New Sister Cities: Franklin and Luqiao, China

Franklin Mayor Fred Paris has returned from a two-week business development trip to Japan and China. He visited with companies already located in Franklin as well as potential businesses looking for American locations. Franklin College professor Yu-Long Ling, whom Paris appointed as Franklin’s Asian Affairs Liaison, traveled with the mayor.

In China, Paris formally entered into a sister city agreement with the District of Luqiao.

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Japanese Auto Supplier to Locate in Franklin

Inside INdiana Business reports that Franklin, in Johnson County, has been announced as the new home for Premium Composite Technology North America, a Japanese-owned manufacturer of plastic parts for vehicles.

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Franklin Teachers, Students Head to Uganda

"Five teachers from Franklin Middle School left for Uganda on Thursday as part of a 15-day educational journey funded through a $25,000 grant from Lilly Endowment," reports The Indianapolis Star.

"While in Uganda, the teachers will tour the capital of Kampala, work at a Habitat for Humanity project, teach at a primary school, help at a clinic for HIV patients, take a three-day safari and travel to the source of the Nile River."

Franklin College students left for Uganda yesterday (17 January) on a trip arranged by Ambassadors for Children to study global poverty while participating in hands-on volunteer work in different areas of the country. They return 29 January.

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