FirstPathway’s Korean Marketing Specialist, Brian Kim visited Milwaukee this week to meet with government officials, performed site visits and learn more about the region. During his visit Mr. Kim spoke highly of Milwaukee calling the local community “prosperous, vibrant and eager to welcome Korean entrepreneurs.”
Visit our NEW Flickr photo blog to view more photos from his visit.
June 8th through the 10th thousands of people from around the world visited the International Trade Conference Pavilion in Ningbo for The Zhejiang Investment & Trade Symposium, among those in attendance was FirstPathway Partners. The Zhejiang Investment & Trade Symposium serves to encourage exchanges and discussion between companies in the Zhejiang province and overseas investment promotion organizations such as Economic Cooperation Zones, and sister cities like Milwaukee.
During the conference FirstPathway executives attended a lunches hosted by The Ningbo Foreign Affairs Office, The Ningbo Foreign Trade and Cooperation Bureau, The Ningbo Foreign Affairs Office and The Xiangshan Municipal Government. Topics for the meetings included future cooperation, gift exchange, visits, and promotion of the EB5 program.
On the final day of the conference FirstPathway executives attended “Presentation on Investment in the US” a conference jointly held by Council of American States in China (CASIC) and the City of Ningbo. During this conference FirstPathway Representative Young Shen was honored to present “Investor Immigration: New Developments and the EB5 Immigration Process” to hundreds of attendees.
While in Ningbo executives also met with the Bank of China & local immigration agents.
The Metropolitan Milwaukee Association of Commerce (MMAC) China Business Council was honored to host the distinguished and admired Ambassador of China to the United States, Zhou Wenzhong, and the Consul General of China in Chicago, Huang Ping, during its annual Chinese New Year Reception on Monday, February 9. Over 75 invited guests and dignitaries gathered to celebrate the Lunar New Year with delicious Jiăozi, stimulating speeches and striking Chinese calligraphy scrolls.
Among the speakers was Ambassador Zhou Wenzhong, who spoke highly of his visit to Milwaukee. It was obvious that this event symbolized the not only the meeting of East and west but the solidification of China’s connection to SE Wisconsin.
MMAC China Business Council Co-Chairs Ulice Payne and First Pathway Partners’ Bob Kraft, were honored to present the Ambassador with Milwaukee keepsakes. During the event local business leaders were also given to opportunity to speak with the Ambassador. When asked about his conversations with the Ambassador FPP’s VP of Compliance, Dan Wycklendt said that he had never met a man so noble and humble.
While in Milwaukee the Ambassador and the Consul General also enjoyed a Bucks/Rockets game hosted by the MMAC China Council. The game featured Chinese Native, Western Conference All star, Yao Ming.
FirstPathway Partners is excited to announce the launch of its latest EB5 offering at the $500,000 level! We have been working hard to designate more $500,000 investment areas in the Milwaukee Zone and we now have 3 large areas in the heart of the city where $500,000 investments can be made. The designation applies to the Park East area, a large strip of land owned by Milwaukee County in Downtown Milwaukee, the Pabst Brewery Redevelopment (www.thebrewerymke.com), and the Menomonee Valley, home to Potawatomi Casino (www.paysbig.com) and many manufacturing and distribution operations. All of the areas contain many great investments for our EB5 investors, so we are excited about extending the $500,000 option to them. The application fee for this half-million dollar investment is $50,000.
The accessibility of FirstPathway Partners’ unparalleled services at the $500,000 investment level is exciting news for investors and for the program as it continues to grow. Contact a FirstPathway representative today to take advantage of this fantastic opportunity.
FirstPathway Partners and Jian Sun were honored to host three very distinguished guests from China last week. Ms. Shanping Fu, President of Huaxia Taizhen International Education, Victor Shen, Director of the International Exchange Program, Beijing University, and Lingsheng Wang, President and CEO of CAS International Travel Service, were all new visitors to Milwaukee. The guests toured some of FirstPathway Partners’ EB5 projects, met with the Mayor’s office, the MMAC, and local business leaders, and of course got a chance to see the beauty of Milwaukee in the winter time. It was a treat to have such wonderful guests to our offices and we cannot wait for them to visit again as we continue to strengthen the ties between Milwaukee and China!
FirstPathway partners and the Metropolitan Milwaukee Association of Commerce are excited to welcome the delegates from Ningbo for the 2008 Ningbo/Milwaukee Business Cooperation Trade Conference. All are welcome at this conference taking place at the Wyndham Milwaukee Airport Hotel on July 22nd. Please plan on attending this relationship building event with our Sister-City in China. Below is the event information.
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| Location: | The Wyndham Milwaukee Airport Hotel and Convention Center 4747 South Howell Avenue Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53207 USA (414) 481.8000 |
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| Event Fees: | $0 – All are welcome |
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| Description: | This conference will be led by Vice Mayor of Ningbo Mr. Wu Hemin and will consist of more than 30 government officials, business executives and dignataries from Ningbo. The conference will present the latest developments and business opportunities in Ningbo.AGENDA 9:30 PM – 10:00 PM Registration10:00 PM – 10:10 PM Introduction of distinguished guests10:10 PM – 10:20 PM Comments from the General Consulate of the P.R.China in Chicago10:20 PM – 10:30 PM Welcome by Mickey Judkins, State of Wisconsin Department of Commerce, Martha Brown, Milwaukee Department of City Development and Tim Sheehy, MMAC 10:30 PM – 10:50 PM 10:50 PM – 11:10 PM 11:10 PM – 11:25 PM 11:25 PM – 12:00 PM 12:00 PM – 12:30 PM 12:30 PM – 12:50 PM 12:50 PM – 1:20 PM 1:20 PM – 2:00 PM |
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| Contact Person: | KATIE HENRY (414) 287.4123 khenry@mmac.org |
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As Yi Jianlian moves on from Milwaukee, FirstPathway Partners would like to thank him for being part of our community this past year. Yi was yet another bridge between the city of Milwaukee and China, and although he is gone, the influence he has had on the relationship between Milwaukee and China still remains, and we will continue to strengthen that relationship. We wish the best to Yi as he continues his bright future in the NBA and look forward to watching his future games.
“He was a great ambassador.”
– Bob Kraft, Chairman, FirstPathway Partners
Here is the story from the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel with comments from our Chairman, Bob Kraft.
http://www.jsonline.com/story/index.aspx?id=766614
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