Connecting Africa's automotive industry to ours: the partnership is on a mission to create more jobs at home.The Detroit Regional Economic Partnership led a business mission to Africa from November 12-17 to conduct seminars on doing business in Detroit and attend the Corporate Council on Africa's 2007 U.S. -Africa Business Summit. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] The mission's objective was to attract new businesses to Southeast Michigan Southeast Michigan, also called Southeastern Michigan, is a region in the Lower Peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan that is home to a majority of the state's businesses and industries, and is home to slightly over half the state's population. and give local businesses an opportunity to expand into Africa's emerging markets. "Africa promises great opportunity in the global economy," said Detroit Regional Economic Partnership Executive Director John Carroll John Carroll may be:
The mission was conducted in partnership with Chrysler LLC Chrysler LLC U.S. automotive company first incorporated in 1925, as Chrysler Corp. It was founded by Walter P. Chrysler (1875–1940), who built it into the country's second largest automobile manufacturer, noted for its Plymouth, Dodge, Chrysler, and Jeep vehicles. , and the group traveling to Africa included representatives from the Detroit Regional Economic Partnership, Detroit Regional Chamber and the Wayne County Wayne County is the name of sixteen counties in the United States of America, some named for the American Revolutionary War general Anthony Wayne:
This mission marks the first trip to Africa for the Partnership. The delegation conducted a seminar at the National Association of Automotive Component and Allied Manufacturers (NAACAM) and met with automotive-with automotive-related companies in Johannesburg. the delegation also visited Cape Town Cape Town or Capetown, city (1991 pop. 854,616), legislative capital of South Africa and capital of Western Cape, a port on the Atlantic Ocean. It was the capital of Cape Province before that province's subdivision in 1994. for the U.S.-Africa Business Summit, which connects businesses from across the African continent with companies from around the world, including North America North America, third largest continent (1990 est. pop. 365,000,000), c.9,400,000 sq mi (24,346,000 sq km), the northern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. . This year over 800 businesspeople from Africa, Europe and the u.S. attended the summit. Upon completion of the mission, the delegation had a better understanding of African business practices and the opportunities that exist in Africa. In addition, because of the Partnership's mission, a delegation of automotive suppliers from NAACAM will visit Detroit in 2008 to meet with local companies, discuss possible collaboration and better understand the business opportunities that exist in this region. "The delegation made contacts with key government organizations, business associations and individual companies interested in doing business in the North Amercian market or with North American North American named after North America. North American blastomycosis see North American blastomycosis. North American cattle tick see boophilusannulatus. companies," Carroll continued. "This mission is the first step in a long-term effort to build business connections between Africa and the Detroit Region." [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] RELATED ARTICLE: News from Behind the Scenes The staff of the Detroit Regional Economic Partnership travels the world prospecting for new businesses to come to the Detroit Region. Some of their passport stamps include South Africa South Africa, Afrikaans Suid-Afrika, officially Republic of South Africa, republic (2005 est. pop. 44,344,000), 471,442 sq mi (1,221,037 sq km), S Africa. , India, China. Korea, Japan, Germany and Belgium. The three-person Global Business Development team works trade shows and meets with companies one-on-one to explain of the benefits of doing business in the Detroit Region. The Partnership is the economic development are of the Detroit Regional Chamber and relies on financial support from the public and private sector. With the support of our investors, in the last seven years, the Years, The the seven decades of Eleanor Pargiter’s life. [Br. Lit.: Benét, 1109] See : Time Detroit Regional Economic Partnership has helped bring in more than $1.5 billion in new investment to the region and over 8,650 new jobs. Here are a few of the companies you may recognize: Borg Warner Inc. from Illionis to Auburn Hills, Faurecia from France to Sterling Heights Sterling Heights, city (1990 pop. 117,810), Macomb co., SE Mich., on the Clinton River; platted 1835 as Jefferson Township, renamed 1838, inc. 1968. Largely rural until the mid-20th cent., the city grew as a suburb of Detroit, 19 mi (31 km) to the northeast. and Hyundai Motor Company The Hyundai Motor Company, a division of the Hyundai Kia Automotive Group, is South Korea's largest and the world's sixth largest Automaker.[1] Its headquarters are in Seoul, South Korea. from Korea to Superior Township. There are a number of ways YOUR company can help strengthen the Detroit Region's economy through the Detroit Regional Economic Partnership: [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Attend or sponsor the Detroit Regional Chamber Foundation's International Consular Gala on Friday. March 7, 2008 at The Townsend Hotel, Birmingham. All proceeds benefit the Detroit Regional Economic Partnership and enable our Global Business Development Team to travel and have face-to-face meetings with prospective new investors in the region. For more information, contact Beverly Maddox at bmaddox@detroitchamber.com or (313) 596-0343. Become an investor in the Partnership. Play a role in economic development for the region and have an opportunity to meet some of the new companies first hand. To learn more about the benefits of becoming an investor, contact pam Serwa at pserwa@detroitchambers.com or (313) 596-0325. Photos by the Detroit Regional Chamber To Learn more, visit www.detroitchamber.com/drep. |
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