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APRIL 12, 2006, St. Louis, Missouri USA …
Horst Dreier, CEO of Dreier Technology, a global
industrial products company based in Stuttgart,
Germany, and Dr. Manfred Ginter, a trade executive
from Baden-Württemberg, responded favorably
to site visits and fact-finding meetings with
St. Louis executives during a visit here last
week to evaluate office space and distribution
amenities for German businesses.
Dreier, whose firm provides precision measuring
tools for major manufacturers, and Ginter met
with officials from The Boeing Company and the
St. Louis County Economic Council in a three-day
fact-finding mission arranged by AAA Translation,
Inc. and World Trade Center Saint Louis.
Susanne Evens, president of AAA Translation,
Inc. and 2006 president of the St. Louis-Stuttgart
Sister City Organization, said, “Mr. Dreier
visited St. Louis to evaluate opportunities for
establishing a U.S.-based service center for Dreier
Technology, which serves companies in aerospace,
automotive and other industries.
“The German state of Baden-Württemberg
where Stuttgart is located is home for many industrial
companies such as Dreier Technology that conduct
business with U.S. firms, including other firms
considering potential expansion of distribution,
service or manufacturing operations in Missouri,”
Ms. Evens added.
Robert R. Heuermann, Jr., executive director
of World Trade Center St. Louis, said, “This
fact-finding mission was the latest in a series
of aggressive economic outreach initiatives to
help stimulate more investment and trade between
German and Missouri-based companies.
“We are encouraged by the positive feedback
that Mr. Dreier and Dr. Ginter expressed after
visiting with St. Louis executives and we expect
to continue discussions about potential German
business expansion into St. Louis at additional
meetings with Stuttgart executives later this
year,” Mr. Heuermann said.
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From left, Horst Dreier, , Susanne Evens,
Manfred Ginter, and Robert Heuermann, Jr. |
While in St. Louis, Mr. Dreier and Dr. Ginter
were impressed in a visit to the South County
Enterprise Center, one of four business incubators
operated by the St. Louis County Economic Council
to help launch and expand new business operations.
The facility is a fully-equipped, state-of-the-art
office and business center with conference rooms
and other amenities complete with parking and
security systems, and it is available to tenants
at low cost.
“St. Louis and Stuttgart have enjoyed productive
relationships for many years and this recent trip
strengthened those bonds,” said Evens, noting
that the St. Louis-Stuttgart Sister City Organization
was established in 1960.
The Organization is supported by the St. Louis
Center for International Relations, a unit of
World Trade Center Saint Louis that encourages
business, cultural and educational exchanges.
For more information, please see the website www.SLCIR.org
or call 314 615 8141.
Evens’ company AAA Translation, Inc. provides
services ranging from translation to support programs
for foreign companies that want to establish operations
in Missouri. For information, please visit www.AAATranslation.com
or call 636 530 1010.
World Trade Center Saint Louis is the region’s
leading international business services organization.
A not-for-profit enterprise, it offers customized
global market research and business intelligence
services; conducts more than 40 trade events annually;
renders access to international business resources;
and coordinates education programs. It serves
individuals, businesses and non-profit organizations
in Missouri and Southern Illinois as a division
of the St. Louis County Economic Council, a division
of St. Louis County government.
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