The staff at the USDA Rural Development offices in LaPorte and Plymouth will be transferring to the Knox office. The offices in LaPorte and Plymouth are closing.
The move will be complete today but the staff will not have access to their computers until Tuesday, January 17th.
The Knox office staff will continue to deliver USDA rural development programs and services to residents and businesses in Cass, Carroll, Fulton, Jasper, Lake, LaPorte, Marshall, Newton, Porter, Pulaski, Starke, St. Joseph, and White Counties. Customers can contact the office by calling (574) 772-3066.
USDA Rural Development administers and manages more than 40 housing, business and community infrastructure and facility programs throughout Indiana and the U.S. These programs are designed to improve the economic stability of rural communities, businesses, residents, and farmers to improve the quality of life in rural America.