Commerce Sec. Pritzker in Iowa today; hit Music Row in Nashville

Video by The Tennessean

WASHINGTON–Commerce Secretary Penny Pritzker hits Iowa today –from Pella to the Iowa State Fair–the latest stops on her listening tour–where she put on headphones on Wednesday at a Nashville recording studio during a visit to the famed Music Row in the city. According to The Tennessean, she was also due to have dinner with Sen. Bob Corker, the Tennessee Republican.

From The Tennessean: “Pritzker deflected questions about the possibility that Obama, a Democrat, might court Corker, a Republican, to be an ally on economic proposals and other legislation. She said the dinner with the second-term senator was “more of a social opportunity.”

Pritzker Iowa public schedule below from the Commerce Department:

Pella and Des Moines, Iowa

U.S. SECRETARY OF COMMERCE PENNY Pritzker to tour downtown Pella

As part of Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker’s listening tour, she will visit Jaarsma Bakery in Pella, Iowa, and tour Pella’s downtown with Mayor James Mueller and Mary Andringa, CEO of Vermeer Corporation.

U.S. SECRETARY OF COMMERCE PENNY Pritzker to participate in roundtable at Vermeer facility

As part of Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker’s listening tour, she will visit Vermeer, a manufacturing company in Pella, Iowa, to meet with company executives and tour the facility. Following the tour, Secretary Pritzker will participate in a roundtable discussion to hear from local business leaders and CEOs in the Des Moines/Pella region.

U.S. SECRETARY OF COMMERCE PENNY Pritzker to VISIT iowa state fair

As part of Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker’s listening tour, she will visit the Iowa State Fair with local business leader Bill Knapp. Bill Knapp is the CEO and Chairman of the Board for Knapp Properties, Inc.