[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 152 (2006), Part 13]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages 17883-17884]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                          RECOGNIZING JIM HUNT

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                            HON. SAM GRAVES

                              of missouri

                    in the house of representatives

                      Tuesday, September 12, 2006

  Mr. GRAVES. Mr. Speaker, I proudly pause to recognize Jim Hunt of 
Maysville, Missouri. Mr. Hunt will soon be retiring as Director of the 
Small Business Development Center at Northwest Missouri State 
University.
  As the Director of the Small Business Development Center, Mr. Hunt 
has provided guidance and valuable experiences to current and 
prospective small business owners throughout the northwest Missouri 
region. He has offered his experience and guidance to the enterprising 
citizens of my district for many years, as those entrepreneurs sought 
advice on the start-up, expansion, sale, and marketing of their 
business. His job is especially important, as the collection of small 
business owners are responsible for growth and sustainability of the 
entire region.
  Before joining the University in 1999, Mr. Hunt was managing the 
sales and marketing

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efforts in northwest Missouri for a large agri-business firm. He has 
been around the agriculture industry most of his life, starting with 
his family farming operation. Mr. Hunt also has a degree from the 
University of Missouri-Columbia and taught vocational agriculture. 
These varied experiences have all made for a solid background in 
advising the small businesses and agriculture roots of northwest 
Missouri.
  Mr. Hunt's efforts became very instrumental in the rebirth of the 
economy in northwest Missouri. He has worked tirelessly to increase the 
quality of education and participation of many of the small businesses 
in the northwest Missouri region. One of his lasting achievements will 
be the Northern Missouri Business Conference, a joint venture between 
the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Northwest Missouri State University 
and many local businesses keeping open the dialogue and opportunities 
for continued growth in this region.
  Mr. Speaker, I proudly ask you to join me in recognizing Jim Hunt. 
His role in developing and assisting the small businesses in northwest 
Missouri will be difficult to replace. I commend his record of service 
and accomplishment to the entire region over the years and I am honored 
to represent him in the United States Congress.

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