About German investments in Mississippi

The Clarion-Ledger features a great article today about German companies in Mississippi. German companies have invested $340 million in Mississippi manufacturing plants and other operations, employing 2,500 workers.

From http://www.clarionledger.com/news/0402/27/zbd2.html:
 
German companies operate in 50 Mississippi locations, and of the 2,500 jobs they provide, 1,300 are in manufacturing, according to the Mississippi Development Authority.
(...) German companies operate in 50 Mississippi locations, and of the 2,500 jobs they provide, 1,300 are in manufacturing, according to the Mississippi Development Authority.
(...) Gov. Haley Barbour has arranged to have an American Eurocopter on hand at the Air Guard airfield today to inspect when he greets Schroeder.
(...) Barbour said. "American Eurocopter and other foreign companies already have a substantial investment in Mississippi, and there is the strong potential for a lot more."

The article goes on to point out other interesting facts, for example the effect of the recent drop of the dollar against the euro on car manufacturers, and German-American business relationships gone sour, e.g. the temporary German ownership of Jim Henson's Muppets.
 
Very much worth a read. Like a hands-on lesson in global economy.
 
Aberdeen can be proud to be the place where BASF's polymer is manufactured, the kind that absorbs liquid in diapers. 130 people from in and around Aberdeen are employed at the manufacturing plant.

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