One of these organizations, the Rural Nevada Development Corporation, will serve small businesses in rural Nevada.

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Over the past few years, the Federal Communications Commission and other government organizations have been pushing to bring rural America into the 21st century by making it easier for private companies to provide access to broadband Internet connections in rural areas.

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"What we are doing now with our trucks and our food is bypassing the cities and taking them straight to nongovernmental organizations, who will distribute the food to people in the rural areas, " said Heather Hill of the World Food Program.

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While in the Midwest, the President will discuss ways to grow the economy, strengthen the middle class and accelerate hiring in communities and towns across the nation and hear directly from Americans, including small business owners, local families, private sector leaders, rural organizations, and government officials.

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