Brian Su, CEO of Artisan Business Group, Inc. Departs for China

Mr. Brian Su will be taking a 7 day business trip to Beijing, Shanghai and Hangzhou, China Nov 16-23, 2009. He will be meeting with over twenty major licensed migration consulting firms and investment bankers as well as investor prospects. He will also appear at Artisan Business Group, Inc. exhibition booth at American Lifestyles Expo in Hangzhou. Mr. Su will be back to the States on November 23, 2009. For more information on promoting your investment projects in China, please contact us today.

ABG Managing Director Robert Sun Hosts Mike Dye

Mr. Robert Sun, Managing Director of Artisan Business Group, Inc., Jiangsu Office, hosted Mr. Mike Dye, a California immigration attorney, who was visiting the City of Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, after his three days at the US Investment and Immigration Forum in Beijing. Mr. Sun arranged a number of meetings for Mr. Dye with local government agencies, migration agencies and development zones. For more information about ABG services, please contact us today.

ABG Managing Director Melody Chen Visits Bairu Law Firm

Artisan Business Group, Inc. Managing Director Melody Chen visited our legal partner Bairui Law Firm. The firm is a well established international law firm with various practices in Beijing.  For more information about marketing your EB-5 Regional Center projects, please contact us today.

ABG Managing Director Melody Chen Visits Shuangcheng Immigration

Artisan Business Group, Inc. Managing Director Melody Chen visited our business partner Shuangcheng Immigration Co. The company is one of the leading independent migration agencies in Beijing. For more information about marketing your EB-5 Regional Center projects in China, please contact us today.

ABG Managing Director Melody Chen Visits Qiaowai Group

Melody Chen, Managing Director of Artisan Business Group, Inc. Office of Asia/Pacific Region, held a meeting with Qiaowai Group Co. in Beijing. Qiaowai Group is a licensed migration firm headquartered in Guangdong Province, with 15 offices around China.  

For more information about our EB-5 China marketing services, please contact us today at http://www.midwestUSAChina.com/eb5support.htm.

ABG Managing Director Melody Chen Attends China Overseas Investment Fair

The first China Overseas Investment Fair opened on November 3 in Beijing, which aims to facilitate domestic companies to make overseas investment.

Hosted by China Industrial Overseas Development & Planning Association (CIODPA), an organization under the National Development and Reform Commission, the fair would convene in China World Trade Center, said the organizer.

According to statistics from the Ministry of Commerce, China's direct overseas investment reached US$52.15 billion in 2008, up 96.7 percent year-on-year. Over a dozen US EB-5 Regional Centers and state trade offices attended the fair. For more information about trade shows in China, contact us today.

Photos from US Investment and Immigration Forum

 

 

 

The US Investment and Immigration Forum is a great success for Artisan Business Group, Inc. We have been actively engaging licensed migration consulting firms from Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou, and other interested individuals.  Our team of four bilingual assistants and Mr. Mike Dye, an immigration attorney from California, is led by Ms. Melody Chen, managing director of ABG Asia/Pacific Region. At the Forum, we represented two major EB-5 projects from Idaho and Wisconsin. Licensed migration brokers expressed strong interests in working with us on these unique projects.  For more information about ABG services, please contact us at http://www.midwestUSAChina.com/eb5support.htm

Photos from US Investment and Immigration Forum

Artisan Business Group, Inc., has been actively promoting our clients's projects to proposects and migration brokers at the Forum in Beijing. For more information about our upcoming trade shows American Lifestyles Expo and the Finance Expo of Nanjing in China, please let us know at http://www.midwestUSAChina.com/eb5support.htm

ABG Attends the US Investment and Immigration Forum in Beijing

Artisan Business Group, Inc., has set up an exhibition booth at the US Investment and Immigration Forum in Beijing Oct 31-Nov 2, 2009. Our managing director Melody Chen and a team of 5 staffes, along with our immigration attorney Mike Dye have been busy serving both Chinese clients and US EB-5 Regional Center clients at the site.  At the event, we represent and promote two EB-5 Projects.

