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• America Welcomes the World’s Business November 12, 2019
  By Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross America is where the world does business. It is not difficult to see why: companies expanding here will find a culture of innovation, dedication to hard work, and a high quality of life. From its inception. it has been the job of SelectUSA to encourage companies to benefit from […]
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• The International Trade Administration’s Advisory Committee Gets Firsthand Look at Supply Chain Competitiveness in Laredo, Texas November 7, 2019
  By Rachel Minogue, International Trade Specialist in the Office of Supply Chain, Professional and Business Services Last month, members of the International Trade Administration’s (ITA) Advisory Committee on Supply Chain Competitiveness (ACSCC) embarked on a tour of the commercial activities at the U.S.-Mexico border in Laredo, Texas on October 16-17. In March of this year, […]
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• Richmond, Virginia: Providing a Soft Landing Since 1607 October 29, 2019
  This post contains external links. Please review our external linking policy. The Greater Richmond Partnership, Inc. (GRP) is the lead regional economic development organization for the City of Richmond and the counties of Chesterfield, Hanover and Henrico in Virginia. This post is part of SelectUSA’s EDO Spotlight series, highlighting the work of EDOs around the country recruiting […]
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• Key Takeaways from BEA’s Latest FDI Data October 22, 2019
  Kimberly Aagard is a Research Analyst at SelectUSA With the latest update of the Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) foreign direct investment (FDI) data recently released, the Investment Research team at SelectUSA couldn’t resist an opportunity to delve into the numbers and to follow up from our colleague’s previous post. In 2018, the inward position […]
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• The Intersection of Manufacturing & FDI: Job Creation October 4, 2019
  SelectUSA’s Investment Research Team works to create an environment where data inspires, supports, and informs investment policy and promotion. This Manufacturing Day we are highlighting the positive impact of investors in manufacturing. Whether a business decides to expand existing operations in the United States, or a new international investor opens a manufacturing plant for the […]
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• Privacy Shield and GDPR October 1, 2019
  by Alex Greenstein, Privacy Shield Director In April 2016, the European Union (EU) replaced its 1995 Data Protection Directive with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). As companies in the EU and beyond review their data protection policies to ensure compliance with this law, many are asking how GDPR impacts the three-year-old EU-U.S. Privacy Shield […]
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• Business Incentives Continue to Play a Key Role in U.S. FDI Leadership September 17, 2019
  SelectUSA is a program led by the U.S. Department of Commerce that facilitates and promotes job-creating business investment into the United States Global companies are drawn to the United States for many reasons: a highly productive and educated workforce, low-cost supply of energy, direct access to the world’s most robust capital markets, and much more. But how […]
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• The EU-U.S. and Swiss-U.S. Privacy Shield Frameworks: Why They Matter September 13, 2019
  by James Sullivan, DAS for Services, Industry and Analysis The EU-U.S. Privacy Shield Framework marked its third anniversary on August 1st. Just this week, on September 12-13, the U.S. Department of Commerce and the European Commission conducted the Third Annual Joint Review of the Privacy Shield program (Review) in Washington, D.C. In connection with the […]
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• BEA’s New FDI Numbers Point to Sustained Economic Growth for the USA August 23, 2019
  This post contains external links. Please review our external linking policy. Audrey Cheng is an intern for SelectUSA The data is in: the United States Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) released the most recent numbers for global foreign direct investment (FDI) into the United States, and they’re good news for the country’s continued prosperity. Total stock […]
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• The Next Investment Advisory Council is Here August 13, 2019
  Samuel Biddick is an intern at SelectUSA Representatives from more than two dozen economic development organizations and business executives from across the United States will soon provide something invaluable to the federal government: their expertise on how the Administration can best attract and utilize the largest amount of foreign direct investment in the world. Today, Secretary […]
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