Life Gets Better at Forty (Percent)
As you probably heard, the Washington Council on International Trade and the Trade Development Alliance of Greater Seattle released the International Competitiveness Strategy for Washington State on Tuesday. I’m tempted to say that we “gave birth” to the International Competitiveness Strategy, because it was an intense amount of labor and it …
Read More40% of All WA Jobs Tied to Trade, WCIT-TDA Intl. Competitiveness Strategy Finds
Today, the Washington Council on International Trade and the Trade Development Alliance of Greater Seattle are pleased to release theInternational Competitiveness Strategy for Washington State. The strategy finds that at least 40% of jobs in our state are tied to international trade, and makes a series of recommendations to ensure that Washington increasingly succeeds …
Read MoreU.S. producers to benefit from trade deals, official says – Capital Press, 7/23/12
Read MoreWhat Will Ambassador Marantis Say on Thursday?
This Thursday is the WCIT Summer Luncheon, featuring Deputy United States Trade Representative Demetrios Marantis. This is a pretty big deal for Washington’s international business community: the chance to hear directly from the person in the Obama Administration responsible for U.S.-Asia trade policy. Since a large majority of our state’s …
Read MoreWCIT and PMSA Statement on Washington Gubernatorial Candidates Forum on Trade & Maritime
Read MoreThe Importance of Importing, Part 2
One of the first posts on the State of Trade blog was (cleverly) titled “The Import-ance of Import-ing.” It highlighted the fact that – for Washington state – imports are a major generator of jobs related to international trade and key to the international competitiveness of some of our most …
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