Commerce Secretary Penny Pritzker has released new trade data that shows U.S. exports reached $2.35 trillion in 2014. The Commerce Departmentâs report on international trade in U.S. goods and services indicates the
MoreCommerce Secretary Penny Pritzker kicked off a five-day business development mission to Asia in Tokyo this week, her first trade mission since she took the post in June 2013. In her address to
MoreThe Commerce Department will lead 20 U.S. companies in efforts to expand their businesses into the Japan and South Korea healthcare and energy sectors as part of the agency’s business development mission. Commerce Secretary Penny Pritzker said Thursday the program will kick
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Commerce Department Secretary Penny Pritzker delivered a speech at an Esri event on the opportunities open data could present to the economy, how it could help businesses gain actionable insights and also to save citizensâ
MoreSue Swenson, vice chairperson of the First Responder Network Authority board, will take over as board chairperson in August when current chair Sam Ginn’s term ends, FedScoop reported Wednesday. David Stegon writes Swenson
MoreThe Commerce Department and eBay have signed an agreement to collaborate on growing trade and investment programs in the U.S. The partnership is intended to raise awareness of the role small and
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Penny Pritzker, President Barack Obama’s nominee for commerce secretary, was confirmed by the Senate in a 97-1 vote Tuesday, The Hill newspaper reported Thursday. Vicki Needham and Ramsey Cox write Pritzker, the
MoreAnthony Foxx and Penny Pritzker have received Senate Commerce Committee bipartisan backing as secretaries of transport and commerce, respectively, Reuters reported Monday. Doug Palmer writes that the committeeâs unanimous votes send both
MorePenny Pritzker and Michael Froman have been nominated to senior economic positions in the White House, with Pritzer chosen as commerce secretary and Froman as U.S. trade representative, CBS News reports. Lucy
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