Success story: RBK Automation.RBK RBK Reebok International Ltd. (stock symbol) RBK Rosenborg Ballklub (Football Team In Norway) RBK Russell Brennan Keane (chartered accountants) Automation, an embedded Inserted into. See embedded system. and test engineering company, is a long-term success story that goes back almost four years. When we at the Partnership originally met RBK, they were a small, three-person automotive and electronics technology firm in Detroit. We originally met them at a networking event and began to discuss their international strategies for expansion. We came to find out that they were interested in partnering with a European company whose products were complimentary to RBK's but not competing with them. Through further digging and utilizing the power of the Partnership's network of contacts, Executive Director John Carroll John Carroll may be:
When the Regional Business Development program was started, RBK Automation was one of the first companies introduced to the program director at the Partnership. At the time, it was simply an opportunity to meet and learn more about each other's organizations. Six months later Moving forward six months, the Partnership received a call from RBK's co-founder and vice president, Bassam Hajhamad, with a general question about work visas. Through a little bit of digging--what we like to call needs analysis--it became clear that RBK's needs reached far beyond questions about visas. Their operations and customer base in Mexico had grown to the point where they were weighing the options of opening an office across the border. Putting the full power of the Partnership's resources to work, RBK was directed to two local partners--Miller, Canfield can·field n. Games A form of solitaire. [After Richard Albert Canfield (1855-1914), American gambler.] Noun 1. , Paddock paddock a fenced field or enclosure. joining paddock used for mating. & Stone and Plante & Moran--for their expertise and experience in assisting U.S. companies doing business in Mexico. Through additional contacts, RBK was personally introduced to the Michigan Economic Development Corporation's representative in Mexico, through a meeting arranged by the Partnership, as well as meetings with Banco- Mext and the Consulate Consulate, 1799–1804, in French history, form of government established after the coup of 18 Brumaire (Nov. 9–10, 1799), which ended the Directory. General's office of Mexico, who arranged for travel visas on very short notice for RBK employees in a customer emergency situation. flourishing both in Detroit and in Mexico and their relationship with the Partnership continues to grow, as they continue the search for a new partnership and expand their technology. The Partnership is hard at work on this one. RELATED ARTICLE: Company: RBK Automation Headquarters: Detroit Product: Automation technology Issue: Expanding its Mexican operations Outcome: Operations in both Mexico and Detroit are now flourishing RELATED ARTICLE: Bottom line: Results 1,976 new jobs created in the Detroit Region Detroit Regional Economic Partnership, 1st quarter 2000 through 3rd quarter 2003 RELATED ARTICLE: Partnership at SAE sae abbr (BRIT) (= stamped addressed envelope) → sobre con las propias señas de uno y con sello Jeffrey R. Engel, executive director of North American North American named after North America. North American blastomycosis see North American blastomycosis. North American cattle tick see boophilusannulatus. Vehicle Procurement The fancy word for "purchasing." The procurement department within an organization manages all the major purchases. Operations at Ford Motor Co. (center), was the keynote speaker at the 2003 annual breakfast during SAE week in March, hosted by the Detroit Regional Economic Partnership. With him are John Carroll (left), the Partnership's executive director, and Richard E. Blouse Jr., president and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of the Detroit Regional Chamber. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Mike Shapiro is director of regional business development for the Detroit Regional Economic Partnership. He can be reached at (313) 596-0438 or by e-mail at: mshapiro@detroitchamber.com. |
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