Kelliher to Embark on Rural Economies Tour
DFL-endorsed candidate for Governor Margaret Anderson Kelliher will kick off a rural economies tour Wednesday, with stops in Alexandria, Morris, Moorhead, Staples, and Little Falls.
Kelliher will visit with working
families, entrepreneurs at growing rural companies, small business owners, students
and instructors at higher education and research institutions, and local and
regional agriculture leaders.
As Governor, Kelliher says her top priority will be strengthening Minnesota’s economy, and creating good paying jobs for working Minnesotans.
“Minnesota needs a governor who will fight every day, and do everything it takes to put Minnesotans back to work,” said Kelliher. “We need a Governor who will create opportunity and strengthen local economies all across Minnesota. I will be that Governor.”
Margaret Anderson Kelliher grew up on a family dairy farm in Blue Earth County.
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SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 9
3:00pm
Alexandria Area Economic Development Commission (AAEDC)
AAEDC Boardroom
610 Filmore Street,
Alexandria, MN
Kelliher and Jim Murray, Executive Director of the AAEDC, will hold a news availability to discuss economic development strategies in Alexandria. Alexandria was recently ranked the fastest growing “Micropolitan Area” in Minnesota, and the 17th fastest growing Micropolitan area in the country.
4:30pm
University of Minnesota-Morris Biomass Facility Tour
600 East 4th Street
Morris, Minnesota
Kelliher will tour the University of Minnesota-Morris Biomass Gasification Plant. Members of the press are invited to participate in the tour. When fully functional, the biomass gasification plant will add $500,000 yearly to the local economy, and buy corn stover and other byproducts from land within 30 miles of the campus.
7:30pm
Moorhead Phone Bank
Minnesota DFL Moorhead Office
817 Center Avenue
Moorhead, MN
Kelliher will fire-up campaign volunteers in Moorhead, and make phone calls to primary voters.
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THURSDAY, JUNE 10
8:30am
Minnesota State Community and Technical College-Moorhead (MSCTC)
1900 28th Avenue South
Moorhead, MN
Kelliher will meet with Dean John Centko and Provost Jerry Migler to discuss the Biofuels Technology program at MSCTC-Moorhead and tour their science facilities. Members of the press are invited to participate in the tour. Kelliher will also spend time with students at the college.
Kelliher, Centko, and Migler will hold a media availability in MSCTC Conference Room A113 immediately following the tour.
11:30am
Central Lakes College Agriculture Center
26505 County Road 2
Staples, MN
Kelliher will tour the Central Lakes biomass facility with Bob Schaefer, Director of the Agriculture Center. Kelliher will also tour the fields and discuss weather permitting and the future of the facility. Members of the press are invited to participate in the tour.
1:15pm
Central Minnesota Ethanol Co-Op (CMEC)
17936 Heron Road
Little Falls, MN
Kelliher will speak with CMEC General Manager Kerry Nixon about the history of the plant, the work being done there, as well as CMEC’s goals for the future. Following that conversation, plant operations manager Scott Haggerty will give Kelliher a brief tour of the facilities. Members of the press are invited to participate in the tour.