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June 14, 2018

U.S. states reach out to companies about trade

  • Working on the state level to attract foreign investment may be the answer to getting jobs in rural areas.
    • By YURI KAGEYAMA
    AP Business Writer

    HACHIOJI, Japan — President Donald Trump's trade relations with Tokyo are testy, but Idaho gave Takashi Suzuki a warm welcome.

    Suzuki, president of Sakae Casting Co., which manufactures aluminum parts used for cooling batteries and semiconductors, first went to Silicon Valley looking for opportunities. But that was where everyone went, making for tough competition.


     
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