{"id":62817,"date":"2018-07-04T20:36:05","date_gmt":"2018-07-05T03:36:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/69.46.6.243\/?p=62817"},"modified":"2018-07-04T20:36:05","modified_gmt":"2018-07-05T03:36:05","slug":"rcrc-joins-california-delegation-at-selectusa-conference","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/?p=62817","title":{"rendered":"RCRC Joins California Delegation at SelectUSA Conference"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Washington, DC&#8230;RCRC partnered with the Governor\u2019s Office of Business and Economic Development (Go-Biz) and other California economic development organizations at the 2018 SelectUSA Investment Summit (Summit) in Washington, D.C. last week.  RCRC staff participated in a number of conversations with foreign entities interested in making investments and creating jobs in rural California.  More than 3,000 people attended this year\u2019s Summit, including 1,200 business representatives from 66 foreign markets, and economic development organizations (EDOs) from 51 U.S. states and territories.  Summit speakers included U.S. Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross, as well as 10 Governors, and five Cabinet Secretaries.   <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/SUSA-Rural-FDI-report.pdf\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/forinvest.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"594\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-62819\" srcset=\"https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/forinvest.jpg 640w, https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/forinvest-300x278.jpg 300w, https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/forinvest-186x173.jpg 186w, https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/forinvest-570x529.jpg 570w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cSelectUSA continues to be the premier event for international companies looking to enter American markets,\u201d said Secretary Ross.  \u201cWith millions in investments announced over the past few days, hundreds of American jobs will be created in communities across the country.\u201d  <\/p>\n<p>This year\u2019s event included more than 2,700 individual matchmaking meetings among the companies and EDOs in attendance.  Secretary Ross also unveiled a report on the immense benefits rural communities have received from foreign direct investment (FDI) \u2013 just since 2003 the value of greenfield FDI in non-metro areas has totaled nearly $56.8 billion.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Washington, DC&#8230;RCRC partnered with the Governor\u2019s Office of Business and Economic Development (Go-Biz) and other California economic development organizations at the 2018 SelectUSA Investment Summit (Summit) in Washington, D.C. last week. RCRC staff participated in a number of conversations with foreign entities interested in making investments and creating jobs in rural California. 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