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Apr282015

U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker Announces U.S.-Ukraine Business Forum

Trade and InvestmentU.S.-Ukraine Business Forum
Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker issued the following statement announcing the first U.S.-Ukraine Business Forum on July 13, 2015 in Washington, D.C. “In recent months, the Government of Ukraine has taken a number of decisive steps to create new conditions for private sector growth by deregulating the economy, reducing corruption and removing systemic obstacles that have held...

Apr282015

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Secretary Pritzker Highlights the Importance of International Trade Relations at SABEW 2015

Trade and InvestmentDeputy Secretary of Energy Elizabeth Sherwood-Randall
At the recent Society of American Business Editors and Writers (SABEW) Spring Conference 2015, Secretary Pritzker shared her latest efforts to promote global trade relations, including her recent presidential Trade Mission to China and an update on the Congressional Trade Priorities and Accountability (TPA) Act of 2015.

Apr272015

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NIST Seeks Input on Community Resilience Planning Guide

InnovationCommunity Resilience Planning Guide for Buildings and Infrastructure
When disaster strikes, communities often suffer devastating losses of people and property. Recovering from a flood, hurricane, industrial accident or any other extreme event, can take months to years and cost billions of dollars. Local and regional catastrophes also impose a tremendous national toll. Since 2002, the U.S.

Apr272015

U.S. Secretary of Commerce and Aspen Institute Announce Partnership to Strengthen Workforce Development Efforts Across the Nation

InnovationCommunities that Work PartnershipAspen Institute Workforce Strategies Initiative (AspenWSI)
U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker and Aspen Institute President and CEO Walter Isaacson today launched the Communities that Work Partnership, a brand new joint project aimed at accelerating industry-led workforce development and training efforts. As part of the Department’s “Skills for Business” initiative, the partnership will competitively select six teams around the country comprised...

Apr272015

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Patents Serve Important Role in Humanitarian Causes

InnovationPatents for HumanityNational Inventors Hall of FameMichelle K. Lee
You may not realize that patents play an important role in environmental and disaster relief, as well as many other humanitarian causes. The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) oversees several programs that recognize the remarkable inventors whose inventions have had a profound impact on the world around them.

Apr232015

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Commerce Partners with YMCA for “Taking Our Daughters and Sons to Work Day”

About the U.S. Department of CommerceTake Our Daughters and Sons to Work DayYMCA’s Full Circle Mentoring ProgramMy Brother's Keeper
Today, millions of children across the country participated in Take Our Daughters and Sons to Work Day. As a part of this effort, and in the spirit of President Obama’s My Brother’s Keeper Initiative, the Department of Commerce partnered with the YMCA’s Full Circle Mentoring Program to welcome a group of middle school students to learn about a day in the life of the agency.

Apr232015

Remarks from U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker at the Inaugural Meeting of the Commerce Data Advisory Council

DataCommerce Data Advisory Council (CDAC)Ian KalinMark DomsOpen for Business Agenda
It is not hyperbole to call the Department of Commerce, “America’s Data Agency.” No other department can rival the reach, depth, and breadth of our data programs – from the time to GDP; from personal income to population growth; from the exports of local businesses to reports on the local weather.

Apr212015

Commerce Secretary Pritzker Delivers Keynote Address at the American Meteorological Society’s Washington Forum

EnvironmentDataBig DataAmerican Meteorological Society
U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker today spoke about the need to evolve the National Weather Service during a keynote address at the American Meteorological Society’s Washington Forum. Speaking before members of the weather, water, and climate community, Secretary Pritzker announced the creation of the NOAA Big Data Project.

Apr212015

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Commerce Secretary Penny Pritzker to Address Export-Import Bank's Annual Conference on Prospects for Growth and Investment for U.S. Business on April 23

Trade and InvestmentFred P. Hochberg
Each Spring, Ex-Im’s Annual Conference brings together more than a thousand American exporters, brokers, bankers, lenders, government officials, journalists, and members of the U.S. and international business communities to meet, hear from speakers, do business, and talk about the global financial landscape.

Apr212015

U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker Announces New Collaboration to Unleash the Power of NOAA's Data

EnvironmentDataAmerican Meteorological SocietyAmerica's Data AgencyOpen Cloud Consortium
U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker today announced a big data project with Amazon Web Services, Google Cloud Platform, IBM, Microsoft Corp., and the Open Cloud Consortium to explore ways of bringing the Department closer to its goal of unleashing its vast resources of environmental data and delivering on one of the Department’s key priorities – transforming Department data capabilities and...

Apr202015

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Voices of Trade: San Francisco Letterpress Entrepreneur Shares Why Trade Agreements Will Help Small Businesses

Trade and InvestmentShare Trade CampaignSabrina MoyleTrans-Pacific Partnership (TPP)Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP)
When Sabrina Moyle and her sister started Hello!Lucky in 2003, their business plan did not involve selling their letterpress greeting cards overseas. It did, however, involve building a business that was creative, resourceful and supported their local community.

