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Tri-Cities Research District Speaker Series
JUNE 9. REGISTER BY JUNE 7. James Palmer and Kim Foster will be the next speakers in the Tri-Cities Research District Speaker Series. They will give the presentation "Attracting Investment in to the Tri-Cities Research District: A Look at the EB-5 Visa Program" on June 9 beginning at 4 pm. The speakers will discuss the opportunities and constraints that the EB-5 Visa Program, administered by the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services Department, offers. The EB-5 Visa Program is a source of investment, based on employment creation, in which qualified foreign national investors can invest in an employment-creating project in return for preferred immigration status and permanent residency. The session will be held in the Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory Auditorium located on the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory campus in Richland, Wash. Palmer is a business development manager at the Washington State Department of Commerce and Foster serves as corporate counsel for the ASPI Group, Inc. They will discuss the opportunities and constraints of the EB-5 Visa Program administered by the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services Department. Pacific Northwest National Laboratory and Mission Support Alliance are teaming to host the speaker series dedicated to educating stakeholders, the community, and other interested individuals and organizations on what it takes to successfully develop a research park. There is no charge to attend this event; however, you must pre-register by Monday June 7. A light reception sponsored by Mission Support Alliance will follow. Register online.
