(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 [...]
Utah exports an example for the U.S. from Salt Lake Chamber on Vimeo. Exports are an important part of Utah’s economy, totaling over $10.3 billion dollars per year each of the past two years. In fact, last year, Utah was the only state to see an increase in our overall export figures. Today, the World [...]
A series of six Brown Bag Exporting Seminars are currently underway through the joint sponsorship of the Governor’s Office of Economic Development, World Trade Center Utah and the U.S. Commercial Service. Each session involves various aspects of exporting and knowledgeable guest speakers who give their perspective and experience on how to make international trade work [...]
During the current economic climate the Asia Pacific Business Outlook (APBO), produced jointly by the University of Southern California’s Marshall Scholl of Business and the U.S. Department of Commerce, presents opportunities for U.S. companies to consider new sales strategies and markets that will create growth and expansion. The United Nations Asia Pacific regional arm issued [...]
The Commercial Service offices in Utah and Montana recruited the Mountain West trade mission to Mexico February 22-25. Recruitment was also done by the Utah District Export Council, FedEx and Zions Banks. 22 delegates from fifteen companies, eleven from Utah, participated on the mission. Companies were from a variety of sectors including medical devices, education, [...]







