Media Advisory: Minister to Attend SEUS/CP Conference

The Honourable Keith Hutchings, Minister of Innovation, Business and Rural Development, will attend the Southeastern United States - Canadian Provinces (SEUS/CP) annual conference in Halifax, Nova Scotia. The conference will be held July 14-16 at the Marriott Harbourfront Hotel.

SEUS-CP is a strategic partnership between states in the southeastern United States and member provinces from Canada to promote trade and investment opportunities between and among its member states and provinces. The conference is expected to attract approximately 300 business and government leaders from Canada and the United States, and will include delegates from 11 Newfoundland and Labrador companies.

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Media contact:
Heather Maclean
Director of Communications
Department of Innovation, Business and Rural Development
709-729-4570, 697-4137
heathermaclean@gov.nl.ca

2013 07 12                                            2:30 p.m.