Wamp promises Shelby his "full attention"

So that we offer equal time, we note that on Tuesday Chattanooga congressman and GOP gubernatorial candidate Zach Wamp met with young professionals in Collierville before speaking at the Memphis Multi Modal Conference billed as "Memphis: Gateway to the World." Wamp had dinner with Shelby County young Republicans downtown and spent  time today talking to local Republicans about donating to his campaign, while also visiting Jackson.

Wamp is emphasizing how his "20/20 Vision For An Even Better Tennessee" that includes a focus in Memphis and West Tennessee of leveraging the region's agribusiness with the core strength of Memphis's logistics and transportation infrastructure. He also wants to create more high-tech jobs as part of what he describes as a "production agenda." "Shelby County and West Tennessee deserve the governor's full attention, and I will be that governor," Wamp said.

From a press release, Wamp also had these comments to make in Memphis:

"As governor I will work every day to leverage Memphis' standing as our nation's premier transportation and logistics hub to help bolster a bold new "production agenda" for high-tech job creation throughout West Tennessee," Wamp said.

"By better linking this region's manufacturing and agri-business infrastructure with our assets in the transportation and logistics industries, we will grow thousands of new energy, biomedical and agricultural jobs and create the most dynamic economy in America," said Wamp.

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