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NEWARK, N.J., Aug. 15, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Growth in U.S. containerized exports slowed to 6 percent in the second quarter compared to 12 percent growth in the previous quarter, according to The Journal of Commerce/PIERS research. The slower growth, including a 2.1 percent year-over-year decline in June, left U.S. export volume up 9 percent in the first half of the year. Weakening demand for pet and animal feeds, down 25 percent in the second quarter after a 6 percent decline a quarter...

Riverside County ranks 23rd in the country in foreign trade and is working with 35 separate counties that are actively engaged in foreign direct investments to the county. In addition, some of the nearly 4,000 manufacturers within the county are exporting to over 180 different countries creating an 11.5 billion dollar export industry. What does all this mean? More jobs!Riverside, CA (PRWEB) August 10, 2011 Riverside County Office of Foreign Trade, part of the Riverside County Economic...

NEW YORK, July 22, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Scholastic Corporation (NASDAQ: SCHL), the global children's publishing, education and media company, today announced two important appointments in the Scholastic International division. Anne Boynton-Trigg joins Scholastic as Vice President, Export, and will be responsible for continuing to expand sales penetration in both mature and emerging Export regions as well as overseeing marketing initiatives. Edie Perkins, formerly, Vice President for...

ARLINGTON, Va., July 18, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Aerospace Industries Association welcomes the administration's proposed rule to relieve low-risk technology exports of burdensome and unnecessary restrictions. "For years the U.S. export control system has created confusion and delay in exporting defense equipment to our allies and driven up compliance costs across the industrial base," said AIA President and CEO Marion C. Blakey. "These reforms are common sense ways of...

Today, MyUS.com reached another major milestone in its history: 15 million pounds of product shipped worldwide. Sarasota, FL (PRWEB) July 11, 2011 Today, MyUS.com reached another major milestone in its history: 15 million pounds of product shipped worldwide. Founded 14 years ago, MyUs.com continues to strive to accomplish its objective of providing international consumers and businesses an economical and efficient way of purchasing US goods while opening and expanding the international...

Economists recognize that companies that export are more productive. However, a more complex relationship between exporting and investing in research and development may better explain the high productivity of companies in "economic miracle" countries such as China and Taiwan, according to a team of economists."The old story is that there's some type of magic that makes your company more productive if it exports," said Bee-Yan Aw, professor of economics, Penn State....

GlobalTrade.net has launched a brand new service where importers and exporters are able to simply provide their needs and receive multiple quotes for services for free. More than + 12.500 worldwide International Trade Service Providers are listed in the database and can be selected to respond to the requests. New York, NY (PRWEB) June 07, 2011 The interactive tool's primary purpose is to assist importers and exporters worldwide identify potential service providers in their target...

PORTSMOUTH, N.H., June 2, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- In an effort to distribute their products nationwide, export and distribution company Old Port International has chosen Bottle Direct to feature their products on their online store: Coast 2 Coast Market Place. Headquartered in Portsmouth, NH, Old Port International is a small, privately owned export and distribution company committed to bringing high quality, unique products from small New England Businesses to markets all over the world....

A Seminar to Help Grow Your Export Sales ATLANTA, June 2, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ --Start the summer with a plan to take your agricultural products internationally. With the help of the Georgia Department of Agriculture, Office of International Trade and the Southern U.S. Trade Association (SUSTA) you can learn how! The Georgia Department of Agriculture, Office of International Trade is here to help Georgia agriculture companies learn the process of international trade and increase...

FREMONT, Calif., June 1, 2011 /PRNewswire-iReach/ -- Export-and-Import.com launched a beta version of an exporters and importers social network, a new service connecting and helping companies worldwide in their efforts to conduct, facilitate and promote export-import business. (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20110601/CG10672) Jasbir Sandhu, founder of Export-and-Import.com, announced the release of a beta version of the website. The site provides a business social platform for...