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Jul202015

U.S. Commerce Secretary Penny Pritzker to Attend Global Entrepreneurship Summit in Kenya

Trade and InvestmentInnovationPresidential Ambassadors for Global Entrepreneurship (PAGE)Global Entrepreneurship Summit (GES)Steve CaseJulie HannaBrian CheskyDaymond John
U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker will attend the Global Entrepreneurship Summit (GES), which will take place July 25-26, 2015 in Nairobi, Kenya. As the Administration’s point person on entrepreneurship, Secretary Pritzker will help lead a U.S. delegation to the Summit, demonstrating the U.S. government’s continued commitment to fostering a culture of innovation around the world. This...

Jul172015

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Innovation: Much More than High-Tech

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Innovation. When most people hear or use this term, they are referring to new, cutting edge technology and products. However, innovation means much more than that. Operational innovation involves creating entirely new ways of filling orders, developing products, providing customer service, or doing any other activity that an enterprise performs.

Jul162015

Joint Statement by U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker and Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk on First-Ever U.S.-Ukraine Business Forum

Trade and InvestmentU.S.-Ukraine Business ForumUkrainian Prime Minister Arseniy YatsenyukU.S. Chamber of Commerce
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...

Jul162015

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Expanding Agribusiness Opportunities in Ukraine

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As the President of DuPont Crop Protection, I was honored to participate in the U.S.-Ukraine Business Forum on Monday, July 13, 2015. Co-hosted by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, the forum consisted of a series of high-level discussions focused on advancing Ukraine’s economic reform agenda and improving trade and investment opportunities between the U.S. and Ukraine.

Jul162015

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First-Ever U.S.-Ukraine Business Forum Provides Important Recommendations For Improved Economic Partnership

Trade and InvestmentU.S.-Ukraine Business ForumUkrainian Prime Minister Arseniy YatsenyukBruce H. Andrews
This week, I had the opportunity to participate in the first ever U.S.-Ukraine Business Forum, co-hosted by the Department of Commerce and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce. At the forum, Vice President Biden, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker, Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk, U.S.

Jul152015

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Secretary Pritzker Promotes Entrepreneurship and a Path Forward for America's Economy in Kansas City

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On Tuesday, Secretary Pritzker traveled to Kansas City to address up-and-coming entrepreneurs as well as important community groups. She began the day with a roundtable at Digital Sandbox, a company that provides proof-of-concept resources to support the commercialization of new ideas and promote business and job growth in the Kansas City area.

Jul152015

U.S. Department of Commerce, Aspen Institute Announce Seven Regional Site Teams Selected for 'Communities that Work Partnership'

InnovationCommunities that Work PartnershipAspen Institute Workforce Strategies Initiative (AspenWSI)
The U.S. Department of Commerce and the Workforce Strategies Initiative at the Aspen Institute today announced the selection of seven regional site teams, comprised of leaders in industry, government, education, and workforce and economic development, to participate in the Communities that Work Partnership.

Jul142015

U.S. Deputy Commerce Secretary Bruce Andrews Delivers Remarks on Outcomes of First-Ever U.S.-Ukraine Business Forum

Trade and InvestmentU.S.-Ukraine Business ForumUkrainian Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk
Earlier this week, Deputy Secretary of Commerce Bruce Andrews delivered remarks at the closing of the first-ever U.S.-Ukraine Business Forum. At the event, Secretary Penny Pritzker, Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk, Deputy Secretary Andrews, and other government officials met with U.S. business leaders to discuss the future of the economic partnership between the United States and...

Jul142015

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New Top Markets Series Provides Data and Analysis to Help U.S. Exporters Compare Opportunities Across Borders

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Last year, the United States exported $2.34 trillion worth of goods and services—an all-time record. Exports from the United States in 2014 equaled the entire gross domestic product of Brazil and exceeded all commercial output in India, Italy, or Mexico. What is more, exports are an increasingly important aspect of the U.S. economy.

Jul142015

Commerce Department Releases New Reports Ranking Top Export Markets to Help U.S. Companies Win Globally

Trade and InvestmentTop Markets SeriesPenny PritzkerMarcus D. Jadotte
U.S. Commerce Secretary Penny Pritzker today released 19 new reports designed to help U.S. exporters identify their next export market by comparing opportunities across borders. As part of the International Trade Administration’s (ITA) new Top Markets Series, each report projects and ranks future export opportunities within a particular industry, providing in-depth commentary on key opportunities...

Jul142015

U.S. Commerce Secretary Penny Pritzker Addresses Importance of Ukraine's Economic Reform Agenda at First-Ever U.S.-Ukraine Business Forum

Trade and InvestmentU.S.-Ukraine Business ForumU.S. Chamber of Commerce
Yesterday, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker addressed the first-ever U.S.-Ukraine Business Forum. The Forum consisted of a series of high-level discussions focused on advancing Ukraine’s economic reform agenda and improving trade and investment opportunities between the U.S. and Ukraine. Co-hosted by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, the forum gathered high-level government and business...

