Pleasure of serving as congresswoman alma adams first legislative director and help get the hbcu caucus started and amazing to see all that the congresswoman and staff have done since then. Today you all are joining us for a really important conversation about the ways at that government, philanthropy and business can support our hbcus and sustaining them into the future and with that im going to invite the congresswoman up to get us started. [applause] good afternoon. Good afternoon. Im still hbcu strong. Thank you all for being here today and thank you shaniqua and thank you all for joining us. Im congresswoman alma adams and it is my pleasure to represent the 12th Congressional District in North Carolina, charlotte, mecklenburg, and cabarras county. Give it up for the queen city. [applause] i want to thank especially our same guests who will participate on todays hbcu brain trust. Id like to thank the members of the first bipartisan hbcu tour here. When i started this caucus eight y
Alliance is announcing plans for a mega Industrial Park that will be a game changer for the court or economy. The Big Cedar Industrial Center will be located near the airport. Reporter scott, this will be the largest Industrial Park anywhere in iowa and actually the one of the largest in the midwest. Take a look. Right now it is cornfield an distance from hi and interstate 380. There is a rail line right next to it and easy access to the airport just one mile away. It also brings opportunity to attract the kinds of Mega Industries the corridor could never accommodate before. It really puts us in a Competitive Position as companies are looking to maybe expand their footprint around the United States or it could ted for cedar rapids and the region is a growing vibrant tax base. People may wonder why Alliant Energy is leading the charge on this Industrial Park and whether it could have any impact on our utility bills at home. The answer is yes well explain that tonight at ten. Matt hammil
Johnson named director of Illinois Agricultural Experiment Station effinghamdailynews.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from effinghamdailynews.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Rodney Johnson appointed as associate dean for research and director of the Illinois Agricultural Experiment Station at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.