Bush Administration Official to Deliver Economic Development Check to Ben Franklin Technology Partners, Philadelphia


MEDIA ADVISORY, Oct. 13, 2004 (PRIMEZONE) -- A member of the Bush Administration's economic development team, Senior Advisor to the U.S. Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Economic Development Robert Bogart, will deliver an Economic Development Administration (EDA) investment check to Ben Franklin Technology Partners in Philadelphia on Thursday, October 14, 2004.

Mr. Bogart is available for media interviews. Please call him directly on his cell phone at: (202)-262-5388 to discuss this EDA investment or any other Bush administration economic development issue.

EDA serves as a venture capital resource to meet the economic development needs of distressed communities throughout the United States. EDA's mission is to lead the federal economic development agenda by promoting innovation and competitiveness, preparing American regions for growth and success in the worldwide economy.


     Thursday, October 14, 2004

     12:00pm    EDA Senior Advisor Robert Bogart presents an
                Economic Development Administration investment check
                to Ben Franklin Technology Partners.

     Location:  Loews Hotel, Commonwealth B Room
                1200 Market Street
                Philadelphia, Penn.


            

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