Gallery: Officials discuss rural jobs

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U.S. Rep. Nick Rahall speaks during a roundtable discussion on Tuesday, Oct. 23, 2012, at the Robert C. Byrd Institute for Advanced Manufacturing in Huntington.

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Marshall University President Stephen Kopp speaks during a roundtable discussion on Tuesday, Oct. 23, 2012, at the Robert C. Byrd Institute for Advanced Manufacturing in Huntington.

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Matthew Erskine, acting assistant secretary of Economic Development for the U.S. Department of Commerce, from left, Bobby Lewis, state director of rural development for the U.S. Department of Agriculture, and Earl Gohl, federal co-chair of the Appalachian Regional Commission, were part of a roundtable discussion on Tuesday, Oct. 23, 2012, at the Robert C. Byrd Institute for Advanced Manufacturing in Huntington.

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Several people attend a roundtable discussion with U.S. Rep. Nick Rahall, officials of the U.S. Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration, Appalachian Regional Commission and U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Development on Tuesday, Oct. 23, 2012, at the Robert C. Byrd Institute for Advanced Manufacturing in Huntington.

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A roundtable discussion with U.S. Rep. Nick Rahall, officials of the U.S. Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration, Appalachian Regional Commission and U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Development was held on Tuesday, Oct. 23, 2012, at the Robert C. Byrd Institute for Advanced Manufacturing in Huntington.

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U.S. Rep. Nick Rahall speaks during a roundtable discussion on Tuesday, Oct. 23, 2012, at the Robert C. Byrd Institute for Advanced Manufacturing in Huntington.

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Several people attend a roundtable discussion with U.S. Rep. Nick Rahall, officials of the U.S. Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration, Appalachian Regional Commission and U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Development on Tuesday, Oct. 23, 2012, at the Robert C. Byrd Institute for Advanced Manufacturing in Huntington.

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U.S. Rep. Nick Rahall speaks during a roundtable discussion on Tuesday, Oct. 23, 2012, at the Robert C. Byrd Institute for Advanced Manufacturing in Huntington.

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A roundtable discussion with U.S. Rep. Nick Rahall and officials from the U.S. Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration, the Appalachian Regional Commission and the U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Development was held on Tuesday, Oct. 23, 2012, at the Robert C. Byrd Institute for Advanced Manufacturing in Huntington.

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A roundtable discussion with U.S. Rep. Nick Rahall and officials from the U.S. Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration, the Appalachian Regional Commission and the U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Development was held on Tuesday, Oct. 23, 2012, at the Robert C. Byrd Institute for Advanced Manufacturing in Huntington.

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A roundtable discussion with U.S. Rep. Nick Rahall and officials from the U.S. Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration, the Appalachian Regional Commission and the U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Development was held on Tuesday, Oct. 23, 2012, at the Robert C. Byrd Institute for Advanced Manufacturing in Huntington.

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Several people attend a roundtable discussion with U.S. Rep. Nick Rahall and officials from the U.S. Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration, the Appalachian Regional Commission and the U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Development on Tuesday, Oct. 23, 2012, at the Robert C. Byrd Institute for Advanced Manufacturing in Huntington.