by WCIT | Nov 29, 2012 | Washington Trade Policy Conference, WCIT Blog, WCIT Policy Priorities
So, I’m just waking up from my post-Thanksgiving nap – having ingested a lot of Tryptophan as part of my three (!) servings of turkey – and, as I slowly exit from hibernation, I’m realizing that it’s been almost three weeks since the...
by WCIT | Nov 3, 2012 | The Importance of International Trade, Trade Data, WCIT Blog
The State of Trade blog has always been a strong proponent of exploring the benefits of trade to Washington state…which includes both exports AND imports. In fact, one of our first posts was cleverly titled “The Import-ance of Import-ing”....
by WCIT | Oct 28, 2012 | WCIT Blog
This is it, ladies and germs. This is where the rubber meets the road, the buck stops and we separate ourselves between thinkers and doers. Over the last few weeks, I’ve been exploring the wonderful world of GTKTICSFWSSBP, also known as Getting to Know the...
by WCIT | Oct 20, 2012 | The Importance of International Trade, Washington Trade Policy Conference, WCIT Blog, WCIT Policy Priorities
One of the things you have to be careful about when you’re a hardcore policy wonk is not to “over-jargon,” especially with acronyms. You know, don’t throw in the phrase “STEM degrees” without explaining to the average person that...
by WCIT | Oct 18, 2012 | Washington Trade Policy Conference, WCIT Blog, WCIT Policy Priorities
Like you, I get a lot of invitations to a lot of events. Conferences, receptions, dinners, luncheons, breakfasts, panel discussions and even the occasional networking happy hour. Also like you, I avoid most of them. I mean, who has the time to attend all these things,...
by WCIT | Oct 12, 2012 | Freight Mobility, The Importance of International Trade, WCIT Blog
On the plane to DC last week, I was reading a fascinating article in the New York Times about how technology is reducing the need for longshoreman at the Ports of New York & New Jersey – for better and for worse (better because of efficiency, worse because...
