SUBCOMMITTEE HEARING – The House Committee on Small Business Subcommittee on Rural Development, Energy, and Supply Chains will hold a hearing titled “Empowering Rural America Through Investment in Innovation.” The purpose of this hearing is to discuss the challenges and opportunities that come with the rapid growth of data centers in rural communities.

DATE AND TIME: Wednesday, January 21^st at 10:00 AM ET

LOCATION: Hearing Room, 2360 Rayburn House Office Building 

WITNESSES:  

Mr. Chris Crosby

Chief Executive Officer

Compass Datacenters

Mr. Kirk Offel

Chief Executive Officer

OVERWATCH Mission Critical

Dr. Nicol Turner Lee

Senior Fellow, Governance Studies, and Director

Center for Technology Innovation, Brookings Institute

TO ATTEND OR WATCH: This committee hearing is open to the public and can be viewed online on the Committee’s YouTube channel.

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FULL COMMITTEE HEARING – The House Committee on Small Business will hold a hearing titled “Local Ownership, National Brands: How Franchising is a Pathway to Entrepreneurship.” The purpose of this hearing is to examine how the franchise business model can be an affordable and accessible pathway to small business ownership.

DATE AND TIME: Thursday, January 22^nd at 2:00 PM ET

LOCATION: Hearing Room, 2360 Rayburn House Office Building 

WITNESSES:  

Ms. Angie Katsanevas

Owner and Founder

Lunatic Fringe

Ms. Tina Patel

Co-Principal and Chief Financial Officer

Promise Hotels

Mr. Clement Troutman

Franchise Owner

Troutman Management LLC

Mr. Rico Macaraeg

Chief Executive Officer and Co-Founder

StriveWell

TO ATTEND OR WATCH: This committee hearing is open to the public and can be viewed online on the Committee’s YouTube channel.

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