by WCIT | Mar 3, 2014 | Freight Mobility, WCIT Blog, WCIT Policy Priorities
There’s nothing the staff of WCIT loves more than a free breakfast. Ok, not entirely true. There’s nothing that the staff of WCIT loves more than a free breakfast combined with a great discussion of trade policy! And apparently dozens of people agree, because nearly...
by WCIT | Nov 21, 2013 | Free Trade Agreements, Freight Mobility, The Importance of International Trade, Washington Trade Policy Conference, WCIT Blog, WCIT Policy Priorities
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...
by WCIT | Oct 22, 2013 | Freight Mobility, WCIT Blog
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...
by WCIT | Sep 18, 2013 | Events, Freight Mobility
On October 16, over 130 community and business leaders convened in Spokane Valley for WCIT’s first event east of the Cascades to hear a special (video) message from Representative Cathy McMorris Rodgers, a keynote address from Rosalyn Wilson, author of the State...
by WCIT | Jul 17, 2013 | Freight Mobility, WCIT Blog, WCIT Policy Priorities
There’s nothing like a good summer road trip – open road, sun on your face, window rolled down, on the way to see new places and meet new people. WCIT went on our own summer road trip last week, touring Eastern Washington to meet with cherry and apple growers,...
by WCIT | Jun 20, 2013 | Freight Mobility, WCIT Blog, WCIT Policy Priorities
We’re sitting on the edge of our seats over here at WCIT, and not just because it’s more comfortable (we have new chairs, and we’re still adjusting to them). Rather, we’re eagerly awaiting news about whether the State Legislature will agree to a critical...