By Jason Stout, Governor’s Office of Economic Development (PDF Version) “If you do business in Russia you will lose your entire investment. You will be constantly harassed by the mafia and the KGB will imprison you without hope of parole.” At least that is what the headlines coming out of Russia would have us [...]
THE NUMBERS: U.S. Customs Seizures of counterfeit goods “threatening to health and safety” – FY2008: $62 million FY2009: $32 million WHAT THEY MEAN: The Customs and Border Protection service last year seized 14,841 shipments of counterfeit goods: brand-name running shoes that come apart on sharp corners, sunglasses fully permeable to ultraviolet, perfume cut with pond-water [...]
The newly named Swiss Consul General, Julius Anderegg, made his first official visit to Utah this week. Speaking with business leaders, Swiss expatriates, and university students, Mr. Anderegg shared his global insights based on a distinguished lifelong career in the Swiss Foreign Service. He also enjoyed visiting Sundance Film Festival, and the Utah Symphony debut [...]







