ST. PAUL, Minn. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Mississippi Valley Division Commander Maj. Gen. John Peabody and St. Paul District Commander Col. Michael Price will meet with Fargo, N.D. / Moorhead, Minn., mayors and city officials and attend the Devils Lake Executive Committee meeting in Bismarck, N.D., Jan. 31.
The Corps will have a press opportunity with Peabody and Price in the Fargo, Moorhead area at 9:45 a.m., at the Fargo Jet Center. Additionally, Peabody will be available for media questions immediately following the DLEC meeting in Bismarck, which is scheduled to finish around 4 p.m.
Who: Maj. Gen. John Peabody, Mississippi Valley Division Commander
Col. Michael Price, St. Paul District Commander
Where: Fargo: Fargo Jet Center, 3802 20th Street North, Fargo, N.D.
9:45 – 10 a.m., Jan. 31
Bismarck: Kelly Inn, 1800 North 12th Street, Bismarck, N.D.
4 – 4:30 p.m., Jan. 31
When: Jan. 31, 2012
Why: To meet the new Mississippi Valley Division commander and learn about his plans for the division during his tenure.
For questions about Peabody or the Mississippi Valley Division, please contact Bob Anderson at
(601) 634-5760 or robert.t.anderson@usace.army.mil.
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, serves the American public in the areas of environmental enhancement, navigation, flood damage reduction, water and wetlands regulation, recreation sites and disaster response. It contributes around $175 million to the five-state district economy. The 700 employees work at more than 40 sites in five upper-Midwest states. For more information, see www.mvp.usace.army.mil.
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Release no. 12-020