Global Trade
World Trade Center
Dec/09/04 20:51
Would a Tri-Cities world trade center be a boon to desperately needed economic development in the region? The idea at first sounded ridiculous to one area businessman.
"When I first heard about it, I thought it was either the dumbest idea or the most brilliant," said Tim Siglin, co-owner of Transitions, Inc., a small business and technology development company. Siglin decided to move to the area in 2001 and has been working as a consultant to the Kingsport Chamber of Commerce.
"I have worked with companies in the Pacific Rim and in Europe; I have always done global work. I moved here because I liked the area and knew that I could continue my consulting wherever I lived."
Siglin was one of approximately 50 area business leaders and government officials who met at the Bristol Regional Medical Center Monday morning to hear from world trade center representatives from around the country about what their centers offer, how they got started, and how much they have grown since their formation.
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"When I first heard about it, I thought it was either the dumbest idea or the most brilliant," said Tim Siglin, co-owner of Transitions, Inc., a small business and technology development company. Siglin decided to move to the area in 2001 and has been working as a consultant to the Kingsport Chamber of Commerce.
"I have worked with companies in the Pacific Rim and in Europe; I have always done global work. I moved here because I liked the area and knew that I could continue my consulting wherever I lived."
Siglin was one of approximately 50 area business leaders and government officials who met at the Bristol Regional Medical Center Monday morning to hear from world trade center representatives from around the country about what their centers offer, how they got started, and how much they have grown since their formation.
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