Small port, big competition: Canada’s threat to Seattle jobs – Kiro TV, 2/22/13
Read MoreNobody Cares About the Port (Or Do They?)
On the plane to DC last week, I was reading a fascinating article in the New York Times about how technology is reducing the need for longshoreman at the Ports of New York & New Jersey – for better and for worse (better because of efficiency, worse because of loss …
Read MoreWe Were Right About Harbor Maintenance Tax Diversion!
Is there any better feeling in the world than being right about something? My wife will no longer tell me “you were right” because I immediately start gloating: shouting “whoo-hoo” and doing some sort of weird victory dance that’s a mix of the Twist and someone falling down the stairs. …
Read MoreWhat I Learned At the Port of Savannah
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 Port of Savannah: it’s the port …
Read MoreThe Role of Local Governments in Supporting International Trade
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 immediately after a discussion on a major topic …
Read MoreWashington Needs an NBA Team to be Competitive in International Trade
Well, there’s a blog post title that puts my thesis out there clearly and succinctly. Much better than some of my rejected ideas, like “Washington Drives to the Hoop in International Trade” or “You Can’t Travel Without Traveling.” (That last one especially doesn’t work because they don’t call “traveling” in …
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