April 1. Count Otto von Bronksdorf PhD. is our Newsmakers Breakfast speaker April 31. The Cornelius resident has landed the $9 billion contract to lower sea levels by excavating the ocean floor up and down the east coast.

The resulting underwater valleys will help drain prime waterfront real estate from Kennebunkport to Key West. He will explain how to invest in the enterprise.

The Troutman Gravel Museum is the Presenting Sponsor.

Newsmakers Breakfasts, which cost $12 to attend, are open-forum Q&As with people who make the news. Anyone can ask a question. Doors open at 7:15 a.m. for networking. The buffet-style breakfast gets under way at 7:30 a.m.

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