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9 <br />Further the Internationalization of the Region's Economy <br />Support the World Trade Center North Carolina <br />Serve as corporate secretary and executive board member. Provide staffing assistance for the <br />management of the World Trade Center and complete the Export 1999 federal cooperator <br />project with partners, NC Department of Commerce's International Trade Division and the <br />Kenan Institute of Private Enterprise. <br />Maintain world trade contacts via the North Carolina World Trade Association, re-elected for <br />2000 as state executive board secretary and Advisor for the NCWTA Annual Conference. <br />Serve on the NICWTA Triangle Chapter executive board as past-president. <br />Serve as the S <br />Fulfill contract <br />subzones, inch <br />new subzones <br />presentations. <br />North Caroling <br />of the Charlott <br />implement the <br />purpose zone. <br />Partnership is ; <br />Pursue other F <br />Late-wide Foreign Trade Zone Administrator <br />ual and administrative responsibilities for Zone ##93 and existing or potential <br />iding Merck & Perstorp. Help market the general purpose zone and develop <br />is needed. Provide training to developers on Zones and make public/civic <br />Beet the contractual responsibilities as the FTZ grantee representative for the <br />Department of Commerce, particularly with the Western Piedmont expansion <br />FTZ #57 project. Work with the Global TransPark Authority FTZ #214 to <br />subzone for Consolidated Diesel & and help them to activate the general <br />Oversee the activities of Triad FTZ #230 until the Piedmont Triad <br />ible to undertake responsibility. <br />rZ administrative contracts and develop other subzones. <br />Assist member governments, individually or collectively, <br />to deliver cost-effective services to their citizens <br />• Continue <br />of the ele <br />• Explore <br />housing. <br />• Explore <br />of funds <br />• Lobby for <br />push for an affordable, regional telephone system &.monitor the deregulation <br />utilities. <br />for assist* <br />local governments in the region to increase affordable <br />Ing <br />sources for assistance to governments and business. Seek alternative sources <br />the COG and for the member local governments. <br />interests of the Region at the state and federal levels. <br />12/99