 SelectUSA is pleased to announce that
the SelectUSA Investment Summit
will be held at the Marriott Wardman Park Hotel in Washington, DC on Oct. 31 -
Nov. 1, 2013. The Summit will connect
businesses and investors from around the world with economic development
organizations (EDOs) from across the United States and Federal officials in an
effort to promote investment in the United States. For more information,
contact SelectUSASummit@trade.gov.
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Upcoming Outreach
SelectUSA conducts targeted outreach throughout the United States and around the world. Some upcoming activities include:
- On May 14, 2013, U.S.
Commercial Service Seoul
is organizing an investment seminar for potential investors at the 2013
TradeWinds Business Development Conference and Trade Mission. U.S. States
and U.S. EDOs participating in TradeWinds will present information on the investment climate and
opportunities for investors in the automotive or energy sectors. The program
will also provide an overview of SelectUSA resources for investors
and investor visas. For more information, please contact Catherine
Spillman (Catherine.Spillman@trade.gov).
- On May 15, 2013, the U.S. Embassy and U.S.
Commercial Service in
Dublin, Ireland will host a Networking Roundtable with Irish multipliers for
U.S. EDOs. Participating U.S. EDOs will have the opportunity to meet
representatives from leading Irish chambers of commerce and trade
associations. For more information, please contact Finola Cunningham (Finola.Cunningham@trade.gov).
- On May 21-23, 2013, U.S. Commercial Service Mexico will conduct three SelectUSA investment
seminars in Mexico City, Guadalajara, and Monterrey. About 100 attendees from
Mexico’s business community are expected to attend the seminar in each city.
U.S. states’ and other local or regional EDOs are invited to participate as
exhibitors at the event. The cost for exhibitors to participate is USD $400.
Each exhibiting EDO will be furnished a table and chairs for displaying
marketing materials and for networking. Space is limited to 15 exhibitors.
There will be ample time for networking before the event, during coffee breaks,
and after the formal program. For more information, please contact Dillon
Banerjee (Dillon.Banerjee@trade.gov).
-On May 22-24, 2013, U.S. Commercial
Service Japan will conduct three SelectUSA
investment seminars in Tokyo, Nagoya, and Osaka. Approximately
300 senior executives, company owners and corporate strategic business planners
are expected to attend the seminars. The objective of the seminars is to
attract new Japanese investments or expansions to the United States. For more
information, please contact Kevin Chambers at (Kevin.Chambers@trade.gov).
Recent SelectUSA outreach has included:
- On April 8-12, 2013, U.S.
Commercial Service Germany
and SelectUSA hosted the 4th
annual USA Investment Center at the Hannover
Messe Trade Fair. Along with
SelectUSA’s Acting Executive Director Aaron Brickman, U.S. economic development
organizations from four states and 13 metropolitan regions participated.
There was a robust schedule of investment-related activities and meetings with
more than 240 companies as a result of a marketing and outreach campaign
conducted to over 6,000 industry exhibitors and many more trade visitors.
Planning for next year’s Hannover Fair has already begun.
-On April 14-16,
2013, Rebecca Moudry of SelectUSA participated and spoke at the Area Development FDI Forum in St. Louis, Missouri. At the
event, U.S. and international stakeholders discussed opportunities in
attracting foreign direct investment (FDI) to the United States, location
trends, active industrial sectors, critical issues affecting investment
strategies by country, and efforts required to develop an effective FDI
attraction program.
- On April 15,
2013, Acting Executive Director Aaron
Brickman spoke at the International Economic Development Council (IEDC)
Federal Forum in
Washington, DC. He highlighted investment
trends in the United States and provided an overview of SelectUSA services to
help attract and retain investors.
- On April 15-18,
2013, Tazeem Pasha, Manager of Global Business Attraction, participated in the CS Europe Road Show, organized by the U.S.
Commercial Service Belgium, U.S.
Commercial Service Netherlands, and U.S.
Commercial Service Denmark. Through four one-day seminars in Brussels, Eindhoven,
Rotterdam and Copenhagen, participating U.S. EDOs met with potential investors,
industry associations and other trade and investment organizations.
- On April 18,
2013, Acting Executive Director Aaron Brickman addressed the Gulf Coast Trade Alliance in Kinder, Louisiana. The discussion,
which received considerable media coverage, focused on how SelectUSA aims to support the efforts of states
and regions in attracting, retaining, and expanding business investment.
FDI in Focus:
Read Assessing
the U.S. Business Climate: An Overview of Recent Rankings, by Ellen
Szymanski of SelectUSA. Ellen writes about reports and rankings on investing
in the United States.
Read Why Companies Choose the United States:
Beyond Incentives, by Rebecca Moudry of SelectUSA. SelectUSA
published a two-part posting in Tradeology, the ITA blog. Part I of, “Why Companies Choose the United States:
Beyond Incentives" reviews
data behind global company motives for investing in the U.S. Part II presents
insights from a global location expert and a business case study.
Reports of Note:
- The Economist recently published an article regarding the various state
investment incentives used to attract investment in the United States. The
article provides several state examples of investment incentive strategies, and
compares the opposing views on granting incentives to attract investment.
- The United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) has published
its annual review of investor-State issues in the IIA Issues Notes series. The topic of this issue, “Recent
Developments in Investor-State Settlement” provides data on treaty-based
investor-State dispute settlement (ISDS) cases.
- The Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade
convened a hearing on April 18, 2013, entitled “Discussion Draft of H.R. __, the ‘Global Investment in
American Jobs Act 2013’.”
The purpose of the hearing was to obtain input from the Administration and
private-sector experts before proposing formal legislation through the
Committee.
- The Financial Times has published an analysis on the Advance GDP by Industry Statistics for
2012 figures released by the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. The report, Durable-Goods Manufacturing Led Growth in 2012, takes note that despite disappointing first quarter numbers, the U.S.
economy is expected to see annualized increase of 3%.
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