US senator tours V&M Star facility

February 25, 2011 at 5:57p.m.

U.S. Sen. Rob Portman said serving on the Senate Energy and Natural Resources will allow him to help Congress “create an environment” that lets companies like V&M Star continue to thrive.

V&M is building a $650 million expansion project near its current location on Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard. The facility is expected to open next year.

Portman, a Republican, toured V&M Star’s current operation today. It was his first visit to the facility as well as the first time Portman has come to the Mahoning Valley since he began serving in the Senate last month.

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