And it shows. Belgium is home to a who's who of American multinationals, with the U.S. Top 50 alone contributing more than $2.3 billion to the country's economy, according to the American Chamber of Commerce in Belgium. Companies such as Nike and Stanley Black & Decker have located their European distribution hubs in Flanders, largely because of the region's multimodal strengths and the efficiency with which they can dispatch cargo into, through, and out of the European market