Philadelphia Port Tour
August 20, 2015
Harrisburg Port Tour
September 17, 2015
Bringing the World to You!
October 15, 2015
WTC Member Tour: Klinge Corporation
October 29, 2015
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Thank You to Our Corporate Sponsors & Partners
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We would like to thank our sponsors and partners for their support of our organization and our mission.
Sponsorships help us keep costs reasonable for events and allow us to provide more services to companies in our region.
We are grateful to our corporate sponsors and partners who already committed to support the WTC in 2015:
Silver Sponsor
UPS
Bronze Sponsors
Fulton Bank
Susquehanna Bank
Strategic Partners
MANTEC
World Trade PA
For details about sponsorship opportunities,
please follow this link.
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Upcoming PA Trade Shows and Missions
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October 17-27, 2015
Trade Mission to Brazil, Chile and Colombia
Various Cities
November 16-19, 2015
MEDICA
Dusseldorf, Germany
April 11-16, 2016
BAUMA 2016
Munich, Germany
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The Conference of Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Governors and Premiers
Doing Business in Brazil, Chile and Colombia Webinar
July 27, 2015
Interested in expanding your sales to Brazil,
Chile and Colombia?
This free webinar will provide an overview of doing business in these countries.
MANTEC
LEAN Showcase
Open House
August 12, 2015
3:00-5:00 pm
Come see MANTEC's new state-of-the-art, controlled manufacturing facility- The LEAN Showcase. Stop by for light refreshments and demonstrations in their new training facility. RSVP's to Leigh Ann Wilson are appreciated at wilsonla@mantec.org or 717-843-5054 x223.
US Commercial Service
Trade Winds: Africa
September 14-21, 2015
Companies will have the opportunity to explore eight markets in Sub-Saharan Africa, including Angola, Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Mozambique, Nigeria, South Africa, and Tanzania.
York County Economic Alliance Business & Cultural Trip to Austria and Germany October 16-24, 2015
The York County Economic Alliance is facilitating a trip to Germany and Austria as part of a business and cultural tour October 16-24, 2015. Opportunities to make business connections also exist.
More information.
World Trade Center Mumbai
Global Economic Summit: Enabling Food For All
November 19-21, 2015
WTC Mumbai is hosting their 5th annual Global Economic Forum in Mumbai, India. Highlights include a conference, exhibition, B2B, industry visits, and others. Opportunities to speak about agriculture or food industries at the conference exist.
More information.
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World Trade Center Harrisburg
600 North Hartley Street
Suite 110
York, PA 17404
717-843-1090
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Export Growth Continues in Southcentral PA
U.S. Commerce Secretary Penny Pritzker announced last week that U.S. metropolitan areas set export highs for the fifth year in a row, exceeding $1.44 trillion in goods exported during 2014.
The seven metro areas of the southcentral region set their own export record with nearly $9.1 billion of goods exported in 2014, compared to $8.9 billion in 2013. The seven metro areas include Chambersburg-Waynesboro, Gettysburg, Harrisburg-Carlisle, Lancaster, Lebanon, Reading, and York-Hanover.
Source: International Trade Administration
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Philadelphia Port Tour
Thursday, August 20 -- all day
 Come see the Philadelphia seaport facilities and the UPS hub at the Philadelphia International Airport! We will have a chance to see the marine terminals that move containers, steel, forest products, fruit and cocoa and be on-dock to see the giant cranes and container moving equipment. We will also get an inside look at the East Coast Regional UPS air hub, which averages 43 flights every day. A special thank you to UPS for sponsoring the event! Click here for more details. Harrisburg Port Tour
Thursday, September 17 -- 3:00-4:30pm
 Join us as we tour Harrisburg International Airport and learn how HIA is more than just planes!
Each year, over 100,000 tons of air cargo leave HIA for global destinations. In 2010, a study found that nearly $1 billion in economic activity is generated by the airport, supporting nearly 12,000 indirect jobs. Click here for more event details.
Register for Both Port Tours and SAVE!
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| New PA Transactions Act Effective July 1 |
Contributed by Josh Cohen, Hartman Underhill & Brubaker
Beginning July 1, 2015, Pennsylvania's business laws will be on the leading edge of statutory flexibility for business transactions. For existing or new PA-based businesses with international operations, this presents a significant opportunity to adjust their legal structure to take advantage of tax rules, governance structures, ownership requirements, wealth planning and market-risk protection.
For more details, please visit the WTC blog.
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15th Annual International Trade Conference
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Packed room at the Cuba breakout session
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We hosted our 15th Annual International Trade Conference at the Wyndham Garden Hotel in York on May 28, 2015. More than 80 people joined us for this event adn we would like to thank everyone who attended, exhibited, and sponsored. We hope you are looking forward to coming to our conference again next year! Click here to read our blog post and to see more event pictures.
Export Finance Program
On June 16, 2015, we hosted an event to showcase the various export finance programs that are available to small businesses. Presenters included the Ex-Im Bank, SBA, and PA's Dept. of Community & Economic Development.
Click here for more information on each program.
A Wonderful Experience at the Fancy Food Show!
We partnered for the 4th year with Pennsylvania's Office of Int'l Business Development in organizing the PA Pavilion at the 61st Summer Fancy Food Show in NYC from June 28-30, 2015.
The Fancy Food Show is North America's largest show for the specialty food and beverage industry and attracts a large number of foreign buyers. The Pennsylvania Pavilion included twelve companies, with three from our southcentral region. Click here to read our blog post and to see more show pictures.
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Gannett Fleming Expands Doha Office
a new location, to accommodate the growth of their intelligent transportation systems and engineering consultant team. Established in 2012, the Doha office is one of 60 Gannett Fleming offices worldwide, and one of two offices in the Middle East. The firm also has an office in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. Both locations enhance the firm's ability to support infrastructure projects in the Middle East North Africa region.
CAM Innovation & Stoner, Inc. Recognized at Governor's ImPAct Awards
The winners of the 2015 Governor's ImPAct Awards were announced on May 21st. The awards were designed to celebrate the companies and individuals who are investing in Pennsylvania and creating jobs.
Congrats to both CAM Innovation for winning the Export Impact Award and to Stoner, Inc. for winning the Small Business Award for the southcentral PA area!
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Confidential Treatment for Manifest Data
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As you may know, private companies can obtain import and export manifest data from U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CPB) and then sell it to the public for a fee. The manifest data includes information such as the name and address of the foreign shipper & U.S. consignee/notify party, the ports of lading and unlading, the carrier, a description of the goods, weight, etc.
CBP allows companies to request confidential treatment for their manifest data. Please note that CPB will only grant confidential treatment to an exact name match, but companies are allowed to submit up to 10 different name variations for the same entity. Also note that requests for confidential treatment automatically expire after two years. It is a good idea to set a calendar reminder 60-90-days before the previous request is set to expire.
With information provided by Ted Murphy, Baker McKenzie LLP, and US Customs and Border Protection.
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