Monday, July 2 at 9:15 a.m. – Senator Coons, along with Senator Carper and Congressman Carney, will meet with Col. Raymond Kozak, the new Commander of the Air Force Reserve’s 512th Airlift Wing. Col. Kozak assumed this leadership role in May from Col. Randal Bright who held the position for five years. Dover Air Force Base, Dover, DE 19902 – Closed to press.
Monday, July 2 at 11:45 a.m. – Senator Coons, a member of the Senate Energy Committee and co-chair of the Alliance to Save Energy, will join Department of Energy Secretary Steven Chu, Governor Markell, Senator Carper and Congressman Carney on a tour of Delaware State University to view how DSU is implementing President Obama’s Better Buildings Challenge. DSU President Harry Williams was one of 60 CEOs, mayors and university presidents who committed to invest a total of almost $2 billion of private capital into energy efficiency projects. Delaware State University, Mishoe Science Center Auditorium, 2nd Floor, 1200 N. DuPont Highway, Dover, DE 19901 – Open to press.
Monday, July 2 at 2:30 p.m. – Senator Coons will join Small Business Administrator Tony Leta, representatives from the Delaware Economic Development Office, and leaders from The First National Bank of Wyoming to congratulate Lori Llewellyn, owner of Landscape Consulting Services, on securing $33,000 in SBA loans. The company, located in Wyoming, Delaware, will use the money toward hiring more employees and buying equipment. As a newly-approved SBA lender, this is the first SBA loan given by The First National Bank of Wyoming. The First National Bank of Wyoming, 120 W. Camden Wyoming Avenue, Wyoming, DE 19934 – Open to press.
Tuesday, July 3 at 11:30 a.m. – Senator Coons will join Governor Markell, Senator Carper and Congressman Carney at the Rehoboth Beach Bandstand to recognize the completion of more than $35 million of ocean beach nourishment along Delaware’s coast. The project included the dredging and placement of 3 million cubic yards of sand along community beaches from Lewes to Fenwick Island. Delaware’s ocean beach nourishment was completed in June. Rehoboth Beach Bandstand, Rehoboth Ave., Rehoboth Beach, DE 19971 – Open to press.
Tuesday, July 3 at 1:15 p.m. – Senator Coons will join Senator Carper, and Rehoboth Beach Mayor Sam Cooper at the Rehoboth Beach Farmers Market to talk with customers and vendors about how the 2012 Farm Bill will help Delaware’s agricultural community. Rehoboth Beach Farmers Market, 501 Rehoboth Avenue, Grove Park, Rehoboth Beach, DE 19971 – Open to press.
Wednesday, July 4 at 7:30 a.m. – Senator Coons will celebrate Independence Day at the Laurel 4th of July Prayer Breakfast sponsored by the Laurel Ministerial Association. Georgia House Restaurant, 300 Delaware Avenue, Laurel, DE 19956 – Open to press.
Wednesday, July 4 at 9:30 a.m. – The Senator will walk in the Smyrna-Clayton 4th of July Parade. South Street near Smyrna Elementary School and St. Polycarps Church, Smyrna, DE 19977 – Open to press.
Wednesday, July 4 at 3:00 p.m. – The Senator will participate in the Hockessin 4th of July Parade. Old Walkers Farm, Old Lancaster Pike, Hockessin, DE 19707 – Open to press.
Thursday, July 5 at 8:30 a.m. – The Senator will tour Evraz Claymont Steel with Senator Carper, Delaware Economic Development Office Secretary Alan Levin, and officials from Delaware Manufacturing Extension Partnership (DEMEP). Evraz Claymont Steel is a carbon plate mini-mill specializing in the manufacture and sale of custom-order discrete steel plate in the United States and Canada. Evraz Claymont Steel, Claymont, DE 19703 – Closed to press.
Thursday, July 5 at 12:00 p.m. – The Senator will speak at the Wilmington Rotary Club meeting. The Senator will address the need for both parties to come together to create jobs, as well as the ways to strengthen our local economy by expanding overseas markets for Delaware goods and services. He will also discuss the suite of bipartisan innovation and job creation bills he has introduced in the last month to help jumpstart our economy and help local businesses grow and create jobs. The Hotel DuPont, DuBarry Room, Wilmington, DE 19801 – Open to press.
Note: Schedule is subject to change.
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