Bond to detail job growth efforts today

Sen. Kit Bond will continue a six-day swing throughout the state today with a stop at the Southeast Missouri Regional Port Authority today to detail his efforts to boost job growth in Missouri.

Dubbed the Bond Jobs Growth Tour, Bond will be at the authority in Scott CIty at 12:30 p.m. today to discuss the impacts of previous federal investment at the port and meet with regional economic development officials.

"With the right federal investments, Missouri towns and cities can be magnets for growth," Bond said. "By boosting federal spending on Missouri's highways and other key infrastructure, we can help make Missouri more attractive for businesses and that means more jobs."

On Thursday, Bond will also be in Stockton, Monett and St. Louis. He has already this week visited Carrollton, Kansas City, Macon, Hannibal and Jefferson City to meet with regional planning officials.