by WCIT | Mar 22, 2013 | The Importance of International Trade, WCIT Blog, WCIT Policy Priorities
I’ve been spending a lot of time in the car between Seattle and Olympia with Sam Kaplan, President of the Trade Development Alliance. That’s not because I love Wagner’s cinnamon bread so much (ok, it’s not only because I love Wagner’s cinnamon bread so much), but...
by WCIT | Feb 25, 2013 | WCIT Blog, WCIT Policy Priorities
Those of you who are loyal readers of the State of Trade blog often wonder what topics you’ll see in this space. Will we be discussing port competitiveness? (Yes!) What about a potential EU-U.S. trade and investment partnership? (You know it!) 2013 is going to be a...
by WCIT | Feb 14, 2013 | Free Trade Agreements, WCIT Blog, WCIT Policy Priorities
Let’s start off with one of the most important facts of this entire blog post. According to the AP Style Guide, the acronym for the United States is “U.S.” with periods; the acronym for the European Union is “EU” with no period. Not sure why there are no periods in EU...
by WCIT | Feb 13, 2013 | Free Trade Agreements, The Importance of International Trade, WCIT Blog
Last night’s State of the Union featured two paragraphs on international trade. Let’s not get into a discussion of whether that’s too little or too much for a speech that’s about economic opportunity and job growth, especially for a state like...
by WCIT | Jan 31, 2013 | The Importance of International Trade, Washington Trade Policy News Round-up, WCIT Blog
One of my favorite trade-related stories is the continuing development of “what else can we do with shipping containers.” We’re seeing stories about shipping containers used as commercial buildings, Starbucks coffee shops and even a grocery store...
by WCIT | Jan 30, 2013 | The Importance of International Trade, WCIT Blog
Someone once told me that it’s not appropriate to quote yourself to prove a point. Luckily, I work in politics, so I naturally just ignore anyone whose opinion I disagree with (ba dum bum…just kidding!) Given the big news over the last few days about the...
