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Hessen and FrankfurtRhineMain – Outstanding Business Locations in the Heart of Europe The No. 1 in terms of American infrastructure in Germany! The Frankfurt Area – the Center of Europe, Innovation and Opportunity The Home of INTERNATIONAL Business. Advantages: German State of Hessen and the Region of FrankfurtRhineMain: • Vast market: more than 35 million consumers within a 150 miles catchment area • Frankfurt International Airport: Continental Europe’s leading airport with more than 54 million travellers per year and Europe’s No. 1 cargo destination • Pre-eminent ﬂight connection from North America to Frankfurt: approximately 410 ﬂights per week from 30 airports in the U.S. and Canada • Dense American network: more than 17,700 U.S. nationals and more than 750+ U.S. companies, e.g. General Motors, Proctor & Gamble, Motorola, DuPont, QVC and numerous SME’s; the U.S. Consulate General, German headquarters for the American Chamber of Commerce, numerous U.S. state ofﬁces and 8 international schools • Strong industries: Hessen and FrankfurtRhineMain are especially Leader in banking and ﬁnancial services, consulting, ICT, life sciences, biotech, logistics, automotive and chemical engineering • Pre-eminent Trade Fair Location: 44 exhibitions, e.g. IAA, Automechanika or ACHEMA, with approx. 2.5 million annual visitors are organized every year in Frankfurt • Leading R & D region: more than 100 research institutes including Max-Planck and Fraunhofer institutes and 18 universities 120 min 90 min Berlin London Warsaw Frankfurt Paris Location advisory services: • Advice on establishing a company • Liaison introductions to preferred locations – cities and districts • Identify ofﬁce or corporate sites based on speciﬁc requirements • Guidance with tax and labor laws • Introductions to valuable industry and government networks Rome Madrid For U.S. companies looking to expand to Europe, please contact: Kristina L. García, Managing Director German State of Hessen United States Ofﬁce for Economic Development 420 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10018 Phone 212-703-5566 Fax 212-703-5256 Kristina.Garcia@hessen-agentur.de www.invest-in-hessen.com For further advice and support, please contact: Mr Linhard Stepf, Director USA & Canada FrankfurtRheinMain GmbH International Marketing of the Region Unterschweinstiege 8 60549 Frankfurt am Main | Germany Phone +49 (0) 69-68 60 38 77 Fax +49 (0) 69-68 60 38 11 linhard.stepf@frm-united.com www.frm-united.com #5328 at www.BusinessFacilities.com http://www.invest-in-hessen.com http://www.frm-united.com http://www.invest-in-hessen.com http://www.frm-united.com http://www.BusinessFacilities.com

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