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State Department issues new China Travel Advisory. Reconsider travel to Mainland China due to the arbitrary enforcement of local laws, including in relation to exit bans, and the risk of wrongful detentions. Exercise increased caution when traveling to the Hong Kong SAR due to the arbitrary enforcement of local laws. Reconsider travel to the Macau…
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Implementation of Additional Sanctions Against Russia and Belarus Under the Export Administration Regulations (EAR) and Refinements to Existing Controls In response to the Russian Federation’s (Russia’s) ongoing aggression against Ukraine, as substantially enabled by Belarus, the Department of Commerce is strengthening its existing sanctions under the Export Administration Regulations (EAR) against Russia and Belarus, including…
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US company pleads guilty in scheme to violate the export control act! Chemicals manufactured or distributed in Rhode Island were earmarked to be exported to a company with ties to the Chinese military Tao Jiang, the president and owner of Broad Tech System, Inc., a California-based electronics distribution company, today admitted to a federal judge…
Read MoreGreater Akron Chamber announces launch of Business Resource Navigator on January 18th! The Elevate Greater Akron collaborative developed the Greater Akron Business Navigator to serve the region’s startup, small and scale-up businesses – providing a virtual front door to our extensive business ecosystem. The goal of the Business Navigator is to help companies navigate the…
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The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) has eliminated the SBA guaranty fee and on-going fee on Export Express loans approved before 9/30/2023. The Export Express loan provides a 90% guaranty to banks for loan amounts up to $500,000. The exporter can use the loan to fund any type of export development activity, including revolving line…
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CS Cleveland is excited to announce that Larissa Heslop has joined our team as an International Trade Specialist in Northeast Ohio! Larissa (Rissa) Heslop recently moved from Lawrence, KS to join the U.S. Commercial Service in Cleveland, OH as a Presidential Management Fellow. Rissa has educational experience in anthropology, international business, and public administration, and…
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Please join us in congratulating Sue Whitney on her selection as the Director of the Great Lakes Region! Sue has been serving as the Acting Regional Director for the Great Lakes Network since January, demonstrating exceptional leadership of a six-state region of 13 offices and 25 trade professionals. Sue began her career with ITA as…
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Help for Ukraine! For the past six years, I have been a board member for the Northeastern Ohio District Export Council (NODEC) working in conjunction with the Commercial Service of the U.S. Department of Commerce. The U.S. District Export Councils are volunteers who advise exporters and support the work of the Department of Commerce on…
Read MoreRelease Date: April 21, 2022 WASHINGTON – Today, the President will announce Uniting for Ukraine, a new streamlined process to provide Ukrainian citizens who have fled Russia’s unprovoked war of aggression opportunities to come to the United States, fulfilling President Biden’s commitment to welcome up to 100,000 Ukrainians and others fleeing Russia’s aggression as a…
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The U.S. Commercial Service & SODEC Announce a Trade Topics Roundtable featuring U.S. Congressman Steve Chabot Virtual Event hosted on Webex Platform Friday, May 6th, 11:00am – 12:00pm About the trade topics roundtable: Join the U.S. Commercial Service Cincinnati, the Southern Ohio District Export Council and Congressman Steve Chabot (OH-01) on Friday, May 6, 2022…
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