Business Expansion Opportunities Draw German Executives to St. Louis

(PRLEAP.COM) 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.

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.

For more information, call Robert R. Heuermann, Jr. at 314.615.8141 or see the website www.worldtradecenter-stl.com. Media contact: Jeff Dunlap @314.993.6925.

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