by Dan Whiting | Oct 24, 2025 | Free Trade Agreements, News, Press Releases
SEATTLE, Wash. – Today, Donald Trump announced an immediate end to “all trade negotiations” with Canada. Earlier this week, WCIT published a paper documenting the importance of the USMCA and trade with Canada and Mexico. In the first half of 2025,...
by Dan Whiting | Oct 14, 2025 | Press Releases
SEATTLE, Wash. – Lori Otto Punke, President of WCIT, issued the following statement regarding the ongoing U.S.-China trade war that was further escalated over the past few days: “A stable U.S.-China trading relationship is critical for the Northwest. In...
by Dan Whiting | Apr 2, 2025 | Press Releases
SEATTLE, Wash. – Trade equals jobs, especially in the Northwest, where so much of our economy hinges on the ability to trade goods and services freely. The President’s announcement today of more sweeping tariffs and retaliatory actions against our top trading partners...
by Dan Whiting | Mar 27, 2025 | Press Releases
WCIT hosted its annual Trade Summit on March 17, 2025, in Seattle, bringing together elected leaders, industry representatives, and trade experts to tackle critical issues in international trade and help to answer how the Northwest can continue to grow its trade...
by Dan Whiting | Feb 2, 2025 | News, Press Releases
SEATTLE, Wash. – Economic opportunity and job creation locally have long been driven by trading goods and services internationally. Consequently, additional costs to selling goods and services abroad through tariff policy are littered with unintended...
by Dan Whiting | Nov 27, 2024 | Press Releases, WCIT Blog
This week, President-elect Trump once-again promised to impose significant tariffs on goods from Mexico, Canada, and China on the day he takes office. While tariffs are often cited as solutions to problems, such as job losses, history has a long track record of...
