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 | Jan 23, 2012 | Free Trade Agreements, The Importance of International Trade, WCIT Blog
Today, the NYT published a major story on Apple’s global supply chain for the iPhone that tries to answer the question that people have been asking over the last twenty or thirty years on trade: “Why are American companies outsourcing jobs, and what...
by WCIT | Dec 28, 2011 | Free Trade Agreements, Freight Mobility, The Importance of International Trade, Trade Email of the Week, Washington Trade Policy News Round-up, WCIT Blog, WCIT Policy Priorities
As 2011 slowly makes its way to conclusion, it’s always a great time to look back and reflect on highs and lows for the year that was. And here at the State of Trade blog, we especially like to look back on the highs because, hey, there were so many of them! Of...
by WCIT | Dec 8, 2011 | Free Trade Agreements, WCIT Blog, WCIT Policy Priorities
“TPP is not something that one gets invited to. It’s something that one aspires to.” That was the quote from Michael Froman, President Obama’s deputy national security adviser for international economic affairs, in reaction to China’s assertion that...
by WCIT | Nov 24, 2011 | Free Trade Agreements, Washington Trade Policy Conference, WCIT Blog, WCIT Policy Priorities
I tried to think of a clever title for this blog post celebrating Monday’s fantastic and SOLD OUT Washington Trade Conference, but I’m so out of practice. My last few posts have all been Trade Conference advertisements like the uncleverly -but accurately...
by WCIT | Nov 7, 2011 | Free Trade Agreements, Washington Trade Policy Conference, WCIT Blog
With two weeks left until the Washington Trade Conference on November 21, I’ve already given you five great reasons to register, told you about the port competitiveness panel, announced the participation of the Canadian trade minister and shared our news about the...
