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May 8, 2018 // Next Issue: May 22, 2018

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Wins in the USA

PORTMOUTH, New Hampshire / BASEL, Switzerland
Lonza Biologics expansion approved, up to 1,000 new jobs at Pease International Tradeport. (4/22)

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana / BENGALURU, India
Infosys picks Indiana for new U.S. Education Center, an additional 1,000 new jobs.(4/26)

VIDALIA, Louisiana / MELBOURNE, Australia
Louisiana Economic Development & Concordia Economic Development: Syrah Resources selects Vidalia as preferred site for $25 million graphite processing facility. (4/30)

Wins Abroad

SEATTLE, Washington / BUCHAREST, Romania
Amazon to open 2nd center in Romania. (4/30)

NEW YORK / DOHA, Qatar
Qatar Development Bank signs five pacts worth QR100m (US$27 m) with global funds to boost Qatari small & medium enterprises (SMEs) and entrepreneurs. (5/2)

Events in the U.S.A.

SEUS-CP (Southeast U.S.-Canadian Provinces Alliance 2018 Annual Conference, Mobile, Alabama, June 3-5, 2018.

Biotechnology Innovation Organization (BIO) International Convention, Boston, Massachusetts, June 4-7, 2018.

National CyberSummit, Huntsville, Alabama, June 5-7, 2018.

U.S. Trade & Working Capital Conference, Chicago, June 13, 2018.

Africa Trade & Investment Global Summit, Washington, D.C. , June 24-26, 2018.

MAGIC [fashion] Market Week, Las Vegas, Nevada, August 13-15, 2018.

Events Abroad:

U.S. Commercial Service / Trade Americas: Business Opportunities in the Caribbean Region Conference, Bahamas, Barbados, Dominican Republic, Haiti, Jamaica, Trinidad & Tobago, May 6-11, 2018.

Hong Kong Trade Development Council: Hong Kong International Medical Devices and Supplies Fair, May 7-9, 2018.

U.S. Department of Commerce, International Trade Administration: Health & Beauty Wellness Executive Service program to India, Mumbai & Delhi, May 30-June 2, 2018.

European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD): Advancing TCFD (Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures) guidance on physical climate risk and opportunities, London, May 31, 2018.

EUROSATORY Defense & Security International Exhibition, Paris, June 11-15, 2018.

MAPLE Business Council: Trade Mission to Montreal & Quebec City, Canada, June 13-15, 2018.

Alabama Germany Partnership Study Trip to Germany, Würzburg, Feuchtwangen, Sindelfingen, Stuttgart, June 17-22, 2018.

Certified Trade Mission Global Road Show to Toronto, Canada for Private Equity, Private Debt, Venture Capital, Hedge Fund, Real Estate and Infrastructure Fund Managers, June 27-28, 2018.

U.S. Department of Agriculture Foreign Agricultural Service: Agribusiness Trade Mission to Southeast Asia: Indonesia, Malaysia & the Philippines, July 16-20, 2018.

U.S.-China Aviation Symposium, Beijing, July 17-20, 2018.

Food Ingredients Asia, Jakarta, Indonesia, October 3-5, 2018.

China International Aviation & Aerospace Exhibition (Airshow China), Guangdong, November 6-11, 2018.

Events We Attended / Are Attending:

Fairleigh Dickinson University Global Enterprise Network: Doing Business in Korea Seminar, Teaneck, New Jersey, May 23, 2018.

Summer Cocktail Party at Borenius' [Finland] New York Representative Office, New York, June 6, 2018.

Wyoming Business Council requests proposals for Taiwan trade representative. Deadline: May 11, 2018.

U.S Trade & Development Agency: South Africa: Request for Information for the Identification of Energy Storage Technologies and Systems for Multipurpose Applications. Deadline: May 18, 2018.

U.S Trade & Development Agency: Zambia: 100MW GET FiT Solar PV Tender RFQ. Deadline: May 18, 2018.

People in the Spotlight

Longtime Marlborough (Massachusetts) Regional Chamber of Commerce CEO Susanne Morreale Leeber to retire. (4/23)

Rep. Jill Billings receives Wisconsin Economic Development Association (WEDA) "Champion of Economic Development" Award. (4/25)

Choose New Jersey announces Jose Lozano to join as President & CEO. (5/1)

Longtime executive director Arnold leaving Daviess County (indiana) Economic Development Corporation. (5/1)

Career Opportunities

AmCham China, Director, Marketing & Communications, Beijing.

Nihao Global Corporation Limited, Digital Marketing Manager, Beijing.

Detroit Regional Chamber: NAFTA Talks Threaten Auto Industry Boom. (4/6)

Tampa Hillsborough EDC, Pinellas County Economic Development & Pasco EDC: Trade mission to Mexico City yields strong leads for area businesses. (4/23)

Governor Asa Hutchinson designates three Opportunity Zones in Hot Springs, Arkansas. (4/24)

Partnership between South Carolina & Canada critical, according to Nadia Theodore, Consul General of Canada to the U.S. Southeast. (5/3)