Friday, August 15, 2003
Ashland University in Ashland, Ohio will host eight Chinese managers for week-long executive training course. This initiative grew out of an effort of the Ashland Department of Economic Development to boost exports from Ashland County.
This connection should be exceptionally strong for Ashland. The delegation is from Tianjin, a major business center on China's coast.
Ashland County is not big. Located in North Central Ohio, 70 miles southwest of Cleveland, the county has a population of 52,000 with an employment base of 17,000. About one third are involved in manufacturing. Ashland is located in the heart of Ohio's traditional, skilled-manufacturing sector.
This effort represents the new wave in economic development...building global networks. Read more.
You can visit their economic development web site. Go.
Or, visit the Ashland University web site. Go.
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Ashland University boosts ties to China
