WTC San Diego unveils 2016 MetroConnect cohort - San Diego | SAN DIEGO, CA, USA - San Diego Mayor Kevin L. Faulconer, World Trade Center San Diego, JPMorgan Chase & Co. and business and civic leaders unveiled the 15 companies selected to participate in the MetroConnect Program, a comprehensive support program to help local companies... more

Seminar on Rural Development Using Steel - Bengaluru | BANGALORE, INDIA - Steel Scenario Journal organized a Seminar on Rural Development using Steel on 25th June, 2016 at World Trade Center Bangalore. This is the third of the series wherein the earlier two Seminars were organized at Durgapur and Visakhapatnam. Institute of Steel ... more

WCF Chairman P.Mihok in interview to WTC Moscow - Moscow | MOSCOW, RUSSIA - Last week, a delegation of the World Chambers Federation Executive Committee (WCF) visited Moscow. The main purpose of their stay was participating in the forum "Strengthening cooperation between WCF system and the Russian CCI" which was held in Russia for the... more

ECC CEO named as one of AB's "50 Most Influential" - Edmonton | EDMONTON, CANADA - Edmonton Chamber President & CEO Recognized as one of Alberta's "50 Most Influential" July 4, 2016 A mover, a shaker, a difference maker: Edmonton Chamber of Commerce (License holder of WTC Edmonton) President and CEO Janet Riopel is all of these and m... more

Jaipur set to be a World Class Trade Facilitator - Jaipur | JAIPUR, INDIA - With its commitment to provide world class infrastructure for supporting foreign trade, Mr. A.O. Kuruvila, advisor to World Trade Centre Mumbai, along with Mr. Navneet Agarwal, Assistant Director – Trade Promotions, World Trade Centre Jaipur, met Rajasthan’s Mi... more

Commerce Secretary Penny Pritzker, Representative - Washington, D.C. | WASHINGTON, DC, USA -  June 22, 2016 – The Washington International Trade Association (WITA) and the WashingtonInternational Trade Foundation (WITF) will celebrate the achievements of 38th United States Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker, Representative Earl Blumenauer (D-OR... more

Northern Neighbor: Toronto/SD trade relationship - San Diego | By Sean Barr, senior vice president & only in-office Canadian SAN DIEGO, CA, USA - EDC traveled to Toronto last week with our peers from Atlanta and Minneapolis to meet with metro leaders from across Canada. Facilitated by the Brookings Global Cities Initiative, the conver... more

Minimum Wage Hike Too Fast - Edmonton | Minimum Wage Hike Too Fast and May Hurt Those It Aims to Help, Say Edmonton and Calgary Chambers June 30, 2016 With increasing rates of business closures and bankruptcies, it’s the wrong time to add to the burdens faced by Alberta businesses with a significant increase to th... more

Greeting from Scott Ferguson, CEO of WTCA - NEW YORK, NY, USA - Dear Readers, It is with great honor and that I assume my new role as CEO of the World Trade Centers Association. It is a true privilege to serve you, our Members. Having assumed my new post on June 6th, my 6-month goal is to assess the existing organi... more

Québec Day in Philadelphia - Greater Philadelphia | PHILADELPHIA, PA, USA - Québec Minister of International Relations and La Francophonie Christine St-Pierre and PA Secretary of Community & Economic Development Dennis Davin promote bilateral trade as part of the first Québec Day in Philadelphia ​The World Trade Center of... more