ABG Managing Director Melody Chen Met Big Elk Resort Executives in Beijing

Artisan Business Group Inc., Asia/Pacific Managing Director Melody Chen and China Team met wtih executives from Big Elk Resort (TN) in Beijing, China on October 29, 2009. ABG has been providing field support services to the client. For more information on our services, please log on http://www.midwestUSAChina.com/eb5support.htm

EB-5 Regional Center Pilot Program Extended for 3 Years

The President signed the 2010 Homeland Security Appropriation bill that includes the 3-year extension of the EB-5 Regional Center pilot program.

ABG China Managing Director Sophie Wong Met with Vermont Governor Jim Douglas in Hong Kong

Vermont Governor Jim Douglas is leading a trade mission across Asia promoting the Vermont EB-5 Regional Center. 

Ms. Sophie Wong, Managing Director of Artisan Business Group China Representative Office met with Governor Douglas and trade mission delegates on October 27.  Representatives from Sheldon Clean Water Products, Owelet & Co., The Global Classroom, Burke Mountain Resort, and Mobile Medical were present at the promotional event in Hong Kong.  ABG's EB-5 China Marketing and Field Support Center maintains strong presence in Hong Kong, Guangzhou, and Nanjing in China. For more information on how we can help your Regional Center in Hong Kong and Macau, please contact us today.

Brian Su Travels to China Nov 16-23

Mr. Brian Su, President of Artisan Business Group, Inc., will be meeting with migration agencies in Beijing and Shanghai, ABG Nanjing Team,  and attending American Lifestyles Expo in Hangzhou to promote EB-5 Regional Center projects. He will be visiting Shanghai, Beijing, Nanjing and Hangzhou. For more information about his trip, please contact us today.

ABG Provides Chinese Voiceover for Big Elk Resort in TN

Artisan Business Group, Inc., provides Chinese Voiceover services for Big Elk Resort's YouTube video and presentation video. The video will be presented at the US Investment and Immigration Forum in Beijing October 31- November 2, 2009, and other promotional events. ABG works closely with some of the best media companies and voice artists in China, for more information about our Chinese Voiceover services and Big Elk Resort, please contact us today.

Rapid USA Visas & Secretary of State of Vermont in Beijing Oct 31 - Nov 2, 2009

Rapid USA Visas will be attending the U.S. Investment and Immigration Forum in Beijing China on Oct 31 - Nov 2, 2009.

The one and only EB-5 focused trade event will be used to promote and help investors learn about the State of Vermont EB-5 Visa Projects including the Jay Peak Resort EB-5 Visa Program and the new Seldon Clean Water EB-5 Program.

Visitors to this event will be able to meet with the following people:

• Kevin Dorn - Secretary of State of Vermont
• Bill Stenger - President Jay Peak Resort
• Alan Cummings - President Seldon Technologies
• Douglas Hulme - President Rapid USA Visas

Venue: Swissotel, Beijing, China.

Senate Adopts Leahy-Backed Extension For Foreign Investment Program

  (Source: Office of U.S. Senator Patrick Leahy)

WASHINGTON (Tuesday, October 20, 2009) – Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) praised the Senate’s adoption of a three-year extension for the EB-5 Immigrant Investor Regional Center pilot program as part of legislation approved by the Senate Tuesday.  The extension, championed by Leahy, was included in the 2010 Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act conference report, which will now be sent to President Obama to be signed into law.  

The EB-5 Immigrant Investor Regional Center Program, which is operated by the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), has generated over a billion dollars of capital investment in states and communities across the country since it was established in 1993.  The program is also responsible for the creation of tens of thousands of jobs.  Leahy has played a critical role in extending the Regional Center pilot program, and introduced legislation last year to permanently authorize the program.  There are currently72 Regional Centers across the country, including a successful center in Leahy’s home state of Vermont. 

“The biggest impediment to the EB-5 Regional Center program is its lack of permanence,” said Leahy.  “I have long believed in the potential of this program as an economic engine for America’s communities.  Given the recent and rapid expansion in the number of approved Regional Centers around the country, it is clear that many Americans recognize their potential, as well.  I look forward to helping Vermont and states across the country realize the full potential of this program through a permanent authorization.”

