New Regional Centers (CA, IL, IN, NV, WI)

First a reminder: be sure to sign up for the very important teleconference with USCIS and Conversation with Director Mayorkas this week! Also note related EB-5 events going on in Washington DC, including a Congressional hearing on the EB-5 program. This would be a good time to encourage your Congressperson to support permanent extension of the EB-5 program, which is currently set to sunset on September 30, 2012. I’ll be posting my reactions to the conferences with USCIS and Director Mayorkas, and will also have a guest blog from a friend who is participating in all these meetings in person, including the intimate “Conversation with the Director.”

And now for this week’s updates (as of 9/13) to the USCIS list of approved regional centers:

California Greenhouse Farm Regional Center
(California Farm Limited Partnership)
Geographic Scope: Kern County, California
Industries: Growing Food Crops (except mushrooms) under Glass or Protective Cover

Geothermal Regional Center LLC
Geographic Scope: Washoe, Humbolt, Pershing, Churchill, Lander Elko, Lyon, Esmeralda, Mineral and Nye Counties in the state of Nevada
Industries: Alternative Energy, Construction

Intercontinental Regional Center Trust of Chicago
Geographic Scope: Includes the State of Illinois, Lake County, in the State of Indiana and the counties of Dane, Kenosha, Milwaukee, Racine, and Rock, in the State of Wisconsin
Industries: Accommodations, Food Service & Drinking Places, Convention and Trade Show Organizers