The SelectUSA Digest: September 1

The SelectUSA Digest

The Top Posts & Must-Read Articles from the Past Two Weeks

 

American Cities Are Open for Business

Oklahoma City’s CareerTech System works with companies to design specialized labor training to meet their needs. (© John Elk III/Alamy Stock Photo)

By Emily Louise Bowman, Writer, ShareAmerica (U.S. State Department)

(September 1, 2017) Overseas businesses that expand to U.S. cities find a hospitable business environment, especially in smaller markets often overlooked by investors. “The mid-sized and smaller cities, you’re talking about everything from easier transportation to quality of life … proximity to cultural assets like universities,” says [former Washington mayor] Williams. “You have a great, trained workforce in some of these smaller communities.”

 

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From Interaction to Investment: Tools for Success in the U.S. Market

By Max Goldman, Intern, SelectUSA

(August 29, 2017) At this summer’s SelectUSA Investment Summit (June 18-20, 2017), business investors from around the world and representatives from U.S. economic development organizations (EDOs) came to the Gaylord National Resort and Convention Center for three days of learning, networking, and business deals. This year’s Summit may be over – but new investment opportunities are just beginning.

 

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Global Investment Creates Extraterrestrial Innovation and Hometown Jobs in Alabama

Leaders from RUAG Space and the State of Alabama ceremonially open the Swiss company’s first U.S. manufacturing facility.

By Sandor Galambos, Investment Specialist at the U.S. Embassy in Switzerland, SelectUSA

(August 24, 2017) RUAG Space, a Switzerland-based company, recently cut the ribbon on its first U.S. manufacturing facility, taking a major step to propel growth in the United States. The 130,000 square-foot facility in Decatur, Alabama, will produce high-tech equipment for launch vehicles for outer space operations and will create opportunities for workers in Alabama.

 

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Discover opportunities to expand your business in the world's top business investment destination

Check out our EDO spotlight page to meet the #econdev teams creating jobs in the USA: https://www.selectusa.gov/new-blog-posts/edo-spotlight

We admit it: We snuck outside during #SolarEclipse2017 to catch totality...

US cities topped @ATKearney's 2017 #GlobalCities Index & Outlook https://goo.gl/7oGWeP

3D printing -  innovative industry that's #MadeInAmerica http://go.usa.gov/xNhUv

New data from @BEA_News show that #FDI supports 6.8mil US jobs! https://www.selectusa.gov/servlet/servlet.FileDownload?file=015t0000000LKSn

Direct flights from Nashville to London not just good news for tourism - it's great for #FDI https://goo.gl/Ke3Q3p

ON THE BLOG: @RUAG_Group cuts ribbon at 130,000-ft #mfg facility in Alabama: https://wordpress.com/post/blog.trade.gov/8346

Swiss co. brings ET #innovation to Decatur, AL http://go.usa.gov/xR7Av

Glad we could be a part of this job-creating success story. Congrats to @ChooseNJ + NJ team!

$250mil investment will create new jobs for US workers. Congrats to @TNECD & @LGUS!

Even a day later, the data are still awesome! #SelectUSA #econdev https://twitter.com/econatstate/status/899690320912412672

Connect to Romanian companies and Euro markets that invest $1.74 tril in the USA at #TradeWinds17! #EconDev

292 new jobs created by #FDI! #econdev

.@AEDBizInvest explains the benefits of investing in one of DC's next-door neighbors, Arlington County http://go.usa.gov/xRjPS

Great article from @tulsaworld about how #FDI & #mfg are helping Oklahoma's economy https://goo.gl/EqZwAK  @OKcommerce

Throwback to when Gov @henrymcmaster issued a proclamation on SC #workforce development at the #SelectUSASummit this year. #Apprenticeship

S. Korean LG Electronics building EV component #mfg plant in Hazel Park, MI, creating 292 #jobs https://goo.gl/2AV4fw

Nice! 🙌 https://twitter.com/madeinal/status/902157683666685953

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Dutch company Philips will establish a health technology facility in the Nashville, TN area

FDI is the subject of today's fact: the U.S. affiliates of foreign-owned companies have invested $3.7 trillion in the United States

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