Leahy, a senior member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, added an extension of the EB-5 program to the Senate’s version of the annual Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Bill.  Leahy also chairs the Senate Judiciary Committee, which oversees USCIS.  The House bill did not include a counterpart to the Leahy amendment, and Leahy pushed to include the three-year extension in the final compromise bill, which the Senate passed Tuesday.  The President is expected to sign the bill. 

Under the Regional Center program, foreign investors are required to pledge a minimum of $500,000 to a project within a Regional Center and can apply for an EB-5 visa.  If approved by USCIS, foreign investors are granted a conditional two-year green card.  After two years, the investor must provide proof that they have created at least ten jobs as a result of the investment and have met additional investment requirements set by USCIS.

On July 22, the Senate Judiciary Committee held a hearing to examine the economic impact of the EB-5 Program.

DHS Appropriations Bill passes the Senate

(Source: IIUSA)

The US Senate has passed the DHS FY2010 Appropriations Bill, which includes the 3 year extension of the EB-5 program.  The bill already passed in the House last week.  It now goes to President Obama for signature.

AILA EB-5 Investors CLE Conference on October 19, 2009

(Source: AILA)

Monday, October 19, 2009
Parc 55 Hotel
San Francisco, CA

The EB-5 immigrant visa program was created to attract immigrant investors to the United States to invest capital, create jobs and stimulate the economy. Though greatly underutilized, the EB-5 immigrant visa may be the answer for clients who lack other options as a result of our broken immigration system. This comprehensive one-day program provides exceptional training in EB-5 investor law for practitioners at every level. The morning sessions are split into two tracks. Track I, designed for the new EB-5 practitioner, will provide an overview of the law and will delve into the details of preparing and filing an EB-5 case. If you are a seasoned EB-5 veteran looking for in-depth analyses of sophisticated legal issues, you will begin your day on Track II, where you will examine AAO precedent and related regulations, and discuss country-specific issues with a panel of experts. The two tracks merge for a series of joint sessions in the late morning and afternoon. For more information, please log on  http://www.aila.org/content/default.aspx?bc=29141

EB-5 Regional Centers Participate in China Overseas Investment Fair Nov 3-4, 2009

The first China Overseas Investment Fair hosted by China Industrial Overseas Development & Planning Association and China Development Bank will convene in China World Trade Center, Beijing on November 3-4, 2009. By then, Chinese government officials, foreign government officials, international industrial and commercial leaders and well-known economists will be invited to attend.

This Fair is the first authoritative and professional exhibition held regarding China overseas investment cooperation. The participating EB-5 Regional Centers are RCI FirstPathway Partners, CMB Export, LLC, South Florida Investment Regionoal Center, California Investment Immigration Fund, LLC, Chicagoland Foreign Investment Group, Alabama Center For Foreign Investment.

For more information about the fair, please contact us today. 

Brian Su Meeting with Larry Behar

Brian Su met with Larry Behar in Chicago today to discuss upcoming EB-5 related events in China.

ABG Leads EB-5 Delegation to China in November

Mr. Brian Su, CEO/President of Artisan Business Group, Inc., is to take a special EB-5 trade mission to China Nov 17-24, 2009. The group will be visiting migration brokers in Beijing, Shanghai and Hangzhou. During the visit to Hangzhou, Mr. Su and the delegates will visit ABG EB-5 Booth at the American Lifestyles Expo, a three day American-theme trade show which is expected to draw over 50,000 visitors from the east coastal region.  For more information about participating in the group or ABG EB-5 Booth, please contact us today.

Jin Lee Law Group Hosts EB-5 Fair in Los Angeles

JIN LEE LAW GROUP is organizing an EB-5 Fair in Los Angeles on November 13, 2009 at Wilshire Plaza Hotel in Los Angeles from 11 am to 6 pm. For more information about the event, contact us today.

ABG Attends China (Nanjing) Finance Expo

Artisan Business Group is setting up an exhibition booth at the 2nd Finance Expo of Nanjing China November 11-12, 2009. Our booth will be promoting US investment projects, and supervised by Mr. Robert Sun, Managing Director of Artisan Business Group Nanjing Liasion Office. The Expo is the largest finance and investment exhibition in the Yangtze River Delta Region. Nanjing is the capital city of Jiangsu Province, a two hour's drive from Shanghai. For more information about this event, please contact us today.

