082217 Dick Durbin visits Unicarriers (HRB)

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H. Rick Bamman - hbamman@shawmedia.com Illinois Senator Dick Durban (center) walks the UniCarriers Americas Corporation production with Vice President of Operations Dale Mark (left) and President James J. Radous III (right) in Marengo on Monday, Aug, 21, 2017.

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H. Rick Bamman - hbamman@shawmedia.com Illinois Senator Dick Durban (center) tours UniCarriers Americas Corporation with Vice President of Operations Dale Mark (left) and President James J. Radous III (far right) in Marengo on Monday, Aug, 21, 2017. Durbin spent about half an hour Monday morning touring UniCarriers Americas Corporation’s factory and commended the forklift manufacturer for being an industry role model for keeping jobs in Illinois and offering education incentives for its employees.

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H. Rick Bamman - hbamman@shawmedia.com UniCarriers Americas Corporation parts distibution center supervisor Dave Ritter and Illinois Senator Dick Durban talk after Durban spoke in Marengo on Monday, Aug, 21, 2917.

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H. Rick Bamman - hbamman@shawmedia.com Illinois Senator Dick Durban speaks to UniCarriers Americas Corporation employees about the scale of their work on state and national levels, emphasizing the importance of community colleges and keeping American workers skilled during a Monday, Aug, 21, 2917 visit in Marengo. President James J. Radous III (right)

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H. Rick Bamman - hbamman@shawmedia.com Hundreds of UniCarriers Americas Corporation employees listen to Illinois Senator Dick Durban in Marengo on Monday, Aug, 21, 2917. “I heard you were doing some things that are pretty important for your lives, for the product you make, but I think could be important for our nation,” Durbin told workers at the factory that employs more than 500 people at facility.