Part 2 of a series on Service Exports Excerpts from an article in Trade Source, Issue 4, January 2012 – by Brad Anderson, Director of Global Teams, U.S. Commercial ServiceU.S. businesses are global leaders in services exporting. According to the U.S. Commerce Department, U.S. services exports reached an all-time high in 2010, with cross border exports [...]
In his first visit to Salt Lake City, the nation’s top representative for the World Bank told area business owners Friday that there are many opportunities to extend their reach to developing countries overseas. During his half-hour presentation, Ian Solomon — U.S. executive director of the World Bank Group — also praised Utah for its global outlook and strong service ethic.
Aleisha Woodward, U.S. Consul General to Perth Australia, met with Utah business and government leaders to discuss advantages and opportunities for local companies to initiate trade with Australia. Beginning with a visual reminder of the fact that the continent of Australia is almost equivalent to the land mass of the entire United States, Consul General [...]
(Letter circulated to relevant committee staff in House and Senate, written by John Murphy, V.P. International Affairs, US Chamber of Commerce) More than two years ago, the U.S. Chamber called for a national goal to double U.S. exports in the next five years. We were pleased President Obama echoed that goal in his State of the [...]
The May 2011 export numbers were released today, and the news continues to be outstanding for Utah exports. In May, Utah exports totaled $1.53 billion, for a YTD total of $7.20 billion, marking a year-to-date increase of 28.30% over last year. Utah exporters deserve a lot of credit for looking beyond our national borders to [...]







