MARCH 2013 IN THIS ISSUE • Lidköping-Rockford Partnership May Expand to Skaraborg • Second Nurse Exchange Program Planned • Construction Student Exchange Continues in April • First Exchange Student Recruited for Rockford University • Lidköping Coordinator to Focus on How to Attract Young Tourists • Lidköping Forms New Business Group • Update on Lidköping-Rockford Partnership Lidköping-Rockford Partnership May Expand to Skaraborg Since many of the 15 municipalities in the Skaraborg Kommunalförbund County have benefited from the successful Lidköping-Rockford Industrial Partnership, officials hope to expand the partnership to include a larger region. Lidköping International Business Developer Linnea Bengtsson and Skaraborg Kommunalförbund Business Strategist Kristina Anderback met to discuss such a strategy. Included as member municipalities are Essunga, Falköping, Grästorp, Gullspång, Götene, Hjo, Karlsborg, Linnea Bengtsson, Lidköping, and Lidköping, Mariestad, Skara, Skövde, Tibro, Tidaholm, Töreboda Kristina Anderback, Skaraborg Kommunalförbund, discuss how and Vara. For more information, contact to possibly expand partnerships
[email protected]. between Rockford, Illinois and Skaraborg. Second Nurse Exchange Program Planned The first Nurse/Health Care Exchange Team from Lidköping to Rockford in October, 2012 may lead to a second team in spring 2014. The next team will focus on study visits for students and professional nurses from Lidköping to learn more in-depth information from a variety of Rockford health facilities.