by WCIT | Jun 11, 2012 | Free Trade Agreements, WCIT Blog
Don’t get me wrong. I’m a fan of our 4th largest trading partner, Japan, with $195 billion in two-way US-Japan trade. It is an important geopolitical ally, and the source of my favorite cuisine. I was pleased when Japan announced last November that it intended to...
by WCIT | Jun 1, 2012 | The Importance of International Trade, WCIT Blog, WCIT Policy Priorities
One of the first posts on the State of Trade blog was (cleverly) titled “The Import-ance of Import-ing.” It highlighted the fact that – for Washington state – imports are a major generator of jobs related to international trade and key to the...
by WCIT | May 21, 2012 | Freight Mobility, WCIT Blog
Last week, I traveled as part of the Seattle Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce’s Intercity Study Mission to Atlanta and Savannah. As nice as the visit to Atlanta was, the trip for me was all about Savannah…in particular, the Port of Savannah. You know the...
by WCIT | May 11, 2012 | The Importance of International Trade, WCIT Blog, WCIT Policy Priorities
My job as the President of WCIT is to fly to DC and meet with our Congressional delegation (at least that’s part of my job…that and writing clever posts on the State of Trade blog, of course). So why, you might ask, am I going to write a blog post about...
by WCIT | May 4, 2012 | Free Trade Agreements, The Importance of International Trade, WCIT Blog, WCIT Policy Priorities
Daily visitors to the WCIT website (those huge numbers of you who can’t start your day without checking for the latest updates on trade policy and its impact on the Washington state economy) may have noticed something unique this past Wednesday. And no,...
by WCIT | Apr 16, 2012 | Freight Mobility, The Importance of International Trade, WCIT Blog, WCIT Policy Priorities
Today, I had the opportunity – along with Sam Kaplan of the Trade Development Alliance – to present to the King County Council on “International Trade as an Economic Driver for King County,” and I learned a very valuable lesson: never present...
