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Utah-China Trade and Investment Forum Celebrates History and Creates New Opportunities
SALT LAKE CITY – World Trade Center Utah (WTC Utah) hosted a delegation of more than 100 high-level Chinese government and business leaders for a trade and investment forum at the Little America Hotel on May 11. The event, coordinated in partnership with the China Chamber of International Commerce (CCOIC), facilitated direct engagement between the delegation and Utah’s business and [...]
May Newsletter
President's Message Pictured: WTC Utah president and CEO Miles Hansen speaking at the 2018 Utah Global Forum. If you haven’t yet registered for the 13th Annual Utah Economic Summit on May 17, you are running out of time to participate in one of the most exciting events of 2019. For [...]
April Newsletter
President's Message Pictured: WTC Utah and GOED with Qatari inbound delegation on March 22, 2019. Click here to read more. If you have been following us through this newsletter, or are involved with the World Trade Center Utah board, you are likely familiar with the team effort to develop and [...]
Qatari Delegation Visits Utah to Identify Trade and Investment Opportunities
A Qatari delegation, led by His Excellency Sheikh Meshal Bin Hamad Al-Thani, Ambassador Anne Patterson and Ambassador Khalid Bin Yousef Al-Sada, visited Utah on March 21 and 22 and was hosted by World Trade Center Utah (WTC Utah). As part of their inbound trade mission to the state, the diplomats met with Gov. Gary R. Herbert and nearly 30 Utah companies [...]
World Trade Center Utah Partners with Local Resources to Help Women Achieve Economic Success Internationally
World Trade Center Utah (WTC Utah) co-hosted an International Women’s Day Celebration on March 8 in cooperation with the Women’s Business Center of Utah (WBCUtah) and the Salt Lake Chamber. The celebration, moderated by EDCUtah president and WTC Utah board member Theresa Foxley, featured a panel of internationally successful women who all shared their experiences and insights as well as [...]
March Newsletter
President's Message Pictured: Consul General of Italy Lorenzo Ortona with WTC Utah president and CEO Miles Hansen at a diplomatic luncheon hosted by WTC Utah and GOED. To learn more about opportunities with Italy, read the Market Highlight section below. As Spring begins, high school students all over Utah will be receiving acceptance [...]
Utah and Jordan: Gateways of Innovation
The Silicon Slopes Tech Summit that spanned from Jan. 31 - Feb. 1 in Salt Lake City brought over 20,000 attendees in celebration of a historic year for Utah’s tech industry. The milestone is a continuation of innovative leaps Utah has taken in just the past few years. Beyond exciting capital advancements, these leaps have meant expansion into international markets. [...]
Maxtec Finds Global Revenue Growth at MEDICA Trade Fair
Salt Lake City-based Maxtec LLC, a leader in oxygen analysis and delivery products for more than 15 years, joined World Trade Center Utah in November for the MEDICA Trade Fair in Düsseldorf, Germany. MEDICA is the world’s largest event for the medical sector and has dominated the market for more than four decades. The latest fair attracted more than 5,100 exhibitors [...]
Newsletter – February 2019
President's Message WTC Utah president and CEO Miles Hansen presenting at the Taking Utah Tech to the World seminar on Jan. 8, 2019. When it comes to promoting the state’s best business and investment opportunities to the world, World Trade Center Utah proudly leads the way. But we recognize that [...]
Newsletter – January 2019
President's Message Pictured: Miles Hansen, president and CEO of WTC Utah, and Saud Al Nowais, commercial counselor for the UAE to the U.S. President’s Message Last August in this column I shared some thoughts on how we might enhance Utah’s ecosystem for international trade. At that time, I expressed my ambition [...]