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The Next Secretary of Commerce or Weather?

Nancy Colleton | Posted 03.04.2013 | Green
Read More: Department of Commerce, Climate Change, Commerce Secretary, Hurricane Sandy, Roy Blunt, Tom Harkin, Agriculture, Noaa, Green News
Nancy Colleton

The next Commerce Secretary will have the challenge and opportunity to view the two in a more synergistic manner. After all, the nation's weather and climate agency was placed in Commerce for a reason, right?

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As BP Trial Begins, Gulf Businesses and Communities Call for Ecosystem Restoration and Economic Opportunity

Jeffrey Buchanan | Posted 04.28.2013 | Impact
Read More: New Orleans, BP Settlement, Industry Association, Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill, Green Jobs, Doj, Gulf Coast Recovery, Oysters, Workforce Development, Community, Jobs, Oxfam, Engineering, Robert Bentley, Department of Justice, Rick Scott, Bp Trial, Dredging, Private Sector, Wetlands, Deepwater Horizon, Rick Perry, Gulf of Mexico, Justice, Worker Training, Mississippi, Bp, The Nature Conservancy, Gulf Coast, Florida, Poverty, Environmental Justice, Louisiana, Low-Income, Bobby Jindal, Gulf Oysters, Training, Alabama, Ecosystems, Manufacturing, Texas, Marine Ecosystem, Job Training, Gulf Oil Spill, Transocean, Bp Oil Spill Settlement, Transportation, Economic Mobility, Disadvantaged, Education, Businesses, Business Leaders, Oxfam America, Settlement, Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Council, Department of Commerce, Marine Protection, Construction, Coastal Restoration, Bp Spill, Seafood, Phil Bryant, Impact News
Jeffrey Buchanan

Monday marked the beginning of arguably the biggest trial of this century, as the U.S. Department of Justice went to court with global oil giant, BP. With money most likely on the way to states, and needs still so acute, the question is, how to invest it most effectively.

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Obama's $9 Per Hour Minimum Wage

David Macaray | Posted 04.16.2013 | Business
Read More: Department of Commerce, Minimum Wage Increase, Labor, Minimum Wage, Workers, Obama Minimum Wage, Business News
David Macaray

No one is saying the minimum wage should propel folks into the middle-class, because, clearly, that wasn't its intention. So Obama's proposed bump is significant. But even at $9 per hour, you're still poor. You're just less poor.

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Let's Make America the Creation Nation Again

Ed Crego, George Muñoz and Frank Islam | Posted 03.12.2013 | Business
Read More: Robert Langer, General Electric, Tyler Cowen, National Network for Manufacturing Innovation, Joseph Stiglitz, Bruce Katz, Department of Commerce, Median Income, Obama Administration, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Innovation, Mark-Muro, Brookings Institution, Arthur D Little, Business News
Ed Crego, George Muñoz and Frank Islam

We define "Creation Nation" as a country in which the private and public sector collaborate to develop and commercialize innovative products and services that create businesses or business opportunities that grow the economy and generate good-paying, value-added jobs.

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Obama to Dismantle Small Business Administration, Increase Foreign Aid

Lloyd Chapman | Posted 02.20.2013 | Small Business
Read More: Foreign Aid, Small Business Administration, Budget, President Barack Obama, Federal Contracts, Gdp, Department of Commerce, Fortune 500 Companies, Small Businesses, Recession, Small Business News
Lloyd Chapman

Small businesses won't have anyone in their corner if the Department of Commerce, with its close ties and loyalties to large corporations, absorbs the SBA. Small businesses stimulate job growth, and without a specific entity supporting them, our economy can't improve.

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White House To Issue Executive Order On Cybersecurity

Reuters | Joseph Menn | Posted 11.24.2012 | Technology
Read More: White House, National Intelligence, Executive Order, U.S. Chamber of Commerce, Cybersecurity, Howard Schmidt, John Rockefeller, Justice Department, Executive Order on Cybersecurity, Barack Obama, Department of Homeland Security, Infrastructure, Video, Reuters, Department of Commerce, Voluntary Cybersecurity Guidelines, Joe Lieberman, Defense Department, Caitlin Hayden, Technology News

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - The White House is preparing to direct federal agencies to develop voluntary cybersecurity guidelines for owners of power, w...

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The Best Way for Congress to Help Small Businesses is to Not Close the Small Business Administration

Lloyd Chapman | Posted 05.20.2012 | Small Business
Read More: Small Business, President Obama, Ronald Reagan, Department of Commerce, Policy, Small Business Legislation, Government Contracting, Unemployment, American Small Business League, Small Businesses, SBA Merger, Federal Spending, Jobs, David Stockman, Sba Inspector General, Fraud, Small Business Administration, Defense Industry, Federal Small Business Contracts, Sba, Peggy Gustafson, Economy, Small Business Act, Small Business America, Small Business News
Lloyd Chapman

Small businesses are proven to be this nation's chief engine of economic stimulus and job creation but President Obama plans to close the only federal agency that exists to help America's 28 million small businesses.

