To some globalization connotes constant work and intrusiveness. To most of us it is an inevitability that we must get on board with or the train will leave the station without us. Or that International Paper exports its products to over 130 countries around the world. McInnes Steel now counts significant growth coming from the international market. Universities will also have to increasingly stretch their studies and interest into the international arena.
Globalization touches everyone in Erie.
We should work now to prepare for such change. Our leaders in the public, private and non-profit sectors must therefore take initiatives that will enhance the opportunities in this new world. I see examples of globalization everyday in Morocco, Erie and throughout the world. The Internet is exploding in Morocco like everywhere else, including the opening of cybercafes, for people who can't afford to own their own computer. American companies, such as Fruit of the Loom, are locating in Morocco to sell their products around the world.