Florida Small Business on Free Trade Agreements
Harry Arnon, President of Hernon Manufacturing, explains why passing free trade agreements matter to the local economy and U.S. competitiveness. Based in Sanford, Florida, Hernon Manufacturing is a small business and a 2015 recipient of the President's "E" Award which recognizes significant contributions to increasing American exports.
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Well free trade agreement for Hernon have been a blessing and the reason is that Hernon manufactures a fairly wide selection of high-performance adhesive sealants. We manufactured this product here in the United States. We ship those in bulk to various countries around the world and they, the local partners that we have been selected, they are repackaging and selling this product in their country. That allows us to grow in and increase our sales force and increase our manufacturing facility and hire more, in our case, Floridians, to be able to support their own families.