by LCD Staff | Dec 11, 2023 | CommunityWorks North Dakota, DREAM Fund, Home Loans, Housing, Lewis & Clark Development Group, North Dakota
It’s a challenge that eventually confronts every family: How do you keep your elderly loved one in their home for as long as possible? The desire to maintain independence eventually comes up against the reality of floor plans not suited to meet the changes that...
by LCD Staff | Dec 8, 2023 | Affordable Housing, CommunityWorks North Dakota, Housing, In the News, Lewis & Clark Development Group, News & Analysis, North Dakota
(Sources & Credits: New Topic News / constructioncoverage.com) — New inflation data from the federal Bureau of Labor Statistics revealed that while October’s Consumer Price Index was up 3.7 percent year-over-year, the index for shelter had risen 7.2...
by LCD Staff | Dec 4, 2023 | CEDS, Community Development, Economic Development, Lewis & Clark Development Group, Lewis & Clark RDC, Regional Council
Lewis & Clark Regional Development Council (RDC) is in the process of finalizing its 2024-2028 Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy (CEDS). Why does this matter?: CEDS plans are required by the U.S. Economic Development Administration (EDA) to provide a...
by LCD Staff | Nov 29, 2023 | Lewis & Clark Development Group, Meat & Poultry Intermediary Lending Program, North Dakota, Programs, Small Business
Late last year, USDA Rural Development awarded a $10 million grant to Lewis & Clark Development Group to create a new Revolving Loan Fund (RLF) for North Dakota’s meat and poultry industry. The grant was part of the federal Meat & Poultry Intermediary...
by LCD Staff | Nov 15, 2023 | Business Loans, Lewis & Clark Development Group, North Dakota Opportunity Fund, Programs, Small Business
Twenty-three years ago, Shane Scott was fresh out of college when he started working in the lumber industry. At the time, like so many college graduates, Shane took the job because he needed one. Little did he know then that he found his career. Over the years, Shane...
by LCD Staff | Nov 8, 2023 | Affordable Housing, CommunityWorks North Dakota, Housing, In the News, Lewis & Clark Development Group, North Dakota
(Mike Moen – Prairie News Service) — More than 65% of North Dakotans say housing is the state’s biggest overall need. That’s according to new community-level survey data. The findings are from the latest needs assessment issued by Community Action...