Jul102015

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Secretary Pritzker Signs Joint Declaration with Swiss Vice President to Expand Workforce Development Programs

InnovationTrade and InvestmentSkills for BusinessSwitzerland’s Vice President and Federal Councillor Johann N. Schneider-Ammann
The Obama Administration is committed to workforce development programs that help prepare America’s workforce for in-demand jobs, including the expansion of apprenticeship programs. To that end, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker and Switzerland’s Vice President and Federal Councillor Johann N.

Jul092015

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Secretary Pritzker Celebrates 100 Years of Coca-Cola Bottle Patent

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Yesterday, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker delivered remarks at Coca-Cola’s 100th anniversary of its glass bottle patent, hosted at the National Archives in Washington, D.C. Secretary Pritzker helped celebrate Coca-Cola’s iconic glass bottle design, which would not have become the symbol that it is today without the design patent it received in 1915 by the U.S.

Jul092015

Commerce Report: U.S. Metropolitan Areas Exports Reach All-Time High for Fifth Consecutive Year

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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...

Jul092015

U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker Delivers Remarks at Swiss MOU Signing

Trade and InvestmentInnovationSkills for BusinessSwitzerland’s Vice President and Federal Councillor Johann N. Schneider-AmmannForeign Direct Investment (FDI)
Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker delivered remarks during an event commemorating the signing of a joint declaration of intent between the United States and Switzerland. This declaration will provide a framework for the two countries to cooperate in such areas as work-based training, curriculum development, credential recognition, pathways to career development, and the expansion...

Jul082015

U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker Announces Designation of 12 New Manufacturing Communities Under the Investing in Manufacturing Communities Partnership Program

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U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker today announced 12 new communities that have received designations under the Obama Administration’s Investing in Manufacturing Communities Partnership (IMCP) initiative. She announced the designees during remarks at the U.S. Manufacturing Summit at Walmart’s headquarters in Bentonville, Arkansas.

Jul062015

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Energy Savings Performance Contract Protects Environment—and Saves Taxpayers up to $7 million

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On June 30, 2015, the Census Bureau’s National Processing Center in Jeffersonville, Indiana awarded a $120 million Energy Savings Performance Contract (ESPC) to Johnson Controls Government Solutions, a firm that helps the federal government maximize building performance in technology, energy, and security.

Jul012015

U.S. Departments of Commerce, State, and Transportation Announce Deadlines and Stakeholder Engagement Process Update on Gulf Carrier Subsidy Claims

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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...

Jul012015

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U.S. Census Bureau Releases Key Statistics in Honor of the Fourth of July

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On this day in 1776, the Continental Congress approved the Declaration of Independence, setting the 13 colonies on the road to freedom as a sovereign nation. This most American of holidays will be marked with typical festivities ranging from fireworks, parades and concerts to more casual family gatherings and barbecues across the country.

Jun302015

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U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker Highlights Importance of U.S.-Brazil Economic and Commercial Relationship During President Dilma Rousseff’s Washington, D.C. Visit

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Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker discussed the importance of deepening trade relations between the United States and Brazil at the Brazil-U.S. Business Summit, hosted by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce.

Jun302015

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On June 30, World to Add its 26th Leap Second Since 1972

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For the great majority of human history, the earth's rotation—the apparent motion of the sun and stars across the sky—kept time far more precisely than any human-made clock. But the invention of super-accurate atomic clocks more than 60 years ago demonstrated that the earth's rotation rate is, in fact, changing by tiny amounts every day.

Jun262015

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Five Ways the Department of Commerce Improves Operational Excellence

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The Strategic Plan’s Operational Excellence pillar calls for strengthening organizational capabilities to drive customer-focused, outcomes-driven mission performance across the Department’s agencies. It also highlights our commitment to “deliver better services, solutions, and outcomes that benefit the American people.”

Jun262015

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Five Ways the Department is Helping Communities and Businesses Prepare for and Prosper in a Changing Environment

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The Environment pillar of the Strategic Plan calls for advancing the understanding and prediction of changes in the environment through world class science and observations; improving preparedness, response, and recovery from weather and water events by building a Weather-Ready Nation; strengthening the resiliency of communities and regions by delivering targeted services to build capacity; foster

Jun252015

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Five Ways the Department of Commerce Exhibits Leadership in Innovation

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As the voice of business in the President’s Cabinet, Secretary Pritzker has spearheaded the Department of Commerce’s “Open for Business Agenda” Strategic Plan and focused on five strategic goals: trade and investment, innovation, environment, data and operational excellence.

Jun232015

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Trip to Brazil Provides Important Recommendations for Improved Trade Relations

Trade and InvestmentU.S.-Brazil CEO ForumBruce H. Andrews
Last week, I had the pleasure of traveling to Brazil and meeting with government officials and business leaders to discuss a prosperous economic future between our two countries. During the visit, we fostered an open dialogue that I believe will open doors for a stronger partnership in trade and investment for many years to come.

Jun232015

Op-Ed: Eyeing $570 million middle-class consumers in the Asia-Pacific region

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Chicago's Garrett Popcorn is a local institution whose flavored snacks have been enjoyed by Chicagoans and visitors for more than 65 years. Recently, the chain was recognized for something more than its unique combination of sweet CaramelCrisp and savory CheeseCorn flavors: the success the company has achieved selling its popcorn to overseas customers...

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