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United Country Auction Services
President
Helps Educate Congressmen About Industry
Kansas
City, MO - May 2007- Mike Jones, United
Country Auction Services president,
joined
fellow members of the National
Auctioneers Association at the Nation’s
Capitol to participate in “Auction
Action on Capitol Hill Day”. During the
event, Jones and NAA delegates from
across the country, spoke to more than
80 members of congress to provide
education on the auction
industry and the industry’s impact on
the U.S. economy.
While in
Washington, DC, he attended a meeting
with Indiana Congressman Bill Souder
who provided an insiders view of how
things work on Capitol Hill and he met
with the offices of Senator’s Kay Bailey
Hutchison and John Cornyn as well as
Congressman Sam Johnson and Kenny
Merchant. Jones, who is a Government
Relations Committee member, has been
very active in industry lobbying efforts
and attended President Bush’s
Inauguration in 2005.
“It’s a
priority for
United Country Auction Services to
work as advocates for the auction and
real estate industries, to ensure
continued growth and success. By joining
forces with other organizations in
proactive efforts such as this, we can
maintain a strong united voice,”
Jones said.
United
Country Real Estate and United Country
Auction Services are the only national
real
estate and auction franchise systems
specializing in residential, farm and
ranch, trophy,
commercial and recreational properties
in cities and towns across America.
With a heritage
that dates back to 1925 and
headquartered in Kansas City, Missouri,
the company has more
than 650 franchises, 3,500 brokers and
agents in 44 states and a national
database of
properties at
www.unitedcountry.com.
NATIONAL
HEADQUARTERS
2820 NW Barry Road, Kansas City, MO
64154
816-420-6200 www.unitedcountry.com |
