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Oct 7, 2026
Golden LEAF Critical Conversations: Partnerships for Rural Economic Growth
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18:19Reginald SpeightGUEST
I know we're not allowed to call it Little Washington, but the town of Washington.
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18:21Robert HosfordGUEST
Washington.And they had this lovely little theater called the Turnage Theater downtown that had a hole in the roof and was not functional, but there was a very active arts council down there.
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18:33Robert HosfordGUEST
They came to us for a community facilities loan and grant to start bringing more arts into their community.
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18:40Robert HosfordGUEST
So we were able to, with our particular instruments, I call them, is to get the Turnage Theater back to a place where it could support the community and the arts.
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18:49Robert HosfordGUEST
It could also drive business and tourism, and that's part of one of, one of the things that we do.
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18:55Robert HosfordGUEST
Additionally, on the education side, I'll roll out to Lees-McRae, way out west.
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Scott HamiltonHOST
And how does USA- USDA help support existing businesses and entrepreneurs strengthen the rural economy in communities and that are gonna help attract and be a market to these new industries?