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Mayor Glover's whirlwind tour

By Ben Wolf - bio|email

SHREVEPORT, LA (KSLA) - First he traveled to China, then Washington D.C.
KSLA News 12 kept you up to date on his journey with an exclusive interview on his departure and a live phone interview once he returned to the states. 
It's been a whirlwind tour for a man who wants to see the Hummer brand stay in Shreveport.
The Hummer deal still needs approval on both the province and national level in China and mayor Glover says when it comes to business with the Chinese it's all about building relationships.
One thing mayor Glover says he discussed with them is the Haynesville Shale.
The Chinese are very interested in natural gas and the mayor was quick to point out the resources right underneath our feet here in the Ark-La-Tex.
When the mayor got back from china, he stopped in Washington to discuss the General Motors situation on Capitol Hill.
He then met with intergovernmental affairs officials inside the Whitehouse to talk about the Hummer brand.
When asked about his confidence on whether the Hummer deal with the Chinese would go through, he rated it a 7.5 out of ten.
"Until it's signed, sealed, and delivered, I still will have to approach it with cautious optimism and also still be ready and continue to prepare that we may well as a region as a city as a state, have to deal with option number three which means that facility would have to be repurposed for some duty other than auto manufacturing," said mayor Glover.
The focus of the meeting in the Whitehouse was to discuss Louisiana's Tiger Grant application for $196 million that would go toward the completion of I-49.

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