By EILEEN SULLIVAN, Associated Press Writer WASHINGTON — The U.S. and Mexico formalized an agreement Monday to work together to secure legal travel and trade across the countries’ shared border. The agreement is outlined in a letter of intent signed by U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano and Mexico’s Finance Minister Agustin Carstens. It expands [...]
Source: DLC’s Trade & Global Markets Project The Numbers: Internet users worldwide: 1998: 0.18 billion 2003: 0.72 billion 2008: 1.60 billion What They Mean: New forms of communication spread faster than old. The oldest and least certain is speech itself: the American Museum of Natural History places the origin of speech “probably at some point [...]
(June 4, 2009) – A delegation from the Regional Government of Piura (Peru), headed by Regional President Cesar Trelles Lara, was hosted by the Utah World Trade Center, Governor’s Office of Economic Development and the Salt Lake Chamber last week. President Lara shared information about the current economic situation in Peru, as well as a [...]
A delegation of business and government leaders traveled to Japan last week with the inaugural Delta Air Lines’ non-stop flight from Salt Lake City to Tokyo. The delegation was led by Jason Perry, Executive Director of the Governors Office of Economic Development and included, SLC Mayor Ralph Becker, Chris Redgrave (Chair of the Board of [...]
His Excellency Peter N.R.O. Ogego, Kenya’s ambassador to the U.S., who was scheduled to visit Salt Lake City June 11 – 13 has been delayed by urgent business in his country, and will not arrive until Friday the 12th. Consequently His Excellency is regretfully unable to fulfill his planned schedule for Thursday the 11th, including [...]







