Kay Continues To Talk about Her Plans To Reinvest in Rural North Carolina; Tours Wind Farm, Speaks at Small Farms Initiative

August 4, 2008

GREENSBORO, N.C. – State Senator and U.S. Senate Candidate Kay Hagan (D-Guilford) will continue her Best Interests, Not The Special Interests tour this week, specifically focusing on her plans to reinvest in rural North Carolina. Kay will tour the North Carolina Small Wind Initiative site, which is a partner with Appalachian State University, to learn more about how North Carolina is on the cutting edge of alternative energy development and what more needs to be done to foster such development on the federal level. On Thursday, Kay will be at North Carolina A &T University in Greensboro to discuss small farms initiatives and farm biodiesel production.

In addition, Kay will be in Taylorsville on Tuesday to tour the Mitchell Gold and Bob Williams furniture factory. Once central to North Carolina’s economy, the furniture industry has relocated much of its manufacturing overseas, leaving distressed communities and displaced workers. Kay will meet with some of the factory’s 750 employees and discuss her plans for keeping good jobs in North Carolina.

Also on Thursday, Kay will be in Greensboro to speak at the Service Learning Impacting Citizenship Camp for Guilford County high school students to learn about government, communications, and community service.

TUESDAY

WHO: State Senator and U.S. Senate Candidate Kay Hagan and workers at the Mitchell Gold and Bob Williams furniture factory
WHAT: Kay tours the factory and addresses how she will keep jobs in North Carolina
WHERE: 135 One Comfortable Place, Taylorsville
WHEN: 2:00 p.m., Tuesday, August 5, 2008

WEDNESDAY

Best Interests, not the Special Interests: Reinvesting in our Rural Roots
WHAT: Kay tours the North Carolina Small Wind Initiative at Beech Mountain
WHERE: **Reporters interested in touring the site should meet at 11:50 a.m. in front of the Banner Elk Café (119 Central Way SW, Banner Elk)
WHEN: Tour begins at noon on Wednesday, August 6, 2008

THURSDAY

Best Interests, not the Special Interests: Reinvesting in our Rural Roots
WHAT: Kay attends North Carolina A&T University’s Small Farms Field Day
WHERE: 3136 McConnell Road., Greensboro
WHEN: 8:45 a.m., Thursday, August 7, 2008

WHO: State Senator and U.S. Senate Candidate Kay Hagan
WHAT: Kay speaks to participants of the Service Learning Impacting Citizenship Camp
WHERE: 130 Summit Ave., Greensboro
WHEN: 10:00 a.m., Thursday, August 7, 2008

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