ABG Attends Vermont EB-5 Event in Hong Kong

Vermont Governor Jim Douglas is leading a trade mission across Asia promoting the Vermont EB-5 Regional Center late October. Ms. Sophie Wong, Managing Director of Artisan Business Group China Representative Office will be attending the Vermont promotional meeting in Hong Kong on October 27. For more information on how we can help your Regional Center in Hong Kong and Macau, please contact us today.

Chinese investors' American dream

(Source: Rong Xiaoqing, South China Morning Post)

When word was spreading this summer about Yung "Benjamin" Yeung's plan to build car factories in the US, many questioned where on earth the fugitive Chinese car tycoon, known as Yang Rong on the mainland, could raise the money. After all, he had reportedly left his US$840 million fortune behind when he escaped to the US after being accused of economic crimes in China. But when Yeung's California-based HK Motors announced at the end of last month that it had decided to build its first plant on 1,200 hectares in Alabama, the source of the money began to be clear. The company is trying to secure funding from the United States government and venture capitalists. But most of the US$1.5 billion that is needed to build this plant - with an annual capacity of 300,000 cars - may be from foreign investors who are willing to invest in US businesses in exchange for a US permanent resident, or "green", card. It is part of an immigration mechanism called EB-5, and the credit crunch has sparked a wave of interest in the program, both from cash-strapped US businesses and Chinese investors with an eye on the American dream.

"The EB-5 program is definitely a venue of financing that should be explored. It is not easy to find finance through traditional sources in this kind of economic situation," said James DeBates, the head of the program at HK Motors, who is in charge of walking potential investors through the process. HK Motors is only one of many US companies that are turning to the once-neglected investment immigration program to get the capital for expansion, which is now difficult to raise domestically because of the fallout from the financial crisis. And the momentum built up by the rush may prompt Congress to fix a long-time pitfall of the program. The US government launched the EB-5 program in early 1992. Foreign investors who would like to invest US$1 million, or US$500,000 in certain projects, can get a green card if they are able to prove their investment can create at least 10 jobs. Most important, if they apply through pre-approved "regional centers" - say, Alabama or Vermont - they do not have to get involved with the daily operation of projects they invest in or prove job creation on their own. This makes it a lot less bureaucratic and costly for the investor, who does not have to live in the same area as the project and justify its success in creating jobs. But because of the complicated application process, the mercurial interpretation of the law by the immigration agency and, in recent years, the anti-immigrant atmosphere in parts of the US, the program had long been underutilized. Congress allocates 13,000 green cards to foreign investors every year, including 3,000 for the regional centers. But in the first 12 years of the program, only 6,000 were granted altogether - that is an average of only 500 a year. The number of green cards awarded through the program had been increasing slightly year by year, but the big leap in interest occurred when the economic meltdown turned off the credit tap for many businesses.

By this July, there were 60 regional centers approved around the country, almost triple the number a year earlier, and the immigration authorities approved more than 900 investor green cards in the first seven months of this year. In all of last year there were only 640. The only problem is that the critical regional-centre aspect of the program is far from secure - it has to be extended every couple of years by Congress. At the end of last month it expired, but got a one-month extension pending a further decision, which could include a vote on making it permanent. "The EB-5 program packs a powerful economic punch in the current depressed economy. Many of the projects won't be able to go forward otherwise. But continuing short-term reauthorizations of the regional-centre program have suppressed investors' confidence and led to underutilization," said Dr Stephen Yale-Loehr, a law professor at Cornell University in New York state and an EB-5 expert who recently testified to Congress on the matter. Should Congress vote to make the program permanent at the end of this month, the wealthiest of China's burgeoning upper-middle class may benefit most. According to US government data, mainland China has surpassed Taiwan to become the No2 source of applicants for the investor's green card since 2006, topped only by South Korea. And the numbers look likely to climb further. Last year, the Immigration and Naturalization Service issued 1,099 investor green cards altogether. Among them, 293 were to mainland Chinese, four times the country's 2006 share and double the growth rates of both South Korea and the aggregate figure.

