WISCONSIN EXPORTED
$22.3 BILLION IN GOODS & SERVICES in 2017
THRIVING ECONOMY
International Trade
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MAC works closely with the Milwaukee 7 and World Trade Association (WTA) to promote the region internationally. Recruiting efforts in Europe have led to several companies locating U.S. operations in southeastern Wisconsin, including Foxconn from Taiwan; Haribo, Thomas Magnete and PTF Pfӥller from Germany; Ingeteam, Inesa and Sic Lazaro from Spain; and Seda International Packaging from Italy. The Milwaukee 7 team has recently visited companies in Dubai, Turkey, Brazil and China. Foreign-owned firms employ 30,000 workers in the metropolitan area.
The World Trade Association’s annual International Trade Conference is Wisconsin’s premier event for import and export assistance.
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REBUILDING THE LAKE MICHIGAN HIGHWAY
The Great Lakes play an important role in international trade, providing global access through Lake Michigan, the St. Lawrence Seaway and the inland river system. Milwaukee is one of the few Great Lakes ports open to navigation year-round and is at the center of two
