WED AM News: USDA official discusses strategies for rural development; Gundersen relying on telehealth amid pandemic


WED AM News: USDA official discusses strategies for rural development; Gundersen relying on telehealth amid pandemic


— A rural development expert with the USDA says infrastructure investments and financial incentives could help attract workers to rural communities in Wisconsin.

“Folks want access to the sorts of things in their communities — particularly rural communities — that they can get in higher population communities,” said Justin Maxson, deputy under secretary for rural development with the United States Department of Agriculture. “Access to quality health care, high-speed broadband, entertainment, high-quality education.”

Maxson was the keynote speaker for yesterday’s “Lighting the Way for Rural Prosperity” event, held in La Crosse by WisPolitics.com and Dairyland Power Cooperative. He said rural areas would benefit the most from long-term infrastructure investments aimed at making these regions more attractive to workers...
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