US businesses are fully aware and ready to take advantage of the development. Now, almost all the regional centers have at least one staff member working on attracting Chinese investors. Maslink Group, a Beijing-based immigration agency, is organizing a forum on US investment immigration at the end of this month in the capital, allowing US companies to appeal to potential investors in person. This will be the first such forum held in China but will not be the last. "More and more Chinese people want to get a green card so they can send their kids to the schools in the US. They don't really care about the return on their investment," said Lu Sun, vice-president of Maslink.

This is exactly what John Chen has in mind. After running a food-processing factory in a Beijing suburb for 20 years, Chen has enough money. "It is time for me to buy a good future for my son," he said. "I have no relatives in the US and I won't be able to get either student or work visas. Investment immigration is the only way for me and my family."

ABG Promotes EB-5 Projects at US Investment and Immigration Forum in Beijing

Artisan Business Group will be promoting EB-5 projects at its booth during the three day US Investment and Immigration Forum in Beijing October 31 -  Nov 2.

ABG exhibition booth will be supervised by Ms. Melody Chen, Managing Director of ABG Asia Pacific Regional Office, along with a team of 5 bilingual staff and Mr. Mike Dye, a California immigration lawyer who will be answering immigration related questions to booth visitors. Raffle of US-made consumer electronics will be held to draw crowds. After the forum, ABG will assemble an EB-5 delegation led by Ms. Melody Chen, to hold a meeting at the Beijing Entry & Exit Services Association, a trade association of local migration agencies.

For more information about how we can help your Regional Center in China, please contact us today.

Chinese Investors Buy Into the American Dream

(Source: City Weekend Beijing)

We’ve heard time and time again that now is actually a good time to purchase property in Beijing—prices are low, options are varied and leasing options are more flexible. What more could you ask for? However, the situation is hardly unique to Beijing and despite the favorable terms for property buyers on the Chinese mainland, many Chinese are setting their sights further afield—to the United States. The purchase of prime American property by wealthy Chinese is by no means a new phenomenon, but growing Chinese incomes and the rising yuan have made it easier for many upper-class Chinese to buy into the American dream, and companies such as Soufun Holdings Ltd. are here to help. The Beijing-based real estate website specializes in arranging “buying tours” to the U.S., bringing Chinese investors to foreclosed properties in states such as New York, Massachusetts and California. The company’s current tour runs through March 6 and has 40 investors on board. CEO Richard Dai told the Associated Press, “We never thought these tours would garner such interest, but we’ve had an overwhelming response. We’ve heard of Chinese or Hong Kong movie stars buying homes in the U.S., [but] more and more Chinese can afford to have the same.”

ABG Attends American Lifestyles Expo in Hangzhou

Artisan Business Group (ABG) is planning to introduce EB-5 Regional Center projects  at American Lifestyles Expo this coming November 20-22 in Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, China. For more information about the largest American-theme trade show in China, please contact us today.

Three-year EB-5 Extension Approved by House-Senate Conferees

House and Senate conferees completed their negotiations on the final version of the FY 2010 Department of Homeland Security appropriations bill (H.R. 2892) this afternoon.  The final conference report includes three-year extensions for all four immigration programs riding on the bill: EB-5, E-Verify, religious workers, and certain foreign doctors serving medically underserved areas. 

The final three-year compromise emerged after a very contentions internal debate and a nearly successful effort by some members of Congress to eliminate all immigration extenders from the bill. Communications from the EB-5 regional centers to their individual members of Congress and from the entire EB-5 stakeholder community to congressional leadership were an extremely important factor in the decision to include the extensions. 

The conference version of the bill will now go to the House and Senate for final votes in the next few days and then to President Obama for signature.  The final votes are expected to be a formality.

