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Tuesday, February 20, 2018 - 8:00am

Email: press@oc.usda.gov

ADVISORY: Secretary Perdue in Georgia TODAY

(Washington, D.C., February 19, 2018) – U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue will be in Sparks, Georgia TODAY, Monday, February 19th to celebrate the opening of new carrot processing facilities at Grimmway Farms with the plant’s owners and staff.

Grimmway Farms’ investment in the new carrot processing facilities is approximately $5,000,000 in this project, with local employment expected to be numerous full-time, permanent jobs and over 50 seasonal jobs for Cook County.

Secretary Perdue Visits Grimmway Farms

WHAT: The Secretary will deliver remarks at a ribbon cutting ceremony for the opening of new carrot processing facilities at Grimmway Farms before holding a media availability and participating in a tour of the new facilities. 

WHEN: TODAY, February 19th at 1:15 p.m. EST

WHERE: Grimmway Farms SE, 11741 US Highway 41, Sparks, GA 31647

*NOTE: Media interested in covering the events should RSVP to press@oc.usda.gov prior to the event. 

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Only 17 state capitals are also the largest cities in their respective states, but they don’t necessarily offer the best quality of life. To take a closer look at this issue, the personal-finance website WalletHub today released its report on 2018's Best State Capitals to Live in.

To identify the most livable seats of state government, WalletHub compared all 50 state capitals across 51 key metrics, ranging from cost of living to K–12 school-system quality to number of attractions.
 

Top 20 State Capitals to Live in

 

 

1

Austin, TX

 

11

Columbus, OH

 

2

Madison, WI

 

12

Helena, MT

 

3

Boise, ID

 

13

Olympia, WA

 

4

Lincoln, NE

 

14

Oklahoma City, OK

 

5

Bismarck, ND

 

15

St. Paul, MN

 

6

Raleigh, NC

 

16

Cheyenne, WY

 

7

Denver, CO

 

17

Montpelier, VT

 

8

Salt Lake City, UT

 

18

Pierre, SD

 

9

Juneau, AK

 

19

Des Moines, IA

 

10

Concord, NH

 

20

Phoenix, AZ

 

Best vs. Worst

  • Juneau, Alaska, has the highest median household income (adjusted for cost of living), $67,310, which is 2.6 times higher than in Hartford, Connecticut, the city with the lowest at $26,264.
     
  • Bismarck, North Dakota, has the lowest unemployment rate, 1.7 percent, which is 4.6 times lower than in Hartford, Connecticut, the city with the highest at 7.8 percent.
     
  • Providence, Rhode Island, has the lowest share of state-, local- & federal- government employees, 8.4 percent, which is 4.6 times lower than in Juneau, Alaska, the city with the highest at 38.4 percent.
     
  • Madison, Wisconsin has the highest share of adults 25 years and older with at least a bachelor’s degree, 56.3 percent, which is 4.7 times higher than in Trenton, New Jersey, the city with the lowest at 11.9 percent.
     
  • Montpelier, Vermont has the lowest violent-crime rate per 1,000 residents, 1.99, which is 7.8 times lower than in Charleston, West Virginia, the city with the highest at 15.52.

 
To view the full report and your city’s rank, please visit: 
https://wallethub.com/edu/best-state-capitals/19030/

 

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