Government, business, academic and NGO officials from the 34 nations of the Western Hemisphere and beyond came to Atlanta in November for the fourth Americas Competitiveness Forum. Free trade, supply chain, green technologies, work force education and innovation were among the themes. Among the keynote speakers were Tony Clement, Canada’s Minister of Industry, and UPS Chairman and CEO Scott Davis — whom many in the audience sincerely wished would vie for office.
Clement was in the midst of a tough decision involving his government’s rejection of a foreign takeover of Potash Corp. of Saskatchewan by BHP Billiton, owing to conditions set forth by the Canada Investment Act, which is also at the heart of a Canadian legal dispute with U.S. Steel. Davis, meanwhile, spoke of free trade advocates such as himself being able to “come out of hiding” after the November elections in the U.S.
To read the full, original article click on this link: NORTH AMERICAN REPORTS -- Site Selection magazine, January 2011
Author: ADAM BRUNS