Newly Apporved EB-5 Regional Centers

EB-5 community are adding more new regional centers! USCIS recently approved following EB-5 regional centers:

• City of Dallas Regional Center (TX)
• Invest Idaho Innovation Regional Center (ID)
• Georgia Regional Development Center (GA)
• Anacostia Regional Center (DC)
• M&D Regional Center (CA)
• Green Energy Regional Center (CA)
• FDIUS Regional Center (CA)
  

Talk about a bad batch of sausage made by Congress

(Source: Alabama Press-Register Saturday, October 03, 2009)

THE LEGISLATIVE process is often compared to making sausage. What Congress did this week gives sausage-making a bad name. As happens too often at the end of the federal fiscal year, Congress passed a temporary budget extension to keep government running for another month, until Oct. 31. Wrapped into the bill were one-month extensions of two programs important to south Alabama that were about to expire: flood insurance and the Immigrant Investor Pilot Program that Hybrid Kinetic Motors is relying on to help finance a new auto plant in Baldwin County. This sort of catchall, last-minute legislating can lead to unusual votes. Alabama's Rep. Jo Bonner, R-Mobile, and Republican Sens. Jeff Sessions and Richard Shelby voted against the bill. But we doubt they support the expiration of the flood insurance program or want to make it more difficult for Chinese businessman Benjamin Yeung to get financing for a $1.5 billion auto plant creating 5,800 jobs in Baldwin County.

 

The immigrant investor program offers visas and a path to American citizenship to foreigners willing to invest a minimum of $500,000 to $1 million into business in this country. While the visa program has not been as successful as had been hoped, the premise is sound. It encourages new investments in the United States. HK Motors officials want to use the visa program to entice foreign investors. If their venture succeeds, their example could energize the program. As for flood insurance, it still badly needs an overhaul four years after Hurricane Katrina. The flood insurance program is not fiscally sound because relatively low premiums don't cover the costs of claims in a catastrophe. But it is unlikely to be fixed by the end of October, and it is too important to coastal residents and businesses to be allowed to expire. Likewise, a vote to extend the visa program beyond Oct. 31 should have been a simple matter.

 

Separate issues - in this case federal spending, flood insurance and investor visas - ought to be considered, debated and voted on separately. Instead, Congress too often dawdles until its members are forced into last-minute votes on bills that try to do too much and end up doing too little.

RCI FirstPathway Partners Present EB-5 Seminar in Manila

PSA and RCI FirstPathway are to present a seminar on EB-5 at the Manila Mandarin Oriental Hotel on Monday October 5th. The US Embassy Vice Consul & Deputy Immigration officer at the US Embassy in Manila will present on EB-5 from the Department of State perspective. Dan Wycklendt, VP of RCI FirstPathway will then speak on its own EB-5 Program. Wycklendt will also be available for questions.

Auto Plant To Bring 5,000 Jobs; Build 300,000 Cars Per Year

(Source: northescambia.com)

Alabama Gov. Bob Riley announced Thursday afternoon that a Chinese automaker plans to open an assembly plant near Bay Minette, just a few miles from North Escambia.

Hybrid Kinetic Motors (HK Motors) announced plans to construct a new green-vehicle manufacturing plant in Baldwin County, Alabama, during a press conference held jointly with Governor Bob Riley, the Alabama Development Office and key members of the state legislature on Thursday.

HK Motors Chairman Yung (Benjamin) Yeung cited the strength of Alabama’s economy and the quality of its workforce as the main reasons for the board’s decision to locate its primary manufacturing operations in Alabama. Initial production of all model lines is expected to begin in 2013, with Phase 1 capacity of 300,000 vehicles, while creating more than 5,000 direct jobs.

HK Motors aims to be the first large-scale manufacturer of environmentally-friendly vehicles, which will help revitalize the American automotive industry while protecting the environment and stimulating the local and national economy. Utilizing a unique hybrid engine that employs compressed natural gas (CNG), electricity, and gasoline, the company’s vehicles will provide unprecedented efficiency at affordable prices to consumers, while bringing thousands of environmentally-friendly new jobs to American workers.

“Our cutting-edge multi-fuel hybrid powertrain system delivers excellent performance while reducing CO2 emissions to exceed Euro-2012 and future EPA guidelines,” said Chairman Yeung.

By utilizing natural gas, HK Motors taps into a resource that is abundant, exceptionally clean, and surprisingly affordable. The low emissions achieved by this engine technology already surpass the most stringent international standards, including those recently enacted by both American and European governments. By stressing mass production, HK Motors will be able to offer vehicles that are less expensive than the competition, without sacrificing driving performance, ride comfort, and safety.

