Commerce, Alabama defense firms seek growth opportunities in Belgium, Germany – madeinalabama.com

Commerce, Alabama defense firms seek growth opportunities in Belgium, Germany  madeinalabama.com

Montgomery, Alabama – The Alabama Department of Commerce’s Global Business Office and Export Alabama are leading a week-long, aerospace and defense-focused international business development mission to Belgium and Germany this week. The delegation includes five Alabama firms and is designed to help them expand their global footprints. Company leadership will participate in pre-arranged business-to-business meetings […] Montgomery, Alabama – The Alabama Department of Commerce’s Global Business Office and Export Alabama are leading a week-long, aerospace and defense-focused international business development mission to Belgium and Germany this week. The delegation includes five Alabama firms and is designed to help them expand their global footprints. Company leadership will participate in pre-arranged business-to-business meetings where they can leverage their expertise and products to forge valuable new partnerships and access emerging business opportunities.

“One of Alabama’s greatest strengths internationally is the network of trusted relationships we have built with government and industry partners around the world,” said Christina Stimpson, Commerce’s Chief Officer of Global Business. Stimpson said the mission demonstrates the value of those partnerships, with NRW.GlobalBusiness in Germany and Flanders Investment & Trade, AWEX, Skywin, GIWAS, Flanders Space and Agoria BSDI in Belgium helping connect Alabama companies directly into some of Europe’s most important aerospace and defense ecosystems. “Combined with our engagement with the U.S. Mission to NATO, these relationships create opportunities not