U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker today released a report highlighting the potential benefits of the recently completed Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) for Texas businesses and communities. The TPP will boost U.S. and local economic growth, support American jobs, expand investment opportunities, and increase Texas exports to some of the world’s fastest growing markets.

Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker announced the first round of grant recipients under the Obama Administration’s Partnership for Opportunity and Workforce and Economic Revitalization (POWER) Initiative. POWER is led by the EDA and aligns the resources of four federal agencies, the Department of Commerce, the Department of Labor, the Small Business Administration, and the...

U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker arrived in Havana today, October 6, becoming the second U.S. cabinet official to visit Cuba since the re-establishment of diplomatic relations on July 20, 2015.

Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker released the following statement in response to the European Court of Justice decision surrounding the Safe Harbor Framework.

As “America’s Data Agency,” the Commerce Department today released a new report drawing on evidence from 10 federal data sets to show that a pay premium exists for workers in manufacturing industries. The report by the Economics and Statistics Administration’s Office of the Chief Economist rebuts criticisms about the existence of a manufacturing pay premium, and based on the evidence, clearly...

U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker will visit Wilmington, Del. on Friday, October 2 to celebrate National Manufacturing Day. She will be hosted by U.S. Senator Chris Coons (D-Del.), Governor Jack Markell, and U.S. Congressman John Carney (D-Del.-At Large), and will tour two of Delaware’s most creative manufacturers.

U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker will travel to Havana on October 6-7, becoming the second U.S. cabinet official to visit Cuba since President Obama called for the re-establishment of diplomatic relations with Cuba.

U.S. Deputy Secretary of Commerce Bruce Andrews today announced that he will lead a Smart Cities Infrastructure Business Development Mission to India from February 8-12, 2016, with stops in Mumbai, Chennai, and Delhi

Today, the U.S. Department of Commerce announced that the inaugural U.S.-India Strategic and Commercial Dialogue (S&CD) and surrounding events will be held in Washington, D.C., from September 21 through September 22. Secretary of State John Kerry and Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker will be joined by their respective Indian co-chairs, Minister of External Affairs Sushma Swaraj and...

Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker announced the five winners of the Department’s 2015 Market Development Cooperator Program (MDCP) award. The Auto Care Association, Evergreen Building Products Association, the National Center for Healthcare Leadership, NPES: The Association for Suppliers of Printing, Publishing and Converting Technologies, and the Recreation Vehicle Industry...

The U.S. Commerce Department today announced that 20 small businesses will receive $3.2 million in grants to spur American innovation and competiveness through federally funded research and development from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST).

U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker named Eduardo Leite, Chairman of the Executive Committee of Baker & McKenzie LLP, as the new chair of the U.S. section of the U.S.-Brazil CEO Forum.

“Today’s second estimate of real GDP demonstrates sustained economic growth driven by consumer spending and business investment,” said U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker.

On Thursday and Friday, August 27 and 28, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker will travel to Youngstown, Ohio; Knoxville, Tenn.; and Chicago, Ill. to tour three institutes that are part of the National Network for Manufacturing Innovation (NNMI).

The Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Council, chaired by U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker, today released the draft Initial Funded Priorities List (FPL) totaling approximately $183 million. Using funds from the settlement with Transocean Deepwater Inc. for initial investments, the Council is seeking to address critical needs of ten key watersheds across the Gulf to help restore the...

The U.S. Department of Commerce’s International Trade Administration yesterday partnered with leaders from Pittsburgh’s innovation sector to deliver the next installment of Startup Global, an initiative designed to help more startup firms think global from the earliest stages of a company’s growth. Carnegie Mellon University’s (CMU) Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship (CIE), University of...

As part of the first-ever White House Demo Day focused on inclusive entrepreneurship, Presidential Ambassadors for Global Entrepreneurship (PAGE) Steve Case, Brian Chesky, Antonio Gracias, Daphne Koller, and Daniel Lubetzky have committed to investing nearly $4 million to support diverse innovators across the country. In addition, Entrepreneurship Ambassadors Daymond John from ABC-TV’s Shark Tank...

High-level Mexican and U.S. government officials met via videoconference yesterday to review progress made under the U.S.-Mexico High Level Economic Dialogue (HLED) and to determine next steps in our efforts to make North America the most competitive economic region in the world.

U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker today issued a statement following Vice President Biden’s announcement of the creation of a new National Network for Manufacturing Innovation (NNMI) institute.

Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker and Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk issued the following statement regarding the outcomes of the first-ever U.S.-Ukraine Business Forum. Co-hosted by the Department of Commerce and U.S. Chamber of Commerce, the forum gathered high-level government and business leaders from both countries to discuss Ukraine’s economic reform agenda and...

Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker announced that international visitors spent more than $18 billion on travel to, and tourism-related activities within, the United States in May. International travelers have added $93 billion to the U.S. economy so far this year, and this increase in spending has supported more than one million jobs throughout the United States.

U.S. Commerce Secretary Penny Pritzker today announced U.S. metropolitan areas in 2014 set export highs for the fifth year in a row exceeding $1.44 trillion in goods exports. According to the new Commerce report, 2014 Metropolitan Area Export Overview, metro area exports increased $36 billion from 2013, accounting for more than 80 percent of the growth in total U.S. goods exports last year. The...

The U.S. Departments of Commerce, State, and Transportation announced an open forum on April 10, 2015, and issued a Federal Register notice on May 5, 2015 (80 FR 25671), soliciting information and views on assertions that three foreign airlines – Emirates Airline, Etihad Airways, and Qatar Airways – have received and are benefitting from subsidies from their respective governments that are...

U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker issued the following statement today on the passing of Trade Promotion Authority (TPA), Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA), and the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA). ...