Sen. Bennett to host March meeting on rural businesses

The seventh annual Rural Business Conference will take place March 25 and 26 at the Carbon County Event Center in Price.

The event is hosted by U.S. Sen. Bob Bennett, R-Utah, and the Utah Rural Development Council.

The keynote speaker will be David Taylor, president of Procter & Gamble's Global Home Care Group. Taylor will discuss P&G's decision to invest in a new paper goods manufacturing plant in Box Elder County and how the company's business principles mesh with the local business climate and work force.

Bennett will speak on small-business growth at the conference's lunch session and will host a discussion on The Healthy Americans Act, a legislative effort to reform health care. Breakout sessions will focus on the future of coal, exporting to new markets, small-business financing, increasing sales and effective networking.

The cost is $25. Details are available at www.ruralutah.com or by contacting Bennett's office at 801-524-5933.