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Experts discuss international investment
March 20, 2018
Blog | 2 min read
March 20, 2018
Companies from across the world are selecting the Richmond, Va. region for a U.S. location making this the top ranked mid-sized city in the nation for foreign direct investment. This trend has no plans on slowing down as more than two-thirds of active Greater Richmond Partnership prospects are international companies.
The GRP recently held an Investor Forum event focused on the importance of international companies investing in the region.ย The event was moderated by Victor Branch, Richmond Market President of Bank of America, and speakers included international companies who recently located in the region — Amine Belmeslouhi from Polykon Manufacturing and Amber Roberts from iMPREG, LLC. Joining them were Rebecca Moudry, Vice President, Business Development at Research on Investment, and Olga Molnar, GRP’s Vice President, Global Investment.
Key takeaways from the event included: