Model D TV: TechTown’s Soft Landing
TechTown’s new soft landings program is bringing international companies to set up U.S. shops on Detroit turf. We talk with TechTown chief and Asterand entrepreneur Randal Charlton about the project.
TechTown‘s International Soft Landings program is designed make it
easier for overseas companies to enter the U.S. market – and have them
do so via Wayne State’s 43-acre research and technology park.
Here’s a look at that program from Model D video producer/director Tom Hendrickson.
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