Economic Development

Economic Development

MWEC supports activities and business that it believes will be a positive force in promoting economic development. The co-op employees work closely with local, state and federal economic development agencies to promote community and business development in the MWEC service area.

If you have a development project that needs energy services and/or location, financial assistance, marketing assistance or business planning assistance, let us know.

For questions regarding economic development opportunities, please contact 800-279-2667.

Rural Development Guidance for the Utilization of the USDA Nondiscrimination Statement

Full Nondiscrimination Statement

In accordance with Federal civil rights law and U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) civil rights regulations and policies, the USDA, its Agencies, offices, and employees, and institutions participating in or administering USDA programs are prohibited from discriminating based on race, color, national origin, religion, sex, gender identity (including gender expression), sexual orientation, disability, age, marital status, family/parental status, income derived from a public assistance program, political beliefs, or reprisal or retaliation for prior civil rights activity, in any program or activity conducted or funded by USDA (not all bases apply to all programs). Remedies and complaint filing deadlines vary by program or incident.

Persons with disabilities who require alternative means of communication for program information (e.g., Braille, large print, audiotape, American Sign Language, etc.) should contact the responsible Agency or USDA's TARGET Center at (202) 720-2600 (voice and TTY) or contact USDA through the Federal Relay Service at (800) 877-8339. Additionally, program information may be made available in languages other than English.
To file a program discrimination complaint, complete the USDA Program Discrimination Complaint Form, AD-3027, found online at http://www.ascr.usda.gov/complaint filing cust.html and at any USDA office or write a letter addressed to USDA and provide in the letter all of the information requested in the form. To request a copy of the complaint form, call (866) 632-9992. Submit your completed form or letter to USDA by:

(1) mail:
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights
1400 Independence Avenue, SW
Washington, D.C. 20250-9410;

(2) fax:
(202) 690-7442; or

(3) email:
program.intake@usda.gov.

USDA is an equal opportunity provider, employer, and lender.

Desarrollo Rural Guía para la utilización de la Declaración de no discriminación del USDA Declaración

completa de no discriminación

De acuerdo con la ley federal de derechos civiles y las reglamentaciones y politicas de derechos civiles de! Departamento de Agricultura de Estados Unidos (U.S. Department of Agriculture, USDA), se prohibe al USDA, sus agencias, oficinas y empleados, e instituciones que participan o administran los programas de! USDA, discriminar por motivos de raza, color, origen nacional, religion, genero, identidad de genero (incluidas las expresiones de genero), orientaci6n sexual, discapacidad, edad, estado civil, estado familiar/parental, ingresos derivados de un programa de asistencia publica, creencias politicas, o reprimendas o represalias por actividades previas sobre derechos civiles, en cualquier programa o actividad llevados a cabo o financiados por el USDA (no todas las bases se aplican a todos los programas). Las fechas limite para la presentaci6n de remedios y denuncias varian segun el programa o el incidente.

Las personas con discapacidades que requieran medios altemativos de comunicaci6n para obtener informaci6n sobre el programa (por ej., Braille, letra grande, cinta de audio, lenguaje americano de sefias, etc.) deberan comunicarse con la Agencia responsable o con el Centro TARGET de! USDA al (202) 720-2600 (voz y TTY) o comunicarse con el USDA a traves de! Servicio Federal de Transmisiones al (800) 877-8339. Asimismo, se puede disponer de informaci6n de! programa en otros idiomas ademas de ingles.

Para presentar una denuncia por discriminaci6n en el programa, complete el Formulario de denuncias por discriminaci6n en el programa de! USDA, AD-3027, que se encuentra en linea en http://www.ascr.usda.gov/complaint filing cust.html, o en cualquier oficina de! USDA, o escriba una carta dirigida al USDA e incluya en la carta toda la informaci6n solicitada en el formulario. Para solicitar una copia de! formulario de denuncias, llame al (866) 632-9992.
Envie su formulario completado o su carta al USDA por los siguientes medios:

(I) correo:
U.S. Department of Agriculture,
Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights
1400 Independence Avenue, SW
Washington, D.C. 20250-9410;

(2) fax:
(202) 690-7442; o

(3) correo electr6nico:
program.intake@usda.gov.

Nondiscrimination Statement (English)

Nondiscrimination Statement (Spanish)

Full Nondiscrimination Statement PDF