Inspur optimistic on business prospects

Inspur, an information technology company headquartered in Jinan, Shandong province, anticipates a surge in its US business in 2018.

"We are looking for at least a 30 to 40 percent growth in Seattle. When we grow here, we also grow the team in China, as our delivery team is in China. Like when we get projects here, we have people work here, we also have people work in China," said Ada Grant, vice-president of Inspur USA and of Inspur Worldwide Services.

Inspur has about 150 employees in Greater Seattle focused on software and IT. In Silicon Valley in Fremont, California, the company has another team of more than 60 focusing on manufacturing and hardware R&D.