Check out WCIT’s FTA Op-Ed in the Seattle Times (and Its Counterpoint)
Last Thursday, the Seattle Times featured an op-ed by yours truly, entitled “Congress must OK trade agreements to create jobs in Washington and the U.S.” It’s a great chance for WCIT fans to not only read about the importance of swift action on the three pending free trade agreements with …
Read MoreInternational Trade…Don’t Just Take My Word For it!
Do y’all remember the PBS show Reading Rainbow? The host, LeVar Burton, would talk about his book recommendations, and then say “But you don’t have to take my word for it”…and the show would cut to videos of children making their own testimonials for those books. That’s exactly what I …
Read MoreThe Import-ance of Import-ing
Sorry for the post title, but I couldn’t pass up the opportunity. You should hear my schtick about the Port of Portland (or the Taco of Tacoma…it gets worse from there). But, in addition to being incredibly funny, the post title makes a vital point about the ways we need …
Read MoreCrosscut Picks up the International Trade = International Business Theme
Three weeks on the job, two profiles in the news. First the Puget Sound Business Journal and now Crosscut.com. Not too shabby. But what I like about the Crosscut article is not just the opportunity to stare at my own headshot. Although, hey, nice smile. Instead, I think the article …
Read MoreIn Defense of International Junkets
This week, Publicola posted a news item on the travel expenses of Seattle City Councilmembers. Although there’s nothing editorial in the article, it has all the telltale signs of criticism of government travel: 1) the outrageous sounding headline (“City Spent Tens of Thousands on Council Incumbents’ Travel”), and 2) the …
Read MoreWhat’s International Trade Got to Do with Washington state?
Well, it’s my first week on the job, and – in between signing HR benefit forms and getting my computer/phone/cell situation in order – it’s high time that I give y’all another blog post. I mean, you didn’t “like” WCIT on Facebook, join WCIT’s LinkedIn group and follow WCIT on …
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