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Ohio Participates in World's Largest Industrial Trade Show
COLUMBUS, Ohio -- State Development Director Bruce Johnson and a team of business and government representatives from across the state will travel to Hannover, Germany, next week to market Ohio and encourage business investment and expansion in the state. Johnson will attend the first two days of the 2004 Hannover Trade Fair, which lasts from April 19 through April 24."In today's global marketplace we must aggressively compete to bring good jobs to Ohio," Johnson says. "The Hannover Trade Fair is an important venue in which to connect with European business leaders, and to promote Ohio's assets in a world arena."The fair is the largest industrial trade show in the world with 6,100 exhibitors and more than 300,000 visitors. Johnson and Ohio representatives are scheduled to meet with more than 100 European companies interested in the U.S. market, and will pursue meetings with approximately 250 more during the six-day trade fair.The team of nearly 20 Ohio business development professionals participating in the trade fair includes representatives from First Energy Corp., Cinergy, Fifth Third Bank, Edison Materials Technology Center, German Link, Toledo Regional Growth Partnership, Ohio Department of Development, Dayton Development Coalition, Greater Akron Chamber of Commerce, Greater Cincinnati Chamber of Commerce, Allen County Economic Development Group and the City of Akron.State representation at the Hannover Trade Fair is the result of a private/public partnership between the Ohio Economic Development Council and the Ohio Department of Development. This year marks the 11th year in which they have participated."