Monday, November 11, 2013

Foreign investment follows typical pattern - Dothan Eagle: News - Francisco Sanchez said local governments successful in attracting foreign direct investment followed a typical pattern. » Make yourself available. “The saying is that half of success is showing up,” Sanchez said. “Dothan has done that. Your mayor went out there and let his Southern hospitality tell the story.” » Maintain a good business climate. “This is competitive, make no mistake,” Sanchez said. » Invest in education. “One of the advantages of our country is a highly educated workforce with some of the best universities in the world,” Sanchez said. “One of the things we need to get better in is vocational education, and there is a need to get better in K-12 as well.” » Support research and development. “This is important in the private sector, at the university level and at the government level,” Sanchez said. “We would not have an Internet today had it not been for initial government investment followed up with private investment.”


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