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https://www.theblaze.com/news/pillen-taps-ricketts-replace-sasse

"Nebraska Gov. Jim Pillen, a Republican, has tapped former Gov. Pete Ricketts to fill the seat recently vacated by Ben Sasse, who resigned well before the end of his term as a U.S. senator.

Sasse, a Republican who would not have come up for reelection until 2026, stepped down earlier this month with plans to become president of the University of Florida. He had served as a senator since early 2015, and had won another term in the 2020 election. He tweeted in November that he was "thrilled to join Gator Nation in February."

Article from 2017; Gov. Ricketts is well aware of the Elk Creek Development having previously nominated it as an important infrastructure project. (He is probably getting tired of promoting it and would like to see it finally built!)

https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2017/07/31/1064827/0/en/Nebraska-Governor-Pete-Ricketts-Nominates-the-Elk-Creek-Project-to-the-White-House-as-a-High-Priority-National-Infrastructure-Project.html

"CENTENNIAL, Colo., July 31, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Governor Pete Ricketts (R-NE) has nominated the Elk Creek Superalloy Project as a “High Priority Infrastructure Project” in response to the White House’s January 24, 2017 Executive Order entitled “Expediting Environmental Reviews and Approvals For High Priority Infrastructure Projects.” In this letter to the Administration, Governor Ricketts made these points:"

More at link. Everyone here already knows these points. This is positive. Even after merger (That I anticipate will happen) there will be a need to continue promoting a valuable product from Nebraska!