WTCGP was highlighted in the Philadelphia Business Journal, along with the Economy League for our Global Cities Initiative Program, a program that will boost global trade and investment, forge partnerships between U.S. and international metropolitan areas, and advocate for state and national policy changes by developing and implementing regional strategies. From Philadelphia Business Journal: "'Greater Philadelphia has excellent core assets for exporting — advanced manufacturing and services clusters; a skilled workforce; strong air, port, and rail connections; and capable support organizations — yet we lag behind competitor regions on key export indicators,' Steve Wray, executive director of the Economy League, said in a statement. 'Now is the perfect time to take a closer look at how we're performing and advance shared strategies to take our region's export activity to the next level.'" Gary P. Biehn, Partner, White and Williams, LLP Appointed Board Chairman of the World Trade Center of Greater Philadelphia Contact: Graziella DiNuzzo, [email protected] November 12, 2014… Philadelphia, PA, As voted on November 6, 2014 at the annual Board of Directors meeting of the World Trade Center of Greater Philadelphia (WTCGP), Gary P. Biehn, Partner and Chair, China Business Group and International Group of the Philadelphia, PA law firm, White and Williams, LLP, has been appointed Board Chairman of the World Trade Center of Greater Philadelphia. Gary Biehn will replace Anthony S. Bartolomeo, P.E., President and CEO, of Pennoni, who had been Board Chairman of the WTCGP since 2004.
Gary Biehn has been a Board Member of the WTCGP since 2008 and served as Vice-Chairman of the board from 2012 through November 2014. As Vice-Chairman, Gary oversaw a number of key initiatives including most recently the development of the WTCGP’s three-year Strategic Plan (2015-2017). Jill Horner of Comcast Newsmakers spoke with WTCGP President Linda Mysliwy Conlin about helping businesses reach overseas markets. Video provided by Comcast Newsmakers
WTCGP President Linda Conlin wrote an article for the Region's Business in Visions of Philadelphia. In the article, Conlin explains who we are, our mission and how we assist companies to develop and execute successful export strategies. Below is an excerpt about some of our success stories from philadelphia.regionsbusiness.com: "As President of WTCGP for the past five years, I look forward to the success stories our trade specialists share. Companies like Schramm, Inc., a manufacturer of drilling equipment and truck mounted drilling rigs (used to rescue the Chilean miners in Copiapo in 2010) is now selling in over 15 countries; Bassett’s Ice Cream introduced its vanilla ice cream to China and the Caribbean and continues to grow in popularity in Asia; Custom Chill, a manufacturer of thermoelectric chillers used in laser technology, landed a major, multi-million dollar sale from an Austrian company and Classic Cake is now selling its signature cheese cake in South Korea." Diane Mustrull of The Philadelphia Inquirer wrote about WTCGP, our mission, global trade and WTCGP member testimonials. From The Philadelphia Inquirer: "Part of WTCGP's work is helping bring more certainty to the process through seminars and one-on-one counseling with companies. As a regional export coordinator for Pennsylvania, WTCGP also has trade representatives in more than 50 countries, their contacts with overseas agents and distributors invaluable." The North Philadelphia bakery, Classic Cake, will begin exporting cheesecakes to South Korea. WTCGP was mentioned in Diane Mastrull's Philadelphia Inquirer article Classic Cake. From Philly.com: "At the World Trade Center of Greater Philadelphia, a nonprofit specializing in international-business support, exporting is promoted as a way to cushion company revenue against U.S. economic downturns. The best candidates, said Dino Ramos, senior vice president, are those with a niche product "that is not easily duplicated or is not currently being made by our competitors in the world." Read more here.
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