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 MoreVideo of WCIT President Eric Schinfeld Presenting on Why Trade Policy Matters to WA
Read MoreWhy Do We Care Where the Jobs Come From?
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 right here in America.” That statement has been …
Read MoreInvest in Washington! (Everyone else already does)
The State of Trade blog doesn’t usually touch on the issue of foreign direct investment (FDI). Not that it’s not an international trade issue (employing close to 100,000 people in our state through investment from Canada, EU and Asia in Washington companies), but just that it’s rarely a policy topic …
Read MoreWCIT Presents to State House Community Development & Housing Committee – 12/2/11
Today, WCIT was invited to present on the importance of international trade to the Washington state economy. It was a great opportunity to share why trade is so vital to our shared prosperity, and to highlight a broad range of issues and opportunities for their consideration. Check out the presentation, …
Read MoreIP Should Not Be Used Freely
One of the major issues that the Washington Council on International Trade cares about is IPR – intellectual property rights. Whether in stand alone federal legislation on software piracy or codified into trade policy like the Information Technology Agreement (ITA), the issue of protecting intellectual property in international trade is …
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