ROANOKE - West Virginia Commerce Secretary Keith Burdette said Shell and another company are actively seeking to put a cracker in Appalachia, and he believes three West Virginia sites are in the running. Burdette spoke about the state's efforts to attract an ethane cracker during a break at the fifth annual Governor's Energy Summit on Tuesday at Stonewall Resort.
Just weeks after Obamacare was signed into law earlier this year, Secretary of Commerce Gary Locke was questioning the $100-plus million Form 8-K write-downs announced by corporations such as Caterpillar Inc., Deere & Co., Boeing Co. and AT&T to account for their anticipated higher costs of health care. The commerce secretary even referred to AT&T's $1 billion write-down as being "minor" - perhaps reflecting a government perspective jaded by trillion-dollar bailouts and deficits. Qualifications for the secretary of commerce should include understanding how to get the economy going. Mr. Locke's past record of public service tells a different story. Prior to joining the Obama administration, he had served two terms as governor of the state of Washington, commencing in 1996. For much of th...
WASHINGTON, Jan. 6, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Commerce Secretary John Bryson will unveil the findings of the Commerce Department's COMPETES report at the Center for American Progress. Acting Deputy Commerce Secretary Rebecca Blank will also participate in the event, where she will host a panel to discuss the report. The report was mandated as part of the America COMPETES Reauthorization Act of 2010, which was signed into law by President Obama in January last year. The report takes a look at U.S. economic competitiveness - both the factors that helped make America the most powerful economy in the world and what needs to be done to retain that preeminence. The report addresses a diverse range of topics and policy options, including: tax policy; the general business climate in the U...
WASHINGTON, June 27, 3011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- In 2010, Canada was the United States' largest export market, with more than $249 billion or 14 percent of all U.S. exports. Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Manufacturing and Services Nicole Y. Lamb-Hale will join members of the President's Export Council and U.S. Ambassador to Canada David Jacobson to discuss expanding export opportunities to this critical market at the "Export Challenges & Opportunities in U.S. - Canadian Trade" luncheon, Tuesday, June 28, at the Detroit Athletic Club. President's Export Council Members Stephanie Burns, Chairman of Dow Corning, and Gene Hale, President and Founder of G&C Equipment Corporation will use the information discussed at the event in the Council's future deliberations on recommendations...
For Dave Lopez, the job is all about the data: reports, information and lots and lots of numbers. Such information, the state's incoming secretary of commerce said, is vital to policymakers, business leaders and government officials as they seek to develop a way to strengthen the state's economic climate.
By JOHN SCHMID and BEN POSTON The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, the agency safeguarding American innovation, is impeding the nation's economic recovery with its unprecedented delays and hurdles in issuing patents, said U.S. Commerce Secretary Gary Locke.
Gov. Bob McDonnell avoided an early battle with Democratic lawmakers by picking a new secretary of commerce and trade and appointing his original choice, Richmond businessman Robert Sledd, to an unpaid advisory post in the new administration. Sledd would have faced an uphill battle getting confirmed to the Cabinet because Senate Democrats had objections to his plans to remain on corporate boards while simultaneously serving as secretary of commerce and trade. Sledd's new role as senior economic adviser does not require the General Assembly's approval.
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