German companies looking to expand operations to the United States
recently discovered that West Michigan manufacturers offer some
attractive opportunities, including a skilled workforce. A West
Michigan economic development leader laid out the case regarding the
region's expertise to some 700 attendees at a first-ever
German-American Energy Conference.
According to excerpts from the story:
Never one to dwell on the negative,
Birgit Klohs came home this week from a nearly three-week business trip
to Germany in a particularly enthusiastic state. During her travels,
the CEO of The Right Place Inc. in Grand Rapids made 23 visits to
potential business prospects for West Michigan and participated in a
four-day alternative energy conference in Berlin, where she gave an
address on what Michigan has to offer the industry.
The
Right Place, the Michigan Economic Development Corp. and Consumers
Energy Co. staffed a booth at the conference. As German wind-energy
companies seek to expand beyond Europe and set up shop in America, she
used the first-ever German-American Energy Conference to pitch Michigan
and the state's manufacturing acumen.
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