USDA Names Raleigh as Hub Location

In a video message to employees, U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins announced that USDA staff would be relocated to Raleigh, Indianapolis, Fort Collins, Colorado, Kansas City, and Salt Lake City as markets. Citing the relocations as a way to bring the “USDA closer to the people it serves while also providing a more affordable cost of living for USDA employees."

RED director, Kyle Touchstone, shared:

"With our R&D capabilities, talent pool availability, proximity to the nation's capital and Raleigh's tremendous growth across numerous industry sectors, we're excited to see this hub designation for USDA."

Agriculture has played a pivotal role in North Carolina’s economy for centuries; even today, agriculture and agribusiness generate tens of billions of dollars annually for the state.

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