REPRESENTATIVES OF THE TAIWANESE FIRM, PAN PACIFIC IMMIGRATION CO., LTD., VISITED ATLANTA’S “EMPOWERMENT ZONE” LAST WEEK SEEKING OUT BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES FOR INVESTORS AT HOME WHO WISH TO BENEFIT FROM A U.S. IMMIGRATION AND NATURALIZATION SERVICE (INS) PROGRAM WHICH AWARDS “ENTERPRISE VISAS” TO FOREIGN INVESTORS EACH YEAR.
ATLANTA’S ZONE COVERS 9.3 SQUARE MILES OF THE CITY’S SLUMS TO THE EAST, WEST AND SOUTH OF THE CENTRAL BUSINESS DISTRICT. UNDER THE INS PROGRAM, FOREIGN FIRMS NEED ONLY INVEST $500,000 IN SUCH AN AREA, OR IN RURAL OR IN HIGH UNEMPLOYMENT AREAS, AS OPPOSED TO $1 MILLION ELSEWHERE TO QUALIFY.
CHRISTOPHER CHIANG, GENERAL MANAGER OF PAN PACIFIC’S HEADQUARTERS IN TAIPEI, AND TON CHU, GENERAL MANAGER OF THE COMPANY’S ATLANTA OFFICE, WERE ENTHUSIASTIC ABOUT THE RECENT ANNOUNCEMENT THAT RENEWAL CORP., A BOSTON-BASED FIRM, WILL BUILD A MULTI-MILLION DOLLAR RECYCLING PLANT AT AN ABANDONED SITE IN THE ZONE.
THEY SAID THAT THIS PLANT REPRESENTS THE SORT OF PROJECT IN WHICH THEY ARE INTERESTED, AND THAT THEY HAVE RETAINED CONSULTA SOLUTIONS, AN ATLANTA-BASED INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS CONSULTING FIRM, TO FIND INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIES IN MANUFACTURING AND SERVICE INDUSTRIES, AND HEALTH CARE AND HIGH TECH COMPANIES. THEY ALSO ARE INTERESTED IN ENTERTAINMENT FIRMS SUCH AS AMUSEMENT PARKS.
THE REPRESENTATIVES EXPECT TO LOCATE WITHIN THE NEXT FEW MONTHS SEVERAL INVESTORS INTERESTED IN THE ZONE AND OTHER AREAS IN GEORGIA THROUGH THE COMPANY’S 15 SALES AGENTS IN TAIWAN.
TENSIONS BETWEEN TAIWAN AND MAINLAND CHINA ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR A RENEWED INTEREST IN THE INS PROGRAM WHICH RESEMBLES SIMILAR PROGRAMS IN OTHER COUNTRIES INCLUDING AUSTRALIA AND CANADA, THEY SAID.
FOR MORE INFORMATION, JOHN KOKOSZKA, VICE PRESIDENT MARKETING AND INVESTMENT AT CONSULTA SOLUTIONS, MAY BE REACHED BY CALLING (404) 303-7027; FAX, (404) 303-0115.