Apr162015

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SolarReserve Helping to Expand U.S.-China Clean Energy Cooperation to Combat Climate Change

Trade and InvestmentSolarReserveDeputy Secretary of Energy Elizabeth Sherwood-RandallClimate change
The Department of Commerce and Department of Energy’s 2015 joint business development trade mission to China marks SolarReserve’s third participation in a remarkably well-organized and constructive trade mission led by US Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker. SolarReserve team members previously attended trade missions to the Middle East and West Africa.

Apr162015

U.S. Commerce Secretary Penny Pritzker Highlights Importance of Entrepreneurship at China Executive Leadership Academy Pudong

Trade and InvestmentDeputy Secretary of Energy Elizabeth Sherwood-RandallU.S.-China’s clean energy collaboration
U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker participated in an armchair discussion titled the “Collaborative Innovation Workshop” at the China Executive Leadership Academy Pudong (CELAP) in Shanghai. Speaking before an audience of up-and-coming Chinese government officials, Secretary Pritzker highlighted how U.S.-China business collaboration, innovation and entrepreneurship can benefit both...

Apr152015

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How American Businesses are Leading the Way in Green Building Technology

Trade and InvestmentDeputy Secretary of Energy Elizabeth Sherwood-Randall
In 2014, two daredevils broke into a construction site and climbed to the top of the second tallest building in the world: the Shanghai Tower. You may recognize it from their vertigo-inducing viral video, which leaves no doubt that the Tower is tall. What it doesn’t show is how much American businesses have had an impact on making the structure one of the greenest large buildings in the world.

Apr152015

U.S. Commerce Secretary Penny Pritzker Delivers Remarks on U.S.-China Commercial Relationship

Trade and InvestmentDeputy Secretary of Energy Elizabeth Sherwood-RandallU.S.-China Joint Commission on Commerce and Trade (JCCT)SelectUSA Investment Summit
U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker today delivered remarks on the bilateral commercial relationship between the United States and China at the China Financial Information Center in Shanghai. Speaking before an audience of Chinese business leaders, entrepreneurs, and financial executives, Secretary Pritzker called on China to build on the achievements of President Obama’s visit last...

Apr152015

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USPTO to Host Second Annual IT Veterans Hiring Fair

InnovationWilliam WheelerIT Veteran Hiring Fair
On April 17 and 18, the OCIO is hosting its Second Annual IT Veteran Hiring Fair at the USPTO campus in Alexandria, Va. Walk-ins are welcome. “The IT Veteran Hiring Fair is the fastest way for us to meet highly skilled service men and women who can help us build next generation systems and keep up with the pace of technological change."

Apr102015

11.7 Million Reasons to Lead on Trade

Trade and InvestmentMichael FromanTrans-Pacific Partnership (TPP)Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (T-TIP)Trade Promotion Authority (TPA)Trade Promotion Authority (TPA)
There are 11.7 million reasons to lead on trade. That’s the estimated number of American jobs supported by exports in 2014, our fifth consecutive year of record-breaking exports. These record performances are truly a “Team USA” effort, driven by businesses of all sizes from all sectors across our economy. If any one group deserves special attention, it is our small businesses, which comprise 98...

Apr092015

U.S. Deputy Secretary of Commerce Bruce Andrews Announces Partnership with Inter-American Development Bank

Trade and InvestmentBruce H. AndrewsSelectUSALook South Initiative
U.S. Deputy Secretary of Commerce Bruce Andrews today announced that the U.S. Department of Commerce is partnering with the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) to make it easier for small and medium-sized businesses (SMEs) throughout the Western Hemisphere to enter new markets and grow. Deputy Secretary Andrews made the announcement with IDB President Louis Alberto Moreno at the Seventh Summit...

Apr092015

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New Administration Report: Exports Helping to Support Jobs, Grow Small Businesses Across America

Trade and InvestmentU.S. Trade Representative Michael FromanTransatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (T-TIP)Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP)Trade Promotion Authority (TPA)
U.S. Commerce Secretary Penny Pritzker and United States Trade Representative Michael Froman today released a new report that shows that the number of jobs supported by goods exports continues to rise in states across the country.

Apr082015

Remarks at Inaugural Meeting of the President’s Advisory Council on Doing Business in Africa.

Trade and InvestmentPresident's Advisory Council on Doing Business in Africa (PAC-DBIA)U.S.-Africa Business Forum
Good morning. Thank you, Dominic and Karen, for your leadership. And thank you all for joining us today for the first meeting of the President’s Advisory Council on Doing Business in Africa. Our gathering today is part of the Administration’s effort to write the next paragraphs in what President Obama called a “new chapter in U.S.-Africa relations.” ...

Apr022015

Commerce Department Launches First Startup Global Pilot Event to Help Young Companies Do Business Internationally

Trade and InvestmentInnovationStartup Global
The U.S. Department of Commerce today officially launched the Startup Global initiative, delivering the first in a series of pilot program educational events. The event took place at 1776, a local business incubator in Washington, D.C., which is one of four such locations to be selected as pilot sites. U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker announced Startup Global, an initiative designed to...

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