LEWISTON, ME - Today, Congressman Mike Michaud, a member of the House Small Business Committee, kicked off a tour of small businesses in order to hear directly from them about their successes and challenges. Over the next two days, he will speak with them about their use of state and federal resources in order to determine what changes are needed at the federal level to further help small businesses grow and create jobs. Those visits on the tour listed below are identified with "[SB TOUR]" after each event. All other events are unrelated to the small business tour.
Thursday, September 9, 2010
11:15 AM Wallace Brothers - Sperry Nets, Inc. [SB TOUR] (88 Goulds Ridge Road - Passadumkeag)
1:00 PM KB Corporation [SB TOUR] (122 Penny Road - Old Town)
2:30 PM Tour Bangor Walk Now location (operated by Dragonfly Therapy)
Michaud will see how an innovative therapy system is enabling patients to walk again. (Kenduskeag Institute, Swan Center - Husson University - One College Circle - Bangor)
Friday, September 10, 2010
9:00 AM Millinocket Fabrication and Machine [SB TOUR] (432 Katahdin Avenue - Millinocket)
11:30 AM Announcement of expansion at Houlton Regional Hospital (Houlton Regional Hospital's Center for Community Health Education - 2nd Floor - 20 Hartford Street - Houlton)
12:30 PM Wood Prairie Farms [SB TOUR] (49 Kinney Rd - Bridgewater)
2:45 PM CNL Auto [SB TOUR] (581 Main Street - Presque Isle)
4:00 PM Northern Prosthetics [SB TOUR] (40 North Street - Presque Isle)
6:00 PM Northern Maine Community College's Alumni and Friends Banquet (Edmunds Conference Center - Presque Isle)
Saturday, September 11, 2010
8:30 AM VFW ceremony on the 9/11 Caribou Fire Station - 121 High Street – Caribou
9:30 AM Maine State Federation of Firefighters Convention Parade Staging at University of Maine Presque Isle
2:00 PM Annual Fire Fighter's 9/11 Memorial Ceremony Presque Isle Fair Grounds
Sunday, September 12, 2010
10:30 AM Franco-American Memorial Mass Dedicated to the Veilleux/Vigue Family Notre Dame Church - Silver Street - Waterville
1:30 PM United Bikers of Maine 29th Annual Toy Run Windsor Fairgrounds - off Route 32
