MECLC March 2009
Mayor Alvin Parks and Mayor Nathaniel O'Bannon go to Washington DC to seek help for East St. Louis and surrounding communities.
Read the article.
http://www.stltoday.com/stltoday/news/columnists.nsf/sylvesterbrownjr/story/157FC7B9591FA41886257585000A1FC0?OpenDocument
MECLC January 2009
East St. Louis Mayor Alvin Parks Invited to Speak in Front of Community Development Committee at the U.S. Conference of Mayors – Sunday, Jan. 18th
East St. Louis Mayor Alvin Parks has been selected to present real concrete solutions to the Community Development & Housing standing committee at the U.S. Conference of Mayors, during their 2009 77th Winter Meeting in Washington, DC on Sunday, January 18th.
USDA-Rural Development Expresses Interest in Assisting MECLC with Funding for Construction the E-Macrosystem.
On Dec. 16th, the MECLC received a call from the USDA-RD to learn more about the benefits of the E-Macrosystem Advanced Renewable Energy System power plant and manufacturing center for rural communities. Agricultural waste serves as feedstock for the Waste Steam Reforming System. The USDA-RD encouraged the MECLC-EI joint venture to pursue funding from the new Farm Bill being released Jan. and Feb., 2009
Joint Venture News
MECLC's Joint Venture Partner, Equitech International-ARES LLCs, Submits Testimony to U.S. Senate Committee Hearing on Energy Investments to Stimulate the Economy on Dec. 10th, 2008.