Muncie, IN (April 30, 2009) - Muncie Mayor Sharon McShurley, Terry Murphy, Vice President, Economic Development for the Muncie-Delaware County Economic Development Alliance and Larry Ingraham, President of Ingraham and Associates and special Japan consultant to the City of Muncie and Delaware County Commissioners recently returned from a highly successful week long business trip to Japan.

“We had twelve appointments with business and company leaders during the week,” said Murphy. “Three of the companies have active projects and have already completed site visits to our community. We also met with other key business leaders in the areas of finance, government, private business, and construction. Maintaining relationships is essential to attracting Japanese investment and this trip was very well received by all the businesses and government leaders we visited,” added Murphy.

This is the fourth consecutive year the Muncie-Delaware County Delegation has visited Japan.