WCIT Pledges to Lose Weight, Call Our Grandparents More…and Improve Trade Policy
Did you have any New Year’s resolutions this year? Plans to improve your health, take up new hobbies, grow professionally? Here at WCIT, we’re not into self-improvement because…how can you improve on perfection! But what we are resolved to do this year better than ever is advocate for Washington’s international …
Read MoreState of Trade’s Top Ten for 2013
It’s that most special time of year, loyal State of Trade readers…just like the “restaurant wars” episode of Top Chef every season or the Nordstrom men’s sale, this is something you’ve been anticipating hotly and counting down the days until you see it. And finally your long 12 month wait …
Read MoreWCIT 2013 Year in Review and Note of Thanks
The holiday season is a nostalgic time for a lot of us: memories of family traditions, visions of sugar plum fairies, nonstop Warm 106.9 FM on the car radio…it’s easy to get emotional. So, maybe you’ll forgive me a little extra holiday emotion when I say “Holy $@!#@, WCIT has …
Read MoreThe Washington Trade Conference May Be Over, But Advocacy on Top Trade Policy Issues Is Just Gearing Up
Or to clarify the title of this blog post, the Washington Trade Conference is definitely over. It took place on Monday, although we here at WCIT are only now coming down from our post-event high (and recovering from post-event exhaustion!). We were overjoyed with the incredible speakers and panelists, the …
Read MoreTrade is on the Move in Eastern Washington
Wednesday, October 16, was a momentous day for WCIT and the nation – WCIT co-hosted its first Eastern Washington event, and Congress voted to reopen the government. To be clear, the Eastern Washington event is the thing that was momentous to WCIT…although we’re certainly happy that federal employees got to …
Read MoreWhat’s Going on with TPP and TTIP? (A Government Shutdown Special Report)
My boss, WCIT President Eric Schinfeld, was in DC this week…coincidentally (?) at the exact same time that the federal government shut down. I’m not assigning blame or anything, but strange that he arrives and Congress immediately stops working. I mean, I know he likes to have people’s undivided attention, …
Read MorePop-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 trade stats…impress me with …
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