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Volume 1/Issue 3                                             October/Novemer 2007    
Fargo Forum Editorial
Exports spur N.D. economy
 

The expansion of export trade from North Dakota has gone hand-in-hand with the relaxation of trade barriers and tariffs. The U.S. Department of Commerce reports North Dakota increased export sales 27 percent in 2006, nearly twice the national average of 15 percent.

 
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Allegiance Software drives nation's fundraising campaign.
 
Like most good ideas, Fargo-based Allegiance Software was created out of necessity.

It was in the late 1970s when officials at Prairie Public Television and North Dakota Public Radio - like other public broadcasters across the country - began searching for computer software that could help them better manage fundraising operations.
 
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If you have not yet registered for Trade Talk, October 24 and 25, please register today!  Our event will feature two U.S. trade officials who will discuss the U.S.-Korea Free Trade Agreement's potential economic impact on North Dakota and detail the state's best export prospects in Korea.
 
Reverse Missions Yield Results

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Big Iron Agricultural Equipment
(Sept. 10-13)

 

North Dakota agricultural equipment companies that participated in the Trade Office's inaugural Big Iron International Visitors Program have reported initial sales valued at $1.55 million.

 
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SE Asia Soybean Buyers Mission
(Sept. 13-18)

 

Local producers and marketers of value-added crops say efforts to increase sales in the growing Southeast Asia food market are paying off.

 


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Trade Office awarded export grant
The U.S. Department of Commerce's International Trade Administration has awarded the North Dakota Trade Office a $129,000 grant to build on North Dakota's success in expanding exports of agricultural equipment to Ukraine.
 

The federal grant was awarded based on a Trade Office proposal that details a long-term strategy for North Dakota's farm equipment manufacturers and dealers to increase market share in Ukraine - a country with a rapidly growing market economy and a critical need for agricultural equipment.

 

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Trade Office Welcomes New Board Members

The North Dakota Trade Office welcomes five new members to its Advisory Board. The board, largely comprised of experienced exporters and other international business leaders, offers strategic and tactical guidance to aide Trade Office staff in expanding North Dakota's global trade through education, advocacy and expertise.

 
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