Promoting Canada as a prime destination for U.S. exporters, Madellon Lopes of U.S. Commercial Service Toronto teamed up with Commercial Service Pontiac the week of September 8-12, 2008. The Commercial Service team counseled a total of approximately 100 U.S. NTE/NTM, and infrequent exporters in the three cities of Pontiac, Marlette and Port Huron.

Presiding over one seminar, Congresswoman Candice Miller gave opening remarks touting the importance of "Exporting, Working Locally and Thinking Globally".  A number of multipliers participated including Automation Alley, the City of Sterling Heights, the Economic Development Alliance of St. Clair County, EMI District Council, Thumb Works, Saginaw Valley State University, Sanilac County Economic Alliance, and the Huron EDC.