News Releases
News Releases
Trade Talks with Canada: Critical to Protect Northwest’s Interests
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, Washington state...
Stable U.S.–China Trade Ties Crucial to Northwest Economy; WCIT Urges Swift Resolution
WCIT President Lori Otto Punke urges renewed diplomacy in the U.S.-China trade conflict, highlighting risks for Northwest jobs, exports, and supply chains.
Trump’s Trade Actions are the Wrong Policy for America
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...
2025 WCIT Trade Summit Recap
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...
Trade Means Jobs – Tariffs Cost Jobs and Drive Price Increases
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 consequences –...
Tariffs will Harm the Northwest’s Economy
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 unintended consequences, including inflation, supply chain disruptions and constraints, job losses, and retaliatory tariffs and import restrictions from other countries.
WCIT Advocates for Trade in D.C.
WCIT members advocated for a robust trade ecosystem during its annual D.C. Fly-In. The Fly-In brings together businesses of all sizes, agricultural producers, manufacturers, exporters, ports, and various stakeholders, all of whom play pivotal roles in international...
2024 WCIT Trade Summit Recap
WCIT hosted its annual Trade Summit on May 29, 2024, in Seattle, bringing together a diverse group of experts to tackle critical issues in international trade and help to answer how the Northwest can continue to grow its trade economy and the jobs it supports.
Announcing WCIT’s Expanded Trade Dashboard
WCIT’s expanded Northwest International Trade Dashboard, which provides quarterly reporting on key trade indicators for Idaho, Oregon, and Washington. This reflects our region’s deep integration and collective strength in the global trade arena.