Natural gas development in Pike is subject of Thursday seminar

MILFORD — Allen Fore, vice president of public affairs for Kinder Morgan, will give a presentation on the Orion Project, an approximately $143 million natural gas project under construction in Pike County.
Fore's talk is part of the Pike County Chamber of Commerce breakfast seminar to be held at 7 a.m. on Thursday, July 27, at Jorgenson’s at the Dimmick Inn, located at the light in Milford Borough.
Fore will also discuss the national and regional benefits of American energy infrastructure development generally.
Kinder Morgan owns an interest in or operates one of the largest natural gas networks in North America. Its pipelines transport over one-third of the natural gas consumed in the United States. In Northeastern Pennsylvania, Kinder Morgan is currently investing more than $350 million in ongoing natural gas projects.
Fore has more than 25 years of experience in law, government, and public affairs at the local, state, and national levels. At Kinder Morgan, he manages corporate public affairs, government relations, and community relations activities for existing company assets and major expansion projects throughout the United States.
Prior to joining Kinder Morgan, Fore was a senior vice president at Fleishman-Hillard, an international communications company. He has served as an Assistant Attorney General of Illinois, as general counsel to the Lieutenant Governor of Illinois, and as the executive director of the Illinois Republican Party.
He served as a Judge Advocate General in the Illinois Army National Guard and U.S. Army Reserve, honorably discharged with the rank of Captain. He was also elected and served as an alderman on the Belvidere, Ill., City Council. He received his B.A. from Eureka College and a Juris Doctor degree from Valparaiso University.
The breakfast seminar costs members $10 and non-members $15. To RSVP email info@pikechamber.com or call 570-296-8700.