This past March, nearly 40 local community members embarked on a journey to Washington, D.C. to urge our congressional delegation to provide funding for four crucial projects. Representatives from business, labor, government and education banded together to show that McLean County is united in its support of these projects: Normal Multi-Modal Transportation Center, Regional Creativity Center for the Arts, Lexington Wastewater Treatment System and the McLean County Business Incubator.

Other highlights of the trip included meetings with U.S. Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia, Amtrak, the U.S. Treasury, the Economic Development Administration, Gov. Blagojevich's Washington, D.C. office, the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee and the House Financial Services Committee. Matthew Chase of the National Association of Development Organizations, Jeff Finkle of the International Economic Development Council and Phillip Singerman of B&D Consulting and former deputy secretary for the EDA also joined One Voice participants in a panel discussion on the federal economic development agenda.

Thank you to all those who took time out of their busy schedules to join us in this important effort. We will soon begin the planning of next year's trip.

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