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Jun292017

Secretary of Commerce Names Interim Census Leadership

Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross announced the interim leadership of the U.S. Census Bureau under the Vacancies Reform Act, effective upon the retirement of Census Bureau Director John Thompson on June 30. Ron Jarmin will perform the non-exclusive functions and duties of the Director. Enrique Lamas will perform the non-exclusive functions and duties of the Deputy Director of the...

Jun282017

Secretary Ross Celebrates $380 Million Samsung Investment in South Carolina; Creation of 954 Local Jobs in Advanced Manufacturing

Today, Samsung reached an agreement with the State of South Carolina to open a state-of-the-art home appliance manufacturing plant in Newberry County. This $380 million facility will create 954 local jobs by 2020 and produce industry-leading home appliances.

Jun272017

Commerce employees recognize LGBT Pride Month on June 19, 2017.

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Commerce Recognizes LGBT Pride Month

On Monday, June 19, 2017, the Department of Commerce's Office of Civil Rights, in partnership with the U.S. Agency for International Development, the U.S. Customs and...

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NOAA Data Helps Retail and Manufacturing Business Minimize Impacts from Weather and Climate

From making sure warm winter coats are in stock at just the right time to accurately evaluating the underlying causes of fluctuations in the U.S. economy, NCEI’s...

Jun142017

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NIST Awards $38.5 Million to Accelerate Public Safety Communications Technologies

The U.S. Commerce Department’s National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has awarded $38.5 million to 33 research and development (R&D) projects aimed at...

Jun262017

U.S. Department of Commerce Issues Affirmative Preliminary Antidumping Duty Determination on Softwood Lumber from Canada

Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross announced the affirmative preliminary determination in the antidumping duty (AD) investigation of softwood lumber from Canada. The Commerce Department determined that exporters from Canada have sold softwood lumber the United States at 7.72 percent to 4.59 percent less than fair value based on factual evidence provided by the interested parties. ...

Jun262017

U.S. Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross Announces Update on Exclusion of Canadian Atlantic Provinces from Softwood Lumber Investigation

Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross announced that the U.S. Department of Commerce has concluded the preliminary evaluation regarding the exclusion of softwood lumber products produced in the provinces of Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia, and Prince Edward Island, also referred to as the Atlantic Provinces.

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Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross joined White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer at the daily press briefing on Tuesday, April 25, 2017. more info | view original

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Secretary Ross at White House Daily Press Briefing (04/25/17)

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On March 30, 2017, the Department of Commerce and First Responder Network Authority (FirstNet) announced the selection of AT&T to build the first nationwide wireless broadband network dedicated to America’s first responders. Speakers at the announcement event included Secretary Wilbur Ross, Congressman Greg Walden, Congresswoman Susan Brooks, FCC Chairman Ajit Pai, FirstNet board bmembers, and public safety officers and first responders. more info | view original

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Secretary Ross's Announcement Regarding Dedicated Public Safety Public Safety Broadband Network

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Secretary Wilbur L. Ross, Jr. greets an employee on his first day as Secretary of Commerce on March 1, 2017. Photo by Jay Premack / USPTO. more info | view original

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Secretary Ross greets an employee on his first day as Secretary of Commerce

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Secretary Ross's first address to employees on March 1, 2017. Photo by Jay Premack / USPTO. more info | view original

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On March 10, 2017, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Wilbur L. Ross, Jr. and his Mexican Counterpart Secretary of Economy Ildefonso Guajardo Villarreal announced a renewed effort to resolve ongoing issues with Mexican sugar export and anti-bunching limits. more info | view original

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Secretary Ross and Secretary Guajardo Announce New Efforts to Resolve Mexican Sugar Export Issues

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Wilbur L. Ross, Jr. announces that China’s Zhongxing Telecommunications Equipment Corporation and ZTE Kangxun Telecommunications Ltd., known collectively as ZTE, has agreed to a record-high combined civil and criminal penalty of $1.19 billion, pending approval from the courts, after illegally shipping telecommunications equipment to Iran and North Korea in violation of the Export Administration Regulations (EAR) and the Iranian Transactions and Sanctions Regulations (ITSR). more info | view original

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Secretary Ross Announces $1.19 Billion Penalty for Chinese Company ZTE

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U.S. Secretary of Commerce Wilbur L. Ross, Jr. addresses employees upon arrival at the Department of Commerce on Wednesday, March 1st, at 9:30 a.m. in the Herbert C. Hoover Building auditorium. more info | view original

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Secretary of Commerce Names Interim Census Leadership

Secretary Ross Celebrates $380 Million Samsung Investment in South Carolina; Creation of 954 Local Jobs in Advanced Manufacturing

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Commerce Recognizes LGBT Pride Month

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NOAA Data Helps Retail and Manufacturing Business Minimize Impacts from Weather and Climate

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NIST Awards $38.5 Million to Accelerate Public Safety Communications Technologies

U.S. Department of Commerce Issues Affirmative Preliminary Antidumping Duty Determination on Softwood Lumber from Canada

U.S. Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross Announces Update on Exclusion of Canadian Atlantic Provinces from Softwood Lumber Investigation

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