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CWT Goes to France

August 9, 2005

Carlson Wagonlit Travel (CWT), a provider of business-travel management and consulting services, recently announced it has chosen the Belfort region of eastern France as the location of its new European travel reservation center.

 

The Minneapolis-headquartered company designs and implements travel solutions for institutions and companies across the globe, and "it places a premium on the high quality of its services and workforce." CWT chose Belfort, France, because it's located near the borders of Switzerland and Germany, therefore providing CWT with what it perceives as "exceptional opportunities to recruit employees who are not only multilingual but who also have a historical background of skilled employment."

 

CWT's call centers need to field a broad range of professional skills, both technological and interpersonal. Formerly an industrial region specializing in spinning and mechanical engineering, Belfort has moved successfully into new activities and is now a regional technology hub for research, industrial engineering and business services.

 

CWT received support from the local public authorities to set up in Belfort, including a customized 1,700 sq. meter facility and a contribution to project financing, as well as recruitment assistance from France's national employment agency, ANPE. Due to open by mid-2006, the facility will employ 150 people, half of whom will be recruited and trained locally.

 

There are currently more than 4,000 subsidiaries of North American corporations with a presence in France, recognizing France's skilled and productive workforce, market size, state-of-the-art logistical infrastructures and its centralized location within Europe. According to the Invest in France Agency, the development arm of the French government, 63 percent of the Fortune 100 companies also have a presence in France. 

 

The following are the top seven reasons, according to Invest in France, to choose France for your business:  



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