USDA supports Vermont’s Babaroosa Immersive Art with nearly $5 million
Vermont Business Magazine US Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced that the Department is investing $770 million to help create new and better market opportunities for rural businesses and people in 36 states and Puerto Rico. The investments include $640 million for 122 projects to help people living in socially vulnerable communities. The Vermont Economic Development Authority used a USDA Business & Industry Loan Guarantee to fund Babaroosa Immersive, LLC, with $4.75 million to establish a permanent art facility in Vermont targeting local, regional, and external markets.