Contents ACROSS THE POND American Trade & Investment Success Stories
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Boeing Announces New Manufacturing Site in Sheffield, UK
BritishAmerican Business Interview
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Northern Ireland A hot spot for international companies
Across the Pond – Bringing Transatlantic Trade and Investment to Life
3 Meet The New Members 5 60 Seconds with Joseph Quinlan
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6 Boeing Announces New Manufacturing Site in Sheffield, UK 8 Northern Ireland: A Hot Spot for International Companies 10 Global Corporate Leaders Choose Ohio to Scale Profitability
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Jeffries Briginshaw CEO, BritishAmerican Business jbriginshaw@babinc.org Emanuel Adam Director of Policy and Trade eadam@babinc.org John Adam Office Manager, Accountant jadam@babinc.org Theo Bachrach Public Affairs and Policy Manager tbachrach@babinc.org Rita Davids Esat Membership Assistant rdavids@babinc.org Sherry Dolatshahi Executive Assistant to CEO sdolatshahi@babinc.org
Editor Tim Horan Assistant Editor Zoe Farkas
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Global corporate leaders choose Ohio to scale profitably
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12 US Corporates are Optimistic about Brexit 13 Expansion Plans Create Jobs and Growth 14 America’s Favourite Steakhouse 16 Making Flying Enjoyable 17 Open for Business 18 What You Don’t Know Can Cost You Dearly 19 American Airlines Invests and Improves on Customer Experience 20 Doing Good is Good for Business 22 George Washington’s Mount Vernon 24 How should Brexit Impact Investment Decisions?
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Insight 25 What Workers Want Pro bono programme is a Win-Win
Policy 26 Across the Pond – Bringing Transatlantic Trade and Investment to Life
Events 27 London Event Highlights 28 New York Event Highlights 29 Events Calendar: London and New York
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