by WCIT | Dec 21, 2012 | The Importance of International Trade, WCIT Blog, WCIT Policy Priorities
Thanks to all of you who made 2012 such an incredibly successful year for the Washington Council on International Trade: our members, our Board, our event attendees, our partner organizations, and all of you who signed letters and contacted our Congressional...
by WCIT | Dec 19, 2012 | The Importance of International Trade, WCIT Blog, WCIT Policy Priorities
There’s nothing I like more than a good annual tradition. And here at the State of Trade blog, there’s one tradition that we look forward to every year more than any other: the end-of-year recap of the top blog posts of the past year. I know it’s...
by WCIT | Dec 18, 2012 | The Importance of International Trade, WCIT Blog, WCIT Policy Priorities
Hello fellow international trade enthusiasts! I’d like to take this opportunity to introduce myself and share my first post on State of Trade. My name is Ashley Dutta, and I recently joined WCIT as the Policy & Communications Director. I’ll be blogging here as...
by WCIT | Nov 3, 2012 | The Importance of International Trade, Trade Data, WCIT Blog
The State of Trade blog has always been a strong proponent of exploring the benefits of trade to Washington state…which includes both exports AND imports. In fact, one of our first posts was cleverly titled “The Import-ance of Import-ing”....
by WCIT | Oct 20, 2012 | The Importance of International Trade, Washington Trade Policy Conference, WCIT Blog, WCIT Policy Priorities
One of the things you have to be careful about when you’re a hardcore policy wonk is not to “over-jargon,” especially with acronyms. You know, don’t throw in the phrase “STEM degrees” without explaining to the average person that...
