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• BEA’s Latest FDI Data (Again) Confirms It: There’s No Better Place to Invest and Do Business Than the United States December 12, 2019
  Kara Mazachek is an Economic Research Analyst at SelectUSA As we approach the end of 2019, we’re reflecting on the positive state of foreign direct investment (FDI) in the United States. The most recent data update from the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) was great news for economic growth and FDI’s important role in […]
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• FDI in Agribusiness: Feeding the U.S. Economy November 21, 2019
  Kimberly Aagaard is a Research Analyst at SelectUSA In honor of Thanksgiving and the recent addition of the agribusiness industry page to the SelectUSA website, it is a great time to look at how foreign direct investment (FDI) in agribusiness helps support feasts and festivities around the country. What is agribusiness? By SelectUSA’s definition, the […]
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• Innovative Customs Procedures in Laredo, Texas Accelerate U.S. Exports to Mexico November 18, 2019
  Last month, from October 16-17, industry leaders and officials from the U.S. Department of Commerce’s International Trade Administration (ITA) traveled to Laredo, Texas, one of the premier cities for U.S.-Mexico trade. With over $100 billion in U.S. exports processed in 2018 alone, customs officials on both sides of the border face increasing demands to perform […]
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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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