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Wilfred H. Muskens
Director, Foreign Direct Investment
100 Pine Street,
Harrisburg, PA 17101 USA
Tel: 717-720-1327
Fax: 717-772-5419
Pennsylvania Trade Office Beijing
Beijing COFCO Plaza,
No.8 Jiangguomennei Dajie, Suite B 712,
Dongcheng District, Beijing 100005, CHINA
Tel: 8610-65283836
8610-65283846
Fax: 8610-65283856
Foreign Direct Investment
The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania is committed to eliminating barriers that foreign companies might encounter in investing, expanding and operating businesses in Pennsylvania. Pennsylvania's Office of International Business Development is responsible for managing a network of foreign investment offices that are strategically located to attract and capture new investment.
A Win-Win Situation
Foreign investment in Pennsylvania is a win-win situation. International business activity is vital to Pennsylvania's long-term growth, and Pennsylvania is committed to playing a major role in promoting foreign investment and international commerce.
- Pennsylvania ranks 8th out of 50 States in total number of foreign-owned firms
- Pennsylvania ranks 3rd in the Northeast after New York and New Jersey
- Pennsylvania ranks 6th in the U.S. in the number of employees supported by U.S. subsidiaries
- Over 1,400 foreign-owned firms operate in Pennsylvania
- Over 400,000 individuals are employed in Pennsylvania by foreign-owned firms
- 47% of all foreign-owned firms in Pennsylvania are manufacturers
Why PA?
Foreign firms are choosing Pennsylvania for a number of economic and business reasons:
- Participation in the world's largest and most prosperous market -- including a stable business environment with strong U.S. economic growth, reasonable costs of doing business, and access to advanced technological innovations and research and development.
- A world-class workforce that is highly educated and skilled. Some of the best universities and colleges in the nation are in Pennsylvania, including: Carnegie Mellon, Penn State University, Lehigh University and the University of Pennsylvania.
- Central location and access -- Pennsylvania's highly developed infrastructure is well situated to reach every corner of the U.S. marketplace.
- The Keystone Opportunity Zones are development zones that are virtually tax-free -- the best economic development program in the nation. SelectSites are sites that are certified ready-to-develop for each business type.
- Existing critical mass of world-class firms: Heinz, Sony, Thomson Consumer Electronics, Hershey, Harley Davidson, Zippo, Cannondale, SAP, Corning, and many more in virtually all sectors of today's economy.
- Ability to tailor to U.S. customers' needs.
More information about locating a business in Pennsylvania can be found at www.teampa.com or www.inventpa.com.