Presidential Planner Obama Focuses On Rural Jobs In Iowa

In the morning, the President and members of the White House Rural Council will host the White House Rural Economic Forum at Northeast Iowa Community College in Peosta, Iowa. The Forum will bring together farmers, small business owners, private sector leaders, rural organizations, and government officials to discuss ideas and initiatives to promote economic growth, accelerate hiring, and spur innovation in rural communities and small towns across the nation. The President will engage directly with a variety of rural leaders from across the nation to discuss the importance of growing small businesses and strengthening the middle class in rural America. The President's opening remarks at the forum will be open press.


Following the opening remarks, the President will participate in a breakout session hosted by Small Business Administrator Karen Mills on growing rural small business. There will be a travel pool spray at the top of the session.


Later, the President will participate in a breakout session hosted by Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack on promoting agricultural innovation and renewable energy jobs in rural communities. There will be a travel pool spray at the top of the session.
Also at the Rural Economic Forum, the President will conduct local interviews with KSDK Saint Louis, Missouri and WDAF Kansas City, Missouri to discuss ways to grow the economy, strengthen the middle class and accelerate hiring in communities, large and small, across the nation. These interviews at Northeast Iowa Community College, which will be embargoed until 5:00 PM CDT, are closed press.


President Obama will spend the second day of his Midwest economic bus tour in Peosta, Iowa., today focusing on rural jobs.


At a White House Rural Economic Forum, the president is expected to announce several new initiatives aimed at boosting economic growth and creating jobs. The new programs, which come at no additional cost to tax payers, will create a “pretty significant” number of jobs, although the White House declines to say how many.


Overall, today’s forum “will bring together farmers, small business owners, private sector leaders, rural organizations, and government officials to discuss ideas and initiatives to promote economic growth, accelerate hiring, and spur innovation in rural communities and small towns across the nation,” according to the White House.
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