BRIEF: Tacoma business incubator makes deal with one in France

Jul. 17--Posted online at 3:56 p.m. Monday

Tacoma's William Factory Small Business Incubator has joined with the Montpellier Agglomeration Business Innovation Center of Montpellier, France.

The two incubators signed an economic cooperative agreement earlier this month, when Factory assistant executive director Colleen Hall Barta visited Montpellier.

The agreement outlines a plan to coordinate efforts between entrepreneurs from both programs

Hall Barta said the benefits for the Montpellier region and the Tacoma-Pierce County area will include an increased global business presence and an opportunity for local hiring.

C.R. Roberts, The News Tribune

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