On Thursday, February 14, 2013 Mr. Bob Kraft, MMAC China Co-Chair and Chairman of FPP, will be co-hosting the annual MMAC Chinese New Year Celebration. This will be a great opportunity to network with other business professionals, and learn about Governor Scott Walker’s upcoming trade mission to China in April.
To learn more about the 2013 Chinese New Year and/or Register for the event, click here
On December 6th, 2012 FPP Chairman Bob Kraft and Director of China Operations Dan Redford had the honor of representing Wisconsin and the MMAC Regional Center at the “Ambassador’s Investment Forum” in Beijing. The event was hosted by the U.S. Embassy, in collaboration with the American Chamber of Commerce in China and the China Council for Promotion of International Trade. The forum was the first of its kind, with the aim of encouraging and promoting Chinese investment into projects within the U.S. The keynote speaker was Ambassador Gary Locke and the event was attended by representatives and businesspeople from across the U.S. and China.
It is clear that we are entering an exciting new era of Sino-U.S. business relations in which Chinese private and state owned companies, as well as individual citizens, are growing their capacity to invest billions of dollars into the United States. This is a great boon for both countries, and as indicated by Ambassador Locke, Chinese companies operating in the United States could create over 200,000 American jobs by the year 2020.
FirstPathway would like to thank Terri Tyminski with Select USA Guangzhou, Commercial Consul Greg Wong, the U.S. Embassy and AmCham China for their hard work and effort in allowing us to participate in this historic event.
We look forward to continuing our significant involvement of Chinese investment into the United States via the EB5 program, and are proud of our partners that continue to create jobs and economic growth while pursuing American citizenship.
May 21, 2012 – This week Ms. Xiaoshu Xu, Chief Editor of the Educational Channel at SOHU.com ( 搜狐) and a central delegation from China’s education sector visited FirstPathway Partners (FPP) corporate headquarters to interview FPP Chairman and CEO Bob Kraft.
During his interview Kraft spoke about educational opportunities here in Milwaukee and EB5. A full transcript of the interview is available on the sohu.com website. Also interviewed at FPP corporate headquarters was: Former Wisconsin Governor Jim Doyle of Foley and Lardner, Paul Jones CEO of AO Smith, Rocky Marcoux Commissioner of City Development, Tim Sheehy President of MMAC, and John Wheeler International Media Relations at Harley Davidson. FPP was honored to host such a prestigious group.
Sohu, a search engine headquartered in Beijing, China and its subsidiaries offer news reporting, search engine, informational and other services. Sohu was ranked 3rd and 12th fastest-growing company by Fortune in 2009 and 2010 respectively.
FirstPathway Partners (FPP) was proud to sponsor the 2012 Invest in America Summit in
Shanghai, China. The second annual event, organized by Wailian Overseas Consulting
Group, brought together thousands of EB5 industry leaders, clients, and
agencies. FPP representatives were excited to meet with industry stakeholders
and continue to be committed to the China market.
At the conference, FPP Chairman and CEO, Bob Kraft led discussions and gave lectures advising
clients and agents on investing in the United States and EB5 best practices.
Bob was honored to pop the ceremonial champagne at Saturday night’s banquet.
Also representing FPP were Director of China Operations Dan Redford, and China
Communications Manager Wenbo Yang.
Many thanks to Wailian Group for another successful event! We look forward to
next year!
This week Milwaukee’s Aloft Hotel was announced number 8 on TripAdvisor’s Travelers choice 2012, Top 25 Trendiest Hotels in the United States. The Aloft ranked above hotels like the Hilton New York Fashion District hotel (15) and the W Hotel in San Francisco (24).
The five-story, 160-room, Aloft Hotel Milwaukee is a FirstPathway Partners project which opened in 2009. It is one of 43 Aloft hotels in the United States. The Aloft (Milwaukee), a brand of Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. is located downtown at 1230 N. Old World Third St., in the Park East corridor. It is the first Aloft location in southeastern Wisconsin and features 5,000 square feet of meeting space, a fitness center, an indoor pool overlooking the riverwalk, laptop stations, pool table and the Wxyz Bar in the lobby/lounge area. Nearby attractions include- the Milwaukee River, The Bradley Center (home of the Milwaukee Bucks) and trendy local bars/restaurants.
FirstPathway Partners (FPP) would like to thank the thousands of agents and investors who joined us for the Invest in America 2011 Guangzhou Summit. During the summit, industry experts including featured keynote speaker Bob Kraft, FPP Chairman and CEO, shared insight into the dynamic EB5 program. Hundreds of summit participant attended “The Challenges of EB5” and “Choosing Your EB5 Partner” hosted by Kraft. In addition the Chairman joined world renowned EB5 expert Brian Su in hosting a forum entitled “Where will the Chinese wealth go? Investors’ choice matters.” To learn more about the material presented in any of the chairman’s workshops contact us at info@firstpathway.com.
VANCOUVER- On Monday, February 21, 2011 Bob Kraft, Chairman and CEO of FirstPathway Partners attended the launch of the CKF hosted by Canadian Prime Minister, Stephen Harper. The foundation will serve to further strengthen economic, social and political ties between Canada and South Korea. Notable guests included Senator Yonah Kim-Martin Canada’s first parliamentarian of Korean origin, Jason Kenney Minister of Citizenship Immigration and Multiculturalism and one of the largest showings of Senators/Cabinet Ministers to any ethnic event.
According to a press release from the Prime Minister’s Office, South Korea is currently Canada’s seventh-largest trading partner with two-way merchandise trade reaching $9.5 billion in 2009.
FirstPathway Partners (FPP) is proud to announce its sponsorship of the Invest in America 2011 Guangzhou Summit, Saturday March 19 – Sunday March 20, 2011. During the summit, industry experts including featured keynote speaker Bob Kraft, FPP Chairman and CEO, will share insight into the dynamic EB5 program. In addition summit participant will be eligible to attend an exclusive seminar hosted by the Chairman himself. Join thousands of business executives, investors and migration agents in attending the Invest in America 2011 Guangzhou Summit, this spring.
The summit will be this year’s largest American investment exhibition in China. The two-day exhibition will take place at the five-star Guangzhou Grand Hyatt Hotel’s first-class exhibition hall. In addition to visiting individual booths, attendees will have an opportunity to attend seminars, workshops, and private meetings with FirstPathway Partners.
For more information about the Summit, log on http://investAmerica2011.org.
Bob Kraft, Chairman and CEO of FirstPathway Partners (FPP), has returned from another successful trip to China where he greeted agents and promoted new projects.
Kraft also ventured to Hong Kong to meet with FPP’s escrow agents at J.P. Morgan Chase. During meetings, Kraft praised the current EB5 escrow account model, which facilitates the flow of investor funds, citing high investor confidence and security.
Bob Kraft would like to take this opportunity wish all of his friends, clients and associates a Happy Lunar New Year.
Thursday October 28, 2010- Dan Wycklendt COO of FirstPathway Partners attended the MeetChinaBiz Opportunity Conference in Chicago. Over 100 high profile CEOs and senior executives from China and the US attended this event, celebrating investments, technologies and business opportunities.
Speakers included George Mui, US Department of Commerce MBDA and Gao Yingzhong, Director General of the Zhejiang SME Bureau.
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