March/April 2012 | Trade and Industry Development

March/April 2012

Trade & Industry Development Magazine

Locating, Relocating and Honoring those that Have

This issue is especially exciting as it is our 7th Annual CiCi Awards issue. As most of you know, CiCi stands for Corporate Investment and Community Impact and the Awards honor 30 site-selection projects announced during the year 2011 that stood out among more than 700 applicants either in terms of the extraordinary dollar amount of the investment or the impact the investment and corporate location has and will have on the community in which the project has or will be developed. The entire staff of Trade & Industry Development, as well as the entire professional site selection community, we’re sure, join together to extend hearty congratulations to all of the companies being honored with this Award.

In this issue

Expanding U.S. Sales Overseas with Export Financing

BY: Charles Tansey

The Export-Import Bank of the United States (Ex-Im Bank) is breaking the mold on how the U.S. does business overseas. By providing competitive financing to American companies, it provides business owners a level playing field to face foreign competitors head on. Expanding sales of U.S. products into foreign markets is putting Americans back to work, and Ex-Im Bank has the resources to support them. The demand for American products is resonating abroad, but not enough businesses are able to meet those demands without help. Last fiscal year, Ex-Im Bank set export finance records including $32 billion in total authorizations and $41.3 billion in export sales at more than 3,600 U.S. companies, supporting approximately 290,000 American jobs. To engage more customers in more countries, American companies need to know the resources available to them. more....