Jack Lavin
Jack Lavin
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We have a unique form of biotech in Illinois and a lot revolves around agriculture, food processing and alternative forms of energy.
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The taxpayers can have confidence that they're getting a good return on their investment. We think we've had a lot of success.
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Shipments come in from the west coast that are sent directly to the Midwest and then distributed throughout the rest of the country.
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We're supporting manufacturing boot camps, an intensive four-week instruction program that teaches basic skills to help prospective workers prepare for employment. Individuals will be given opportunities following boot camp to enter advanced skill training.
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Express Scripts indicated interest, and we responded. It's something that could be a benefit to the state of Illinois.
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Its a 45 million dollars market in homeland security federal government has 29 billion dollars in product and services that they are spending on products and services but we need to make sure that Illinois companies are taking advantage of this - and they way they need to take advantage is they need to have knowledge of what is happening in this area.
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We started to make investments in the Illinois economy to help the Illinois economy evolve. We're starting to see the fruits of those investments now.
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We're listening and responding to business. We're setting a climate that's pro-growth. We need to look at the reality, not the rhetoric.
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We want to continue to help train them and make then competitive in this global economy. And there is no better way to spend this money than on job training.
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Collect 'em now and get an autograph. They'll be worth thousands once they win a Nobel!
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Our whole economy, up and down the state, is based on food processing, distribution, getting food products - to the world.