On the morning of May 30, the Changzhou sister city delegation visited Rockford city hall to meet with the local government officials. Director of Rockford Community and Economic Development Mr. Karl Franzen, Chief of Staff in the Office of the Mayor Mr. Wester Wuori and Economic Development Manager Mr. Mark Williams welcomed the delegation.
During the meeting, the two parties relived the friendship history of Changzhou and Rockford by browsing an album prepared by the Changzhou delegation. This Changzhou—Rockford Friendship Album contains pictures of the delegations from the two cities visiting each other dating back to 1999. Then the Changzhou delegation and the Rockford government officials briefed each other about the recent development of their city and discussed how to enhance communication and collaboration between the two cities.
 

On the afternoon of May 30, the delegation had a presentation in the Rockford city hall to introduce Changzhou city, which was well received.
 

Next in the schedule, the delegation paid a visit to Bergstrom’s headquarters located in Rockford and were greeted by the Bergstrom leadership team including Chairman Mr. Dave Rydell and President and CEO Jack Shaffer.

The delegates applauded Bergstrom China for the development and accomplishments it has achieved over the past two decades and expressed their willingness to continue supporting the company’s development in Changzhou.
 

Accompanied by the Bergstrom Inc. production manager, the delegates also toured the HVAC assembly lines, the lab and the show room and were impressed by the advanced production management of Bergstrom.

On May 31, the delegates also met with Rockford Mayor Mr. Tom McNamara and Director of Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity Ms. Margo Markopoulos.