Reasons for Community Interest and Support of Expansion Project

• Creation of up to 100 new high paying jobs
• The Hormel Institute currently employs 100 people who add an estimated $5 million in activity each year to the local economy
• Over 90% of employees live in Austin
• Desire for new natural treatments for cancer as an alternative to chemotherapy
• An interest in preventing, treating, and curing a particular type of cancer
• Recognition that biomedical research improves the quality of life
• The pursuit of knowledge - understanding how something "works"
• An economic development interest to benefit southern Minnesota
• An interest in healthy lifestyles and cancer prevention
• Pride in local institution with a world-wide reputation
• Support of science careers and education
• Value of cultural diversity that contributes to quality of life in a community