The Northern California World Trade Center on June 3 hosted a high level government delegation from the Henan Province in China.

Henan borders Hebei to the north, Shandong to the northeast, Anhui to the southeast, Hubei to the south, Shaanxi to the west, and Shanxi to the northwest. With nearly 100 million people, Henan is the most populous province of China by residency.

The visiting delegation came to Sacramento as part of Sacramento State's Continuing School of Education programs and consisted of 26 officials that focused on learning the Sacramento regional approach to Economic Development.

The group was able to learn from our region's experts and discussed best practices the group can utilize to increase the economic diversity in their own province.

The delegation also learned how our region aligns and focuses the resources from the City of Sacramento, LEED, Metro Chamber and the Northern California World Trade Center to facilitate International Economic Development throughout our region. Speaking were Dion Dwyer, executive director of the NorCal World Trade Center NCWTC, James Rinehart of the City of Sacramento, Dave Butler, CEO of LEED and Matt Yancey, Metro Chamber business and economic development director.

The Northern California World Trade Center acts as a connector, facilitator and resource provider for business looking to interact on the global stage.