The Great Lakes shipping industry is shocked the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has not included the second Poe-sized lock at Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan in the projects it will fund with its share of Federal stimulus dollars. The project was shovel-ready, would have created thousands of jobs, and ensured the free flow of vital raw materials on the Great Lakes for decades to come. See attached news release for more details. Glen G. Nekvasil Secretary, Great Lakes Maritime Task Force P: 440-333-9996 F: 440-333-9993 C: 216-702-6360 E: info at glmtf.org This email and any attached files are confidential and intended solely for the intended recipient(s). If you are not the named recipient you should not read, distribute, copy or alter this email. Any views or opinions expressed in this email are those of the author and do not represent those of the company. Warning: Although precautions have been taken to make sure no viruses are present in this email, the company cannot accept responsibility for any loss or damage that arise from the use of this email or attachments. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://www.great-lakes.net/lists/glin-announce/attachments/20090428/66266bc9/attachment.html -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: 2009-0428 Lock.pdf Type: application/octet-stream Size: 54033 bytes Desc: 2009-0428 Lock.pdf Url : http://www.great-lakes.net/lists/glin-announce/attachments/20090428/66266bc9/attachment.obj