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Top 10 Twister States

Amy Danise | Posted 05.05.2012 | Home
Read More: Tornadoes, Thunderstorms, Noaa, Twister States, Department of Commerce, National Weather Service, Homeowners Insurance, Catastrophe, Insurance Claim, Home News
Amy Danise

A natural-disaster -- and damage to your house - can leave you feeling vulnerable. Along with repairs and reconstruction, you may see a long insurance claim stretching out ahead of you.

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Obama, Nixon and NOAA

David Helvarg | Posted 03.24.2012 | Politics
Read More: U.S. Economy, Coast, Leon Panetta, Ocean, Department of Interior, Obama, Noaa, Department of Commerce, Nixon, Politics News
David Helvarg

With the bitter partisanship in today's Washington it's hard to imagine the Republicans in Congress giving President Obama the power to implement even his far more modest governmental reorganization plan before next November's elections.

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While We're Sitting on the Cabinet, Let's Bring Something to the Table

Lloyd Chapman | Posted 03.18.2012 | Small Business
Read More: Small Business, Federal Small Business Contracting Programs, Defense and Aerospace Industry, President Obama, Streamlining Government, Economy, Federal Consolidation, Merger, Jobs, Congress, Department of Commerce, Federal Small Business Programs, Karen Mills, Small Business Administration Shut-Down, Small Business Administration, Asbl, Unemployment, Federal Agencies, Presidential Cabinet, American Small Business League, Consolidation Authority Act, Sba, Cabinet Appointments, Small Business News
Lloyd Chapman

Within a matter of months, if Obama's proposed merger is successful, small businesses will once again be unrepresented on the president's cabinet, and even worse -- they will no longer have a federal agency to assist them.

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President Obama's Claim About Shrinking Government is a Publicity Stunt

Lloyd Chapman | Posted 03.17.2012 | Business
Read More: Dog-and-Pony Show, Lloyd Chapman, President, Federal Small Business Contracting Programs, President Obama, Federal Infrastructure Spending, SBA Merger, Jobs, Shrinking Government, Department of Commerce, Karen Mills, Streamlining Government, Small Business Administration, Federal Spending, Unemployment, Minority-Owned Small Business, American Small Business League, Federal Contracting, Consolidation Authority Act, National Press Conference, Pentagon Budget, Federal Agency, Small Business, Economy, Small Business Act, Business News
Lloyd Chapman

President Obama's latest claim that he's going to shrink government by combining the Small Business Administration with the Department of Commerce is laughable.

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Perry Names A New Government Agency He Would Cut, Leaving Out One

The Huffington Post | Luke Johnson | Posted 01.13.2012 | Politics
Read More: Rick Perry Oops, Video, Education, Department of the Interior, Department of Education, 2012 Gop Candidates, Rick Perry Gaffe, Rick Perry 2012, Rick Perry Debate, Elections 2012, Department of Commerce, 2012 Election Three Agencies of Government, Department of Energy, GOP Debates, Rick Perry Debate Oops, Rick Perry, GOP Candidates, Politics News

Texas Gov. Rick Perry named a different government agency he would cut as president in an interview on a Savannah, Georgia radio station Friday mornin...

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Perry To Formally Propose Shuttering Agencies

The Texas Tribune | Jay Root | Posted 11.14.2011 | Politics
Read More: 2012 Elections, Department of Education, Rick Perry 2012, Department of Commerce, Elections 2012, Gop Primary Election 2012, Gop, Department of Energy, Rick Perry, Republicans, Politics News

BETTENDORF, Iowa -- Rick Perry will famously remember the three federal agencies he wants to shut down in a key policy speech in Iowa on Tuesday, but ...

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Republican Bill in Congress Increasing Nation's Dependency on Coal, Oil and Gas Interests

Rep. Mike Honda | Posted 09.10.2011 | Politics
Read More: Environment, Silicon Valley Leadership Group, Green Technology, Rep Mike Honda, Clean Energy, Appropriations Committee, Republicans, Department of Commerce, Energy, Silicon Valley, Politics News
Rep. Mike Honda

We need to aggressively pursue clean energy while we still have control of the game, before it is too late and our climate has changed forever, we are running out of oil, and we are running out of time. Silicon Valley is ready to lead.

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Bonnie Kavoussi

Commerce Dept.: Foreign Companies Can Help Revive U.S. Economy

HuffingtonPost.com | Bonnie Kavoussi | Posted 08.15.2011 | Business
Read More: Jobs Crisis, Unemployment, Economy, Business News, Mark Doms, Department of Commerce, Jobs, Commerce Department, Foreign Investment, Center for American Progress, China, Barack Obama, Business News

Large foreign companies that invest directly in the United States have proven to be a promising source of high-paying American jobs, and the United St...

