NE Trade Offices Guide

 

CONNECTICUT

STATE OF CONNECTICUT DEPT. OF ECONOMIC AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT INTERNATIONAL UNIT
505 Hudson St.
Hartford, CT 06106
Tel: 860-270-8067
Fax: 860-270-8016
Director: Costas Lake
Website: www.ct.gov/ecd/site/default.asp
The Department of Economic and Community Development (DECD) is committed to international trade. To stimulate trade, DECD serves as the lead facilitator and strategic catalyst of international activity within the state. DECD achieves its mission of increasing the global competitiveness of Connecticut businesses by developing two-way trade and investment opportunities; by helping these businesses enter new markets and expand their global business base; by aggressively pursuing foreign direct investment opportunities; and by building public/
private strategic partnerships.

MAINE

MAINE INTERNATIONAL TRADE CENTER
PORTLAND
511 Congress St.
Portland, ME 04101-3428
Tel: 207-541-7408
Fax: 207-541-7420
President: Richard Coyle

BANGOR
One Cumberland Place
Bangor, ME 04401
Tel: 207-990-3161
Fax: 207-942-3548
Director: Wade Merritt

LEWISTON
95 Park St., Suite 411
Lewiston, ME 04240
Tel: 207-753-0574
Fax: 207-786-4412
Director: Jacolyn Bailey
Website: www.mitc.com
Formed in 1996, the Maine International Trade Center provides technical assistance and trade counseling, import and export leads, international credit reports, workshops, coordinated trade missions and trade shows, and many other useful services to help Maine companies seeking to succeed in international markets.

 

MASSACHUSETTS

MASSACHUSETTS EXPORT CENTER- BOSTON
State Transportation Building
10 Park Plaza, Suite 4510
Boston, MA 02116
Tel: 617-973-8664
Website: www.mass.gov/export
Director: Paula Murphy

CENTRAL MASSACHUSETTS
Worcester State College
486 Chandler St.
Administration Building, Room 109
Worcester, MA 01602
Tel: 508-929-8844
Director: Julia Dvorko, Central Massachusetts Program

WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS
Holyoke Community College
Donahue Building, Rm. 163
303 Homestead Ave.
Holyoke, MA 01040
Tel: 413-552-2316
Director: Ann Pieroway, Western Massachusetts
Program

MASSACHUSETTS EXPORT CENTER SOUTHEASTERN MASSACHUSETTS
794 Purchase St.
New Bedford, MA 02740
Tel: 508-999-1388
Contact: Michael Sullivan
Website: www.mass.gov/export
The mission of the Massachusetts Export Center is to help companies throughout the Commonwealth achieve success in global markets. The goal is to meet the complex needs of exporters by developing and providing targeted, high-impact services delivere through a state-wide network of international trade professionals.

THE MASSACHUSETTS OFFICE OF INTERNATIONAL TRADE & INVESTMENT
 State Transportation Building
10 Park Plaza, Suite 4510
Boston, MA 02116
Tel: 617-973-8650
Fax: 617-227-3488
Director: Christa Bleyleben
Website: www.mass.gov/moiti
MOITI works to expand the Massachusetts economy by marketing the state’s business internationally, through focused export promotion, attracting foreign companies to invest in Massachusetts and handling protocol as it relates to trade and investment.

NEW HAMPSHIRE

NEW HAMPSHIRE INTERNATIONAL TRADE RESOURCE CENTER
17 New Hampshire Ave.
Portsmouth, NH 03801-2838
Tel: 603-334-6074
Fax: 603-334-6110
Director: Dawn Wivell
Website: www.nheconomy.com/nheconomy/oice/main
The New Hampshire Office of International Commerce is organized to plan, develop and administer programs for international trade promotion and foreign market development, and to coordinate other public and private organizations involved in concurrent efforts.

RHODE ISLAND

RHODE ISLAND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION INTERNATIONAL TRADE OFFICE
 One West Exchange Street
Providence, RI 02903
Tel: 401-222-2601
Fax: 401-273-8270
Director: Maureen Mezei
Web: www.riedc.com
Rhode Island Economic Development Corporation International Trade Office offers vital introductory and developmental services to those businesses seeking to tap the external markets overseas, including programs in training and education, marketing, sales lead development and individual counseling in the area of international trade.

THE JOHN H. CHAFEE CENTER FOR INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS
 1150 Douglas Pike, Bryant University
Smithfield, RI 02917
Tel: 401-232-6407
Fax: 401-232-6416
Director: Raymond W. Fogarty
Website: www.chafeecenter.org
The Chafee Center provides comprehensive services on all aspects of international trade including trade data, training, consulting, trade show and trade mission support. The center’s state-of-the-art technology provides businesses with a competitive advantage in the global marketplace and prepares students for
careers in international business.

VERMONT

VERMONT GLOBAL TRADE PARTNERSHIP STATE OF VERMONT – AGENCY OF COMMERCE AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
 National Life Building, Drawer 20
Montpelier, VT 05620-0501
Tel: 802-828-1681
Director: Dana Eidsness
Website: www.thinkvermont.com/index.cfm
It is the mission of the Vermont Global Trade Partnership to provide, through collaboration, sustainable, cost effective and coordinated assistance to Vermont companies doing business in the global marketplace with emphasis on providing technical assistance, information, facilitation, training and support. The partnership is comprised of Vermont’s abundant public and private international trade resources, coordinated through the leadership of Vermont’s director of international trade in Vermont’s Agency of Commerce & Community Development.

 
 

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