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Tuesday, February 17, 2015
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CalChamber Companies in the News
McWong Environmental Technology Purchases Major Business Units from Long Beach based Company ULTURA to form Subsidiary APTwater LLC
McWong International, February 16, 2015
Mexico and Wal-Mart launch initiative to improve lives of farmworkers
Los Angeles Times, February 12, 2015
Southwest Airlines ready to partner with Belize
Breaking Belize News, February 11, 2015
Trade Policy
From the World Trade Organization
Parliamentarians’ involvement “crucial” to WTO work — Azevedo
From the White House
Readout of the President's Call with President Xi of China
From the U.S. Department of Commerce
Report to the President on America’s National Travel and Tourism Goal
Secretary Pritzker Tours DODOcase and Highlights Successful San Francisco Exporters
Remarks from U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker at the Kauffman Foundation's 2015 State of Entrepreneurship Address
From the U.S. Trade Representative
United States Launches Challenge to Extensive Chinese Export Subsidy Program
Trade Agreements
TPP negotiations entering 'end game'
Farm Futures, February 17, 2015
Don’t believe the anti-TTIP hype – increasing trade is a no-brainer
The Guardian, February 16, 2015
US Ambassador: Europe Would Benefit From Free Trade Agreement
Hungary Today, February 12, 2015
Federal
Ryan Delegation Meets with Leaders in Singapore
Committee on Ways and Means, February 16, 2015
Chairman Ryan, to Advance Trade Agenda, Leads Congressional Delegation to Asia
Committee on Ways and Means, February 13, 2015
Maybe the Obama Admin is right about free trade after all
Fortune, February 13, 2015
Economists raise first-quarter U.S. jobs growth forecasts: Philly Fed survey
Reuters, February 13, 2015
Former top U.S. officials urge lifeline for export credit agency
Reuters, February 12, 2015
California
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California has much to lose in port standoff​
Sacramento Bee, February 16, 2015
Top US labor official arrives as West Coast ports back up
Sacramento Bee, February 16, 2015
End the storm at the Los Angeles and Long Beach ports
Mickey Kantor in the Los Angeles Times, February 16, 2015
Port Delays Starting to Damage Businesses
Wall Street Journal, February 17, 2015
The real roots of congestion at California ports
Sacramento Bee, February 14, 2015
West Coast port dispute hurts California citrus growers
San Francisco Chronicle, February 14, 2015
Commerce secretary in SF to push exports — says port shutdown could cost billions
San Francisco Gate, February 13, 2015
West Coast Congress members urge swift longshore labor agreement
Daily News, February 13, 2015
West Coast port delays frustrate growers, businesses
Sacramento Bee, February 12, 2015
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California solar industry added 7,500 jobs in a year
Southern California Public Radio, February 13, 2015
More International Articles
Jordan, Mexico resume negotiations on free trade
Jordan News Agency, February 17, 2015
Businesses Call On G-20 Leaders To Ratify WTO TFA
Tax News-Belgium, February 17, 2015
Japan pulls out of recession, but economic growth disappoints
Los Angeles Times, February 16, 2015
Euro zone economy accelerates thanks to German 'thunderbolt'
Reuters, February 13, 2015
Eurasian Economic Union, Vietnam free trade zone deal may be signed in 2015
Public Radio of Armenia, February 11, 2015
Japan, Mongolia ink free trade agreement
Mainichi News-Japan, February 11, 2015
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