Under the leadership of Chairman Yeung and an executive board with many years of combined automotive experience, HK Motors has chosen some of the world’s most renowned automotive companies to serve as its partners in this endeavor. Representatives from these suppliers were on hand for the press conference today, and many will also be setting up bases at the Baldwin County production base, bringing in more international expertise and offering more opportunities for local workers.

“It didn’t take long for Alabama to become a leader in the automotive industry. Now as America and the world begin making a historic transition to a green economy, we look to make Alabama a leader in the production of next-generation, clean-tech automobiles,” said Governor Riley. “Our Alabama team, in cooperation with local officials in Baldwin County, has been working with HK Motors for several months on this project. We will continue to work with them as the company puts the financing in place to move forward.”

The plant, once funding is in place, will be located on 3,000 acres near I-65 and Highway 287. The location is about 10 miles from North Escambia.

Blogger Note: HK Motors' parent company Far East Golden Resources Group is the majority owner of Alabama Regional Center.

President Obama Extends the EB-5 Program

President Obama signed a continuing resolution yesterday that extends the EB-5 regional center program until October 31.

Vermont Governor James Douglas Leads EB-5 Trade Mission to Asia October 22nd-31st

Join Vermont Governor and head of the National Governors Association Jim Douglas for free seminars and networking across Asia promoting the Vermont EB-5 Regional Center.  These seminars will include representatives from Vermont EB-5 Regional Center projects that are currently seeking foreign investment through the EB-5 program.  This will be a great opportunity to view investment opportunities directly for interested investors or representatives.  This is an open event.  The Vermont Regional Center is the only state-wide, state-run Regional Center in the United States, as it is directed by the Vermont Agency of Commerce and Community and Community Development.

Please RSVP by clicking on the links below and see you in Asia…

Seoul, South Korea

Intercontinental COEX Hotel

October 23

4-7 PM

RSVP HERE

Shanghai, China

Jin Jiang Hotel

October 24

3-6 PM

RSVP HERE

Hong Kong

The Mira Hotel

October 27

3-6 PM

RSVP HERE

Taipei, Taiwan

The Grand Hotel

October 31

3-6 PM

RSVP HERE

James W. Candido
Vermont Agency of Commerce and Community Development
National Life Building
Montpelier, VT 05620-0501
(802) 828-3637
(802) 598-8043 CELL
(802) 828-3258 FAX

Artisan Business Group Seeks Visa Services Partners Worldwide

Artisan Business Group (USA) continues to grow its Visa and immigration services network. We are seeking more partners in Asia, Latin America, and Africa. If your company provides Visa and immigration services in your home country, and want to expand business in the US, please contact us today. We are looking for partners and agents worldwide.

LBVR Regoinal Center Attends High End Property Show in China

(Source: LBVR Newsletter)

Lake Buena Vista Resort’s Ofer Fridfertig attended the China International Luxury Property Show in Shanghai, China on September 25th - 27th 2009 at the Shanghai International Convention Center. He was joined by representatives of the Shanghai Jinghong Exit-Entry Service Co., Ltd.

China Report: EB-5 Regional Center Client Accomplishs in Shanghai

Artisan Business Group and its EB-5 China Marketing and Support Center have successfully assisted an EB-5 Regional Center client to establish direct contacts and have successful meetings with a number of migration agency executives from Shanghai and Beijing during the client's visit in Shanghai since last week.

For more information about our EB-5 business services, please contact us at http://www.midwestUSAChina.com

EB-5 Program Extended October 31, 2009.

The EB-5 regional center program has been extended until October 31, 2009 under a Continuing Resolution to allow continued government operations.

USAdvisors.org and Artisan Business Group Develops EB-5 Regional Center Directory for China Market

Florida based USAdvisors.org and Illinois consulting firm Artisan Business Group, Inc., announced a joint marketing and promotion effort for EB-5 Regional Centers to enter vast Chinese market. The firms are creating an EB-5 Regional Center Directory (Chinese language version) for China market.  The directories will be distributed by Artisan Business Group, Inc., at two major trade events: the US Investment and Immigration Forum (Beijing) and American Lifestyles Expo (Hangzhou). For more information about including your EB-5 Regional Center in this unique directory for Chinese investors and migration brokers to see, please log on http://www.EB5China.info and contact us today.