WCIT’s Final Push on the FTAs

Since State of Trade’s launch just three months ago, we’ve been prioritizing one topic more than any other: the pending free trade agreements with South Korea, Panama and Colombia. So, when the White House transmitted these agreements to Congress yesterday...

Come and Visit! (Bring Money.)

In my last post on WCIT’s policy priorities – cleverly titled, as always – I mentioned that today’s post would be focused on visa reform. No, not credit cards…I’m talking about entry visas into the United States from places like...

2011 Washington Trade Conference

The 2011 Washington Trade Conference took place on Monday, November 21, 2011. Over 275 business, government and community leaders from across Washington state joined U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell and U.S. Representatives Inslee, McDermott, Reichert, Larsen and Smith to...

WCIT Goes to Washington (DC)

Just like a month ago – when WCIT toured Eastern WA to meet with trade-related stakeholders – WCIT is “on the road again” (as someone once sang). We’ll be meeting with members of the Washington Congressional delegation, the DC offices of...