by WCIT | Apr 16, 2012 | Freight Mobility, The Importance of International Trade, WCIT Blog, WCIT Policy Priorities
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...
by WCIT | Feb 23, 2012 | Freight Mobility, The Importance of International Trade, WCIT Blog
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.”...
by WCIT | Feb 23, 2012 | Freight Mobility, The Importance of International Trade, Trade Data, WCIT Blog
In this year’s State of the Union address, President Obama made a bold statement about how to incentivize job creation in the United States: “It is time to stop rewarding businesses that ship jobs overseas, and start rewarding companies that create jobs...
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 | Jun 30, 2011 | Freight Mobility, WCIT Blog
One thing that’s true about me is that I love listening to sports radio. It’s tough for a young, hip guy in Seattle to admit listening to anything other than NPR and KEXP, but I toggle back and forth between 950 KJR and 710 ESPN nonstop. In addition to...
