[479] Free Parking Available for Public for June 18 Congressional Jobs Hearing at MTSU

Free parking available for public for June 18 congressional jobs hearing at MTSU

FOR RELEASE: June 14, 2012

EDITORIAL CONTACT: Gina E. Fann, 615-898-5385 or gina.fann@mtsu.edu

MURFREESBORO—Free public parking will be available in MTSU's "Horseshoe Lot" for a congressional field hearing on government regulations and job creation on Monday, June 18.

“Tennessee Job Creation: Do Federal Government Regulations Help or Hinder Tennessee’s Economic Development?” is set for 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. in Room S102, the State Farm Room, inside MTSU’s Business and Aerospace Building.

The hearing, which is open to the public, is being conducted by the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee. It will feature testimony from state leaders and Tennessee job creators on the effects of state and federal policies and regulations.

Off-campus visitors planning to attend the public hearing may park in the University's "Horseshoe Lot," located due north of the Business and Aerospace Building at the corner of Lightning Way and Founders' Lane.

An attendant from MTSU Parking and Transportation services will be at the lot to guide visitors. A printable campus map also is available at www.mtsu.edu/parking/Map_2011-2012.pdf.

The public hearing also will be broadcast live on MTSU’s Educational Resource Channel, which airs on Comcast’s Channel 9 in Rutherford County. ERCMT also is available on the DTC-TV system for Cannon, DeKalb and Smith counties and in parts of Wilson and Rutherford counties.

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