Sprague business garners energy efficiency grant

Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced grants for more than 900 agricultural producers and rural small businesses across the country to implement renewable energy and energy efficiency measures in their operations. Secretary Vilsack made the announcement as part of President Obama’s rural economic bus tour in the Midwest where on Aug. 19 he highlighted efforts underway to reduce the country’s dependence on foreign oil, which will increase the economic competitiveness of rural America and promote job creation.

“These investments enable our farmers, ranchers and rural small business owners...