3millionforcleandrinkingwaterandsafewastewaterdisposalsystems,$14.5millionforruralbusinesses,$470,000forcommunityfacilities,and$228,000forselfhelphousingdevelopments,wherelowincomepeoplebecomehomeownersbyprovidingmostofthelaborneededtobuildtheirhomes.  Amongthespecificprojectsannouncedtodayare:c  cz "0    A$3millionbusinessloanfortheBethelGrainCo.,inFranklinCounty,Ill.,tomake "!$ buildingmodificationsandpurchaseequipmentneededtomanufacturevalueaddedcornproducts,includingthoseusedincerealsandcornmealforexportmarkets.Thisloanwillhelpthecompanycreateorsave63jobsinahighunemploymentpartofthestateandwillhelpboostcornpricesforcorngrowersinthearea.cz ݌ (#(# Ќ  c  c "0    A$1.56millionloan/grantcombinationtohelpexpandawatertreatmentplantin (`'* LauderdaleCounty,Tenn.,whichwillprovideasafe,dependabledrinkingwatersupplyfor3,600residents.c ݌ (#(# Ќ  L  Fy3L  3    3I 2F3  0    A$420,000businessloantotheArkansasRuralWaterAssociationtoconstructatraining L, +. facilityin_Lonoke_,Ark.,wherewatertechniciansfromsmall,ruralwaterdistrictscanbetrained. 3I t ݌ (#(# Ќ    ӄmore 0/3   ӄ2c  c?"0    A$31,000granttomakerepairsandimprovementsataruraldaycarecenterinCaldwell   County,Ky.,whichprovidesservicetoacommunityof1,500people.c?Z݌ (#(# Ќ  c  cv"0    A$50,000businessgrantto_Alcorn_ԀStateUniversityinMississippitoaddarefrigeration  systematafarmandcraftmarketinNatchez,benefittingvegetablegrowersandcraftspeopleinafivecountyarea.cv݌ (#(# Ќ  L  Fyy L  Overthepastsevenyears,USDAhasprovidednearly$3.5billioninruraldevelopmentfinancialassistancetotheDeltaregion.FollowingisalistoftheloansandgrantsawardedtodaybyUSDA.  # 0/3 '* '  '  %X0XXX%]X%X0 USDAMISSISSIPPIDELTAPROJECTANNOUNCEMENTS #%X0X%]# @x  @   *,XXQXX*3,XXX,XXQX3 @  @`  @  @`  @  @  @h  @ Loanor  7,XXQX,XXX79,XX? X,XXQX9  Water/Wastewater   State h 0  Grant  2Amount (#(#   WhiteCounty 0  Ark. h 0(#(#loan  +++$1,593,400.00(#(#    `     h   grant  -$876,600.00    FultonCounty  Ark. h 0  loan  +++$1,830,070.00(#(#    `     h   grant0  +++$2,272,930.00(#(#   WashingtonCounty  Mo. h 0  loan  -$275,000.00 x (#(#    `     h   grant  -$283,000.00  d    CityofMortonsGap  Ky. h 0  loan  -$138,000.00| P (#(#    `     h   grant  -$368,000.00 h <    _Avoyelles_ԀCounty  La. h 0  loan  +++$6,916,000.00T ( (#(#   MississippiCounty  Mo. h 0  loan  -$442,700.00@ (#(#   Alexander&  _Pulaski_ԀCounties  Ill. h 0  loan  -$627,000.00(#(#    `     h   grant  +++$1,246,300.00    _Leake_ԀCounty 0  Miss. h 0(#(#loan  -$142,500.00(#(#    `     h   grant  -$427,500.00    _Fayette_ԀCounty  Ill. h 0  loan  -$193,000.00(#(#   LauderdaleCounty  Tenn. h 0  loan  -$782,500.00(#(#    `     h   grant  -$782,500.00 t   Somerville 0  Tenn. h 0(#(#loan  +++$2,200,000.00`(#(#    `     h   grant  +++$1,800,000.00 xL   Butler_Cunty_ 0  Mo. h 0(#(#loan  -$300,000.00d8(#(#    `     h   grant  -$200,000.00 P$   OzarkCounty 0  Mo. h 0(#(#loan  -$150,000.00<(#(#    `     h   grant  -$686,000.00 (   ButlerCounty 0  Mo. h 0(#(#loan  +++$2,250,000.00(#(#    `     h   grant  +++$1,499,000.00    RipleyCounty0  Mo.0h(#(#0h(#h(#loan  -$460,000.00(#(#    `     h grant  -$306,000.00     RipleyCounty0  Mo. h 0(#(#grant  %%.$66,800.00!(#(#   _Panola_ԀCounty  Miss. h 0  loan  -$180,000.00 "(#(#   _Panola_ԀCounty  Miss. h 0  loan  -$292,000.00!p #(#(#    `     h   grant  -$218,000.00 "\!$   _Prentiss_ԀCounty  Miss. h 0  loan  -$500,000.00t#H"%(#(#   TOTAL    h 0  0(#(#*$30,304,800.00 `$4#&(#(#  CommunityFacilityProjects h     8  8& %(   FranklinCounty  Ill. h 0  grant  %%.$10,000.00$'%)(#(#   _Avoyelles_ԀCounty  La. h 0  grant  %%.$35,000.00(&*(#(#   St.LandryCounty  La. h 0  grant  %%.$22,500.00('+(#(#     _Evangeline_ԀCounty  La. h 0  loan  %%.$12,500.00*)-(#(#    `     h   grant  %%.$22,500.00 +*.   WestCarrollCounty  La. h 0  loan  %%.$96,630.00,+/(#(#    `     h   grant  %%.$41,550.00 -l,0   WhiteCounty 0  Ill. h 0(#(#loan  -$124,400.00.X-1(#(#     more \00/3 0@xx)2    Cityof_Tchula_  Miss. h 0  grant  %%.$40,500.00(#(#   HolmesCounty  Miss. h 0  grant  %%.$26,500.00(#(#   TOTAL    h 0  0(#(#-$432,080.00 (#(# =,XXQX,XX? X=9,XX-xX,XXQX9E" ,XXhX-xX,XX-xXE BusinessAssistance    h     _Haywood_ԀCounty  Tenn.  grant  %%.$49,000.00 t   Ark.RuralWater_Asc_.Ark. h 0  loan  -$420,000.00`(#(#   _Bokay_ ` 0 0 (# (#Ark. h 0(#(#loan  +++$1,200,000.00x L (#(#   Pits ` 0 0 (# (#Ark. h 0(#(#loan  +++$1,407,770.00d 8 (#(#   AdvancedCoatings  Ark. h 0  loan  +++$1,990,000.00P $ (#(#   Lewis&Sons 0  Ark. h 0(#(#loan  -$425,000.00<  (#(#   _Earle_ԀIndustries  Ark. h 0  loan  +++$1,250,000.00 - ( (#(#   _Haywood_ԀCounty  Tenn.  grant  %%.$64,800.00     _Pulaski_ԀCounty  Ill. h 0  grant  -$150,000.00 (#(#   HolmesCounty  Miss.  grant  %%.$72,500.00    ClaiborneCounty  Miss.  grant  %%.$50,000.00    SalineCounty 0  Ill. h 0(#(#grant0(#(#%%.$50,000.00(#(#   _Alcorn_ԀStateUniv.  Miss.  grant  %%.$50,000.00    BethelGrainCo.  Ill. h 0  loan  +++$3,000,000.00p(#(#   UnderTheMagnolia   h    \   DayCare 0  Ky. h 0(#(#grant  %%.$31,000.00tH(#(#   CityofSalem  0 h Mo. h 0  grant  %%.$96,000.00`4(#(#   _Hopkinsville_ԀElevator  Ky. h   grant  %%.$95,000.00 L    Natchez_Eola_Ԁ_LLC_  Miss./La.  loan  +++$4,200,000.00 8    TOTAL    h 0  0(#(#*$14,631,070.00 $(#(#  Self-HelpHousingTechnicalAssistance    8 -     LeeCounty 0  Ark. h 0(#(#grant  -$224,320.00(#(#   AshleyDrew 0  Ark. h 0(#(#grant  /$4,500.00(#(#   TOTAL    h 0  0(#(#-$228,820.00 (#(#   %]X%X0 GRANDTOTAL   h   0  *$45,566,770.00 #%X0X%]B#Ԉl!(#(# #XXX%X0#