JAMESTOWN, N.D. (NewsDakota.com) – North Dakota Senator John Hoeven will visit both Collins Aerospace and later discuss the ADM Facility in Jamestown Thursday.

Senator Hoeven will address the employees of Collins Aerospace in Jamestown and congratulate them on 50 years in the community. The senator will also review his efforts as a member of the Senate Defense Appropriations Committee to support the state’s defense industry and secure new opportunities for the company to adapt its lightweight cargo loading system for a variety of military platforms.

Later that day, Hoeven will meet with the Jamestown/Stutsman County Development Corporation and the Spiritwood Energy Park Association (SEPA) to discuss opportunities surrounding ADM’s recently-announced soybean crushing facility.

Hoeven will outline ongoing efforts to tie the facility to North Dakota’s agriculture and energy industries in new and innovative ways.