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State Reps. Marc Gergely and Bill Kortz will host a House Democratic Policy Committee hearing on "job creation in the Mon Valley" from 2 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday at the Palisades ballroom, Downtown. The hearing is open to the public.

Labor, business and economic development leaders will provide testimony about the importance of supporting job creation policies and offer ideas to expand the local and state workforce, said Kortz and Gergely in a joint statement.

Scheduled to testify are:

• Maury Burgwin, president and CEO, Mon-Yough Area Chamber of Commerce;


• Laura Fisher, senior vice president of special projects, Allegheny Conference on Community Development;


• Robert Hurley, deputy director, Allegheny County Economic Development;


• James Kunz Jr., business manager, International Union of Operating Engineers, Local Union 66;


• Christopher Masciantonio, general manager of government affairs, U.S. Steel Corp.; and


• Frank Snyder, secretary-treasurer, Pennsylvania AFL-CIO

"This is an excellent opportunity to bring together state leaders with local officials to discuss opportunities for the business community and labor to work together to create family-sustaining jobs," said Gergely, of White Oak.

"Bill and I will take the ideas offered at this hearing back to Harrisburg to fight for policies that will keep jobs in the Mon Valley and bring businesses back to our area," Gergely said.

Kortz, of Dravosburg, said "jobs" remain the number one issue on the mind of his constituents. "This is an opportunity to focus this discussion and continue our efforts to get more Pennsylvanians back to work," he said.

The Palisades is located at 501 Water St. at Fifth Avenue.

(Editor's Note: Written from a press release by Kevin Hensil, House Democratic Communications Office.)

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