Summit Helps Utah Businesses Expand Their Global Reach

Andrea Smardon — Tue, 23 Oct 2012 15:11:25 +0000

Utah businesses interested in expanding their global sales got some help Monday at an International Trade Summit at the Marriott in downtown Salt Lake City. The conference - hosted by the Governors Office of Economic Development - gave local business people a chance to meet the state’s Foreign Trade Representatives. Ariel Briggs is Coordinator for the State Trade and Export Promotion Program.

Utah Exports Are On The Rise

Todd Patton — Tue, 14 Aug 2012 21:54:54 +0000

Recently released data from the International Trade Administration shows that the state of Utah has significantly increased their amount of merchandise exports from last year.

Halfway through 2012, the amount of exports coming from Utah has increased by 14 percent. Six months into this year Utah has exported $9.7 billion worth of goods, compared to the $8.5 billion that was done in 2011. Lew Cramer is the CEO of the World Trade Center Utah.