Wednesday, January 27, 2010
YOUNGSTOWN — Gov. Ted Strickland visited M-7 Technologies today and didn’t mind that company president Mike Garvey wasn’t there.
In fact, the governor was pleased when he learned that Garvey was in Utah talking to venture capital firms about plans to create a clean-technology incubator next to his company in the Ohio Works Industrial Park.
Strickland spoke with Garvey by phone and then said the company president told him, “Governor, we’re going to add a lot more jobs.”
Strickland visited M-7 the day after he delivered his State of the State address in order to highlight Ohio’s job-creation programs. He said people like Garvey deserved to be recognized.
“Entrepreneurs willing to take a risk ought to be encouraged and acknowledged,” Strickland said.
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