The Northeast Indiana Regional Partnership recently returned from a European trade mission that was pursued in response to the growing interest that European companies are showing in regards to investing in the United States. Dale Buuck of the Regional Partnership, along with representatives from the Indy Partnership, traveled to Germany to meet with prospective companies, share information about our region and nurture relationships with area leaders.
Delegation members visited the region of Baden-Württemberg and Bavaria, two German states with the largest gross domestic product (GDP) in all of Europe. The mission was designed to allow for opportunities to attend trade shows, meet with individual companies and establish relationships with key economic organizations. All of the trade shows were specific to advanced manufacturing and renewable energy; two areas of industry that European interests have shown significant interest in.
The Regional Partnership has already responded to many of the European contacts on specific requests for information about the northeast region and a visit by two of the German companies is anticipated for early November. A return visit in 2010 is also being planned to continue moving forward with the relationships created by this trade mission.
On-location summaries from throughout the trade mission can be found at Northeast Indiana Pulse and on the Regional Partnership's Flickr photo stream.
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