by WCIT | Aug 9, 2011 | Free Trade Agreements, WCIT Blog, WCIT Policy Priorities
Every industry has its set of confusing and obscure acronyms. In the world of economic development, we often talk about STEM degrees (science, technology, engineering and math), which are the key to job creation in Washington’s economy (especially now). In...
by WCIT | Aug 3, 2011 | Free Trade Agreements, WCIT Blog, WCIT Policy Priorities
As I write this series of blog posts on WCIT’s policy priorities, one of the nice things is being able to draw inspiration from current news. You don’t want to read State of Trade for obscure factoids…no, you want that same ripped-from-the-headlines...
by WCIT | Jul 8, 2011 | Free Trade Agreements, WCIT Blog
In general, I hate to use the blog as a mouthpiece for press releases and corporate communications (it really takes away from the trademark irreverent, conversational tone that State of Trade is so dedicated to), but I thought y’all might be interested in my...
by WCIT | Jun 29, 2011 | Free Trade Agreements, WCIT Blog
As they say, sometimes it’s better to be lucky than good. Sure, one of my top priorities upon being hired as WCIT president was the pending free trade agreements with Colombia, Panama and South Korea. But, I figured that I’d need at least a week to get...
by WCIT | Jun 14, 2011 | Free Trade Agreements, WCIT Blog
Over the next few weeks, State of Trade – the new Washington Council on International Trade blog – is going to start with the basics. Don’t you worry, we’ll get to the hard hitting issues of the day (like the South Korea, Panama and Colombia...
