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| Volume
15 Number 1 |
August
2004 |
Welcome
to the first edition of the Kentucky World Trade Center's newsletter,
TradeView, in its new electronic format! Please feel free to contact
TradeView Editor and Senior Trade Specialist Susan Cook with any comments
or suggestions at susan.cook@loukymetro.org
We would like to thank webRight for
putting TradeView online. webRight is
an independent Internet marketing company in Louisville, Kentucky
offering Section 508 compatibility solutions, search engine optimization
and full service graphic design without the ad agency markups.
What’s
Happening at the KWTC
We
are pleased to announce a new addition to our staff |
Juli
Gaworski
Juli
Gaworski joined the KWTC in July as our Director of Marketing
and Member Services. Juli will share her time in both Lexington
and Louisville, and is available to meet with companies interested
in membership with the KWTC. You may contact her at 859-258-3139
or juli@kwtc.org.
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KWTC
Online Business Referral Directory CLICK HERE
Does
your company need help with international shipping, payment, taxes,
contracts, insurance or even warehousing? The KWTC’s online
Business Referral Directory puts you in touch with local companies
who provide
international business services for companies like yours!
Calendar
of International Trade Events CLICK
HERE
Discover which international events, seminars and trade missions are taking
place this fall in Kentucky!
World
Trade Day 2004 Highlights International Trade in Kentucky
Some 33 international dignitaries representing 22 nations
joined government and business leaders from throughout the Commonwealth
to celebrate World
Trade Day 2004 on June 9th at the Radisson Hotel in downtown Lexington. CLICK
HERE to read more.
This year the KWTC was proud to congratulate four
winners of the World Trade Success awards competition and our prestigious WTCA
Book of Honor award.
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| His
Excellency Sultan Ahmed Bin Sulayem delivers the keynote address |
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WTD
attendees meet with country representatives during the ‘Tour
the World’ trade fair |
KWTC
Leads Successful Trade Mission to Dubai
The Kentucky World Trade Center (KWTC) organized a
successful trade mission to Dubai in the United Arab Emirates (UAE)
from February 26 – March
3, 2004. Dubai
is known as the business capital of the UAE and has won international
accolades for its economic development initiatives, which
have helped the city’s economy achieve an 8.5% annual rate of
growth. CLICK
HERE to read more.
Delegates of the KWTC's trade mission to Dubai
with Sheikh Awad Bin Sheikh Megrin (L) and
Mr. Mubarak Bin Fahad, General Manager of the WTC Dubai
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The
World Trade Center Dubai
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The
delegation enjoys a desert excursion
during the trip to Dubai |
Attend
the First World’s
Fair of the 21st Century! 
What do the Eiffel Tower, Space Needle, ice cream cones, and hot dogs
have in common?
They all made their debut at a World's Fair! The 2005
World Exposition (Expo 2005) will be held in Aichi, Japan, from March
25 - September 25, 2005 CLICK
HERE to read more.
International
Trade News CLICK
HERE
Mandatory Electronic SED Filing Approaches
FDA And CBP Issue Bioterrorism Food Guidelines
U.S. Joins Madrid Protocol
European Union Expands
New Chinese Law Opens Distribution Channels
Eight Chinese Cities Identified as Rising Urban Stars
New China Visa Policy Affects Travel
U.S. – China Mediation Center Created
Embargo lifted on U.S. Exports to Libya
U.S. Free Trade Agreement Update
Central American Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA) Signed
U.S. – Australia Free Trade Agreement to Take Effect January 1
UNCTAD Survey Lists Most Attractive Investment Destinations
Member
News CLICK
HERE
Find
out how other international companies are succeeding in international
trade!
If
your company has news to share, we would love to hear from
you. Send
your member news to susan.cook@loukymetro.org
Welcome New Members!
A.N. Deringer, Inc.
Parts Unlimited, Inc.
Peptides International, Inc.
Pro-Tran LLC
Sea-Long Medical Systems Inc.
U-Ref LLC
Weatherall Company, Inc.
About the KWTC
The Kentucky World Trade Center (www.kwtc.org)
is a non-profit membership organization helping Kentucky companies import,
export and establish
overseas operations. With offices in Lexington and Louisville, the KWTC
offers counseling, market research services, translation assistance,
trade education seminars, international events and programs, cross-cultural
training,
trade missions, and referrals to local international service providers.
The
Kentucky World Trade Center is affiliated with the World Trade Centers
Association in New York (www.wtca.org),
which administers over 300 World Trade Centers in over 100 countries.
Learn
More about the KWTC’s Programs & Services
KWTC
Research Services
KWTC
Translation & Interpretation Services
KWTC International
Trade Education Seminars
KWTC Business Referral
Service Program
WTCA
Online
A World of Thanks to our Supporting Partners!
A
World of Thanks to our Patron Members!
Sustaining
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on logos for websites
Global
Frost Brown Todd LLC
Greenebaum, Doll & McDonald PLLC
Kentucky Cabinet for Economic Development
Multi-National
Fifth Third Bank
LaSalle Bank
National City Bank of Kentucky
Toyota Motor Manufacturing
Continental
Accumetric, Inc.
Associated
Industries of Kentucky
Bluegrass
Global Affairs Assocation
Carpenter, Mountjoy & Bressler PSC
Carrier Vibrating Equipment
ELAN Home Systems
Ernst & Young
LLP
Export Management Corporation
Greater Louisville Inc.
LG&E Energy Corp.
Papa John’s International
Steel Technologies
Stites and Harbison
Sud-Chemie, Inc.
The Williamson Group, Inc.
U.S. Bank
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