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Pop-Quiz, Hotshot: Guess One of Washington’s Fast-growing Ports
One of Washington’s ports has the largest cold storage facility north of L.A. It’s also the largest exporter of soybean meal on the West coast, and is one of the fastest growing automobile exporters in the country. C’mon, State of Trade loyal readers, you know your...
The Odd Couple: Indian Cricket and Washington Apples
What do Washington apples and Indian cricket have in common? As it turns out, quite a lot! At least now that Washington apples are the “official fruit” of the Delhi Daredevils and the Bangalore Royal Challengers. (Sort of like how the Shishkaberry is the...
It’s Just Lunch (About Trade Policy)
Last week represented about as "middle of summer" as you can get. The sun was shining and many people were on vacation, so the last thing you'd want to do is put on a major work event. So, of course, WCIT chose to host its annual Summer Trade Luncheon. (That seems to...
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WCIT’s Eastern Washington Summer Road Trip
There’s nothing like a good summer road trip – open road, sun on your face, window rolled down, on the way to see new places and meet new people. WCIT went on our own summer road trip last week, touring Eastern Washington to meet with cherry and apple growers,...
Top 5 Reasons to REGISTER NOW for the WCIT Summer Trade Luncheon on August 8 in Seattle!
Washington Trade Policy News Round-up: Clean Energy & Whistleblowers
The State of Trade blog may seem like a relaxed, informal space for trade policy talk, but we're actually a stickler for message discipline. We only usually blog about one of WCIT's 2013 Policy Priorities, and the impact that those policies have on Washington's...
Is Washington Going to Keep on Truckin’ (Freight, That Is)?
We’re sitting on the edge of our seats over here at WCIT, and not just because it’s more comfortable (we have new chairs, and we’re still adjusting to them). Rather, we’re eagerly awaiting news about whether the State Legislature will agree to a critical...
Let’s Play Senator for the USTR Confirmation Hearings!
Have you tuned your television/web browser to C-SPAN2 yet? If not, you’re going to miss all the excitement: today, the Senate Finance Committee holds confirmation hearings on Michael Froman as the new United States Trade Representative! What do you mean...