Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack stands with U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Rural Development (RD) North Carolina Electric Membership Corporation Team in the Jefferson Auditorium at USDA in Washington, D.C. on Thursday, Nov. 6, 2014. The North Carolina Electric Membership Corporation Team partnered with North Carolina Electric Cooperative to access capital for economic development projects resulting in over $372 million in investment, creating nearly 1, 700 jobs. USDA photo by Lance Cheung.
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