Tuesday, October 27, 2009

Perry Promotes Texas in the Big Apple


Austin American-Statesman
October 26, 2009
Gov. Perry promotes Texas in the Big Apple

By Corrie MacLaggan

Gov. Rick Perry is in New York City today and tomorrow to promote Texas as a business and relocation destination.

Today, the governor spoke at the NASDAQ Closing Bell Ceremony, where he said that Texas is about more than boots, hats and barbecue.

“We all know that the global economy is struggling and our country’s going through one of the toughest economic cycles in our lifetimes, but we’ve come here with a message of optimism, with word that there’s still a place in this country where jobs are welcome, where taxes are low, where regulations are predictable and, you might say also, frivolous lawsuits are a rare occurrence,” Perry said, “and that place is Texas.”

To watch video of that, click here and in the “event profile” section, click on “watch the event video.”

Perry, who is facing a GOP primary battle in March against U.S. Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison and Debra Medina, is being accompanied on the New York trip by Texas Secretary of State Hope
Andrade, Dallas Mayor Tom Leppert and DeSoto Mayor Bobby Waddle. Also with him, according to the governor’s office, are economic development representatives from the cities of
DeSoto, Waco , Lubbock, Pearland, Plano and Temple and representatives from:

American Electric Power

AT&T

Beirne, Maynard and Parsons LLP

Burlington North Santa Fe Railway Co.

Community Development Associates

Locke Lord Bissell and Liddell LLP

Mansfield Economic Development Partnership

Shell Oil Company

Greater Houston Partnership

Greater Austin Chamber of Commerce

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