A sign is posted outside of Willistead Manor in Windsor, where Vietnam business leaders talk to local entrepreneurs about opportunities overseas. (Photo by Mike Vlasveld)A sign is posted outside of Willistead Manor in Windsor, where Vietnam business leaders talk to local entrepreneurs about opportunities overseas. (Photo by Mike Vlasveld)
Windsor

Local Companies Thinking Globally

The Windsor Essex Economic Development Corporation is helping local businesses find ways to expand overseas.

A delegation from Vietnam spoke in Windsor recently, and CEO of RF Kinetics Inc. Steve Livneh says setting up shop in the far east would allow his company to reach other parts of the globe more easily.

"We're looking to set up an assembly compenent in a much more low-cost area (than Windsor-Essex), and Vietnam seems to be a reasonable place to consider."

Livneh's company makes minimally invasive medical devices.

He says, with new trade deals like the Trans Pacific Partnership and others that have already been signed out east, the need to globalize is becoming more apparent.

Read More Local Stories

Baseball sitting in grass. © Can Stock Photo Inc. / Stevemc

Scoreboard, May 16

The Detroit Tigers beat the Toronto Blue Jays, while the Pistons are headed to Game 7