Jun 29, 2020
In Part III of this four-part series on rural economic and
community development, produced in collaboration with and supported
by the Thomas USAF Group, Michelle welcomes back Thomas Kimsey,
president and CEO of the Thomas USAF Group, and also chats with
Bette Brand, Deputy Under Secretary for Rural Development at the
Department of Agriculture since February 20, and with Mark Lee,
Chief Executive Officer and President of Rhino Health Inc., the
first United States manufacturer of nitrile rubber gloves about
governmental and private sector collaboration in the rural economic
and development space. Through its partnership with the
Department of Agriculture’s Rural Development Office, Thomas USAF
is able to provide capital to both small and large businesses and
entrepreneurs, Kimsey notes.