The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced plans for a reorganization that includes largely leaving Washington, D.C. in favor of five hub locations around the country, including Salt Lake City.
In a memo Thursday, U.S. Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins announced the hub locations as Salt Lake City, Fort Collins, Colo., Raleigh, North Carolina, Kansas City, Missouri and Indianapolis, Indiana.
The effort is part of a broader reorganization of the USDA, which the agency said is a “bloated, expensive, and unsustainable organization” in a news release announcing the move. That also includes a reduction in force…