Updates from the North American Center of Excellence for Transportation Equipment
Quebec NY B2B Rendezvous Success!










The first ever QUEBEC-NEW YORK AEROSPACE/TRANSPORTATION EQUIPMENT RENDEZVOUS , held in Plattsburgh on May 31st, proved a valuable B2B opportunity and another step forward in continuing to build our unique Quebec-New York Aerospace & Transportation Equipment Cluster. Co-sponsored by NAmTrans, a division of the North Country Chamber of Commerce, and our partners at Aero Montreal, there were more than 130 participants in all or parts of the day and more than 90 official B2B meetings, plus timely sessions on exporting, mass transit electrification, additive manufacturing, and facilitating cross border supply chains.









RENDEZVOUS LUNCHEON

The luncheon featured keynotes by U.S. Congresswoman Elise Stefanik and Quebec Minister for International Relations Nadine Girault, along with State Senator Betty Little and Assemblyman Billy Jones whose funding support made the event possible. A special added feature was the presentation of a "Spirit of Enterprise Award" to Congresswoman Stefanik by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce.

In the afternoon, attendees enjoyed a tour of Norsk Titanium in Plattsburgh and its highly innovative RPD additive manufacturing technology being used by Boeing and others.
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Cluster News
LC DRIVES CORPORATION RECEIVES SERIES A FINANCING
LC Drives of Potsdam announced $15 million in Series A financing from Koch Engineered Solutions to help them move forward with production of their innovative motors and generators.

CEO Russ Marvin said he expects to hire 20 more people in the next few months to ramp up production of motors at their facility at Clarkson University’s downtown campus.


LC Drives was a part of round one of the NAmTrans video recruitment campaign! See more from them below, and at namtrans.org
WELCOMING MINISTER NADINE GIRAULT
We were pleased to recently host a first official visit to the North Country by Quebec's Minister for International Relations, Nadine Girault. We officially welcomed and met with her at the Champlain Port of Entry, along with Congresswoman Elise Stefanik, Senator Betty Little, & Assemblyman Billy Jones. Port Director Steve Bronson provided an informative tour of the commercial clearance facilities and operations at the border crossing. It was an excellent visit and our region now enjoys a very positive working partnership with the Minister and her team.
RENDEZVOUS THANK YOU!

Special thanks to our corporate sponsors: Bombardier, The Development Corporation, TD Bank and CDC Real Estate/Immigration. The event would also not have been possible without the support of State Senator Betty Little and Assemblyman Billy Jones.

Further appreciation to Cooperating Partners for their support including: the Quebec Government, Propulsion Quebec, Quebec Ground Transportation Cluster, CITEC, MACNY, DEL and the Center for Economic Growth.
CITEC Business Solutions
CITEC is a not-for-profit business consulting organization driven by a mission to help the small- and medium-sized enterprises in northern New York to thrive. The depth of their consulting team's expertise and an unbeatable nationwide network of resources will deliver the impacts your business needs to grow strategically, improve profitability, and create the competitive advantages you need.

CITEC's training and consulting services focus on continuous improvement, operational excellence, technical support, safety, business development, human resources, leadership development, marketing, and executive services. In 2018 they documented $150 million in regional impact through our work with North Country manufacturers, mainly through process improvement. This work created or retained more than 1200 jobs in the region. Working with CITEC returns $78 for every dollar invested.

Contact Executive Director, John Zielinski for more information at
zielinski@citec.org or click the link below to check out their website.
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