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America's Slowest-Growing State Economy

24/7 Wall St. | Posted 08.12.2011 | Business
Read More: Wymin Nearly Doubled, Michigan Gdp, Gdp, Gdp Improbement, Department of Commerce, State Economies, Slowest State Economies, Fast Growing State Economies, Growth Rate, Business News

Every state posted GDP growth between 2000 and 2010, according to the latest U.S Department of Commerce data, which was released earlier this week. Th...

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Digital Divide: Only 60 Percent Of Rural Homes Use Broadband

The New York Times | KIM SEVERSON | Posted 05.25.2011 | Technology
Read More: National-Broadband-Map, Alabama, Dial-Up, Broadband, Rural America, Coffeeville, Department of Commerce, Telecommunications, Pew Internet, National Broadband Plan, Barack Obama, Center-for-Rural-Affairs, Digital Divide, Technology News

COFFEEVILLE, Ala. — After a couple of days in this part of rural Alabama, it is hard to complain about a dropped iPhone call or a Cee Lo video that ...

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What Comes First, Innovation or the Consumer?

Katherine Warman Kern | Posted 05.25.2011 | Business
Read More: Internet Privacy Taskforce, Innovation, Internet Privacy, Disrupt, Procter and Gamble, Gary Locke, Project Vrm, Ppo, Rfid, Department of Commerce, Personal Data Ecosystem, Oecd, Cameron Kerry, Business News
Katherine Warman Kern

Instead of advocating endorsing current practices through regulation and policy, the government should "disrupt ambiguity" with policies which encourage innovation that improves consumer trust.

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Top 5 to Watch in 2011: Infrastructure Leaders

Michael Likosky | Posted 05.25.2011 | Business
Read More: Treasury Department, p3s, Antonio Villaraigosa, National Infrastructure Bank, Michael Bloomberg, Transportation, Department of Commerce, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Barack Obama, Rick Perry, Department of Homeland Security, Andrew Cuomo, Rick Scott, Infrastructure, Barbara Boxer, Rahm Emanuel, Public-Private-Partnerships, John Kerry, Dave Camp, Nancy Pelosi, Jerry Brown, Nathan Deal, John Mica, Rosa DeLauro, Department of Energy, Water, John Hickenlooper, Environmental Protection Agency, Department of Transportation, Business News
Michael Likosky

1. Bellwether Members of Congress - Sen. Barbara Boxer (D-CA) Rep. Dave Camp (R-MI) Rep. Rosa DeLauro (D-CT) Sen. John Kerry (D-MA) Rep. John Mica (...

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U.S. GDP Up 3.2 Percent In First Quarter As Consumer Spending Shows Biggest Rise In 3 Years

AP | JEANNINE AVERSA | Posted 05.25.2011 | Business
Read More: Department of Commerce, U.S. GDP, Gdp, Economic Growth, Gross Domestic Product, Consumer Spending, GDP 1Q 2010, Business News

WASHINGTON — The numbers would be excellent in normal times, but for a country recovering from deep recession, they're not enough. Spending by ...

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Michelle Obama All Buttoned Up At Department Of Commerce (PHOTO)

Posted 05.25.2011 | Style
Read More: Department of Commerce, Michelle Obama Style, Style News

First Lady Michelle Obama stopped by the Department of Commerce, where she was praised by Commerce Secretary Gary Locke for "blazing a path in high st...

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The Commerce Secretary From Boeing

David Segal | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics
Read More: Boeing, Gary Locke, Washington State, Wto, 787 Jetliner, Commerce Secretary, World Trade Organization, Tax Cuts, Department of Commerce, States Rights, Trade Law, Tax Breaks, Airbus, Politics News
David Segal

Former Washington governor Gary Locke has worked hard to minister to the needs of the hometown corporation. Since being appointed as commerce secretary, he has an even higher perch from which he can do so.

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Cuba, the Low-Hanging Fruit for Obama, Braces for Change

Richard Walden | Posted 05.25.2011 | World
Read More: Luis Posada Carriles, Terrorist, US-Cuba Policy, Raul Castro, Department of the Treasury, Cuba, Department of Commerce, Dr. Orlando Bosch, World News
Richard Walden

Changing U.S. policy towards Cuba is the low-hanging fruit on President Obama's foreign policy agenda. Change can be accomplished at the stroke of a pen.

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J. Bonnie Newman To Senate As Judd Gregg Replacement

The Huffington Post | Stuart Whatley | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics
Read More: Department of Commerce, Judd Gregg, Commerce Secretary, J. Bonnie Newman, Barack Obama, John Lynch, Politics News

UPDATE 2/3: Democratic Gov. John Lynch has picked Republican Bonnie Newman to replace GOP Sen. Judd Gregg, President Barack Obama's nominee for commer...

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Bill Richardson Withdraws Commerce Bid -- Time to Call Leo Hindery

Steve Clemons | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics
Read More: High Wage Jobs, Penny Pritzker, John McCain Economic Policy, Labor, New Mexico