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Growing up with three older brothers it is no surprise that I have a great affection for cars.聽聽 From NASCAR races to go-karts to racing games on Nintendo, I was taught to feel the need for speed.聽 My father and brothers taught me to drive. And while my brother Chris taught me how to do doughnuts, my father taught me to be a polite driver.聽 He stressed the importance of alternating when merging, maintaining [...]
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Add Florida Democratic Senator Bill Nelson to the growing list of lawmakers who recognize that America鈥檚 corporate tax system isn鈥檛 helping to create American jobs. 聽 In a speech Wednesday night, Senator Nelson laid out his thinking: 聽 鈥淥ur corporate tax is too high and too complex, and it stifles competition.聽 In fact, the United States has the highest statutory corporate income tax rate in the developed [...]
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Innovation leaders gathered today to publicly and officially launch TechElect. 91快活林 President and CEO Dean Garfield was joined by Brian Toohey, President of the Semiconductor Industry Association, Shane Tews, Vice President of Global Public Policy and Government Relations for VeriSign, Inc., Paula Collins, Vice President for Global Relations for Texas Instruments, and DeVere Kutscher, the U.S.-Hispanic [...]
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The tech sector鈥檚 seemingly exponential growth has increased our nation鈥檚 need for a highly skilled workforce.聽 More than any other industry, our sector鈥檚 ability to grow depends largely on highly educated tech-savvy staff, which many companies argue, isn鈥檛 readily available in the United States.聽 Fortunately, Senators from both parties are beginning to recognize the need to reform our outdated immigration [...]
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As global trade leaders completed their meetings at the WTO this week in Geneva, 91快活林鈥檚 Vice President for Global Policy John Neuffer was there to advocate for an expansion of the ITA and other issues critical to the tech sector.聽 Before leaving for home, John wrapped up the developments at the WTO. 聽 Free trade took an important step forward here at the WTO in Geneva earlier this week when agreement [...]
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Today is the 15th anniversary of the Information Technology Agreement (ITA). 聽As trade experts gathered in Geneva to mark that milestone and look ahead to the future of the pact, 91快活林 had the opportunity to ask U.S. Trade Representative Ron Kirk for his views of the ITA and what may lie ahead. 聽聽 聽 聽 Mr. Ambassador, first thank you for taking time to share your views on the Information Technology Agreement [...]
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This week, we mark an important date as the global Information Technology Agreement (ITA) reaches its 15th birthday.聽 With 73 participating members, the ITA has proved to be one of the most commercially successful trade agreements ever.聽 The data bear this out.聽 By eliminating tariffs on core information and communications technologies, the ITA has strengthened and expanded global trade and U.S. competitiveness.聽 [...]
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We鈥檝e talked a lot recently about the gap between the kinds of jobs available right now, and whether the workforce has the skills to match them.聽 The resounding answer has been no.聽 Too many people lack the skills to take on the jobs in today鈥檚 economy.聽 That鈥檚 why, at TechElect, we focus on STEM 鈥� science, technology, engineering, and mathematics 鈥� education.聽 These are the areas of education that [...]
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Avengers, assemble!聽 This weekend, The Avengers opened to huge crowds across America.聽 People flocked to see these heroes battle Loki and his army, intent on destroying the American way of life.聽 聽 Oddly, a similar fight is taking place over American businesses, as foreign countries use every weapon in their arsenal to attract U.S. companies鈥� investment and the jobs that go with it.聽 But too few heroes [...]
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April鈥檚 jobs report was released today and showed that, while the unemployment rate dropped to 8.1 percent, overall economic growth was sluggish as employers across the country showed their reluctance to add to their payrolls.聽 Speeding up the recovery has long been a focus of policymakers, yet today鈥檚 report demonstrates that closer attention must be paid to the gaps in the skill sets of today鈥檚 workforce.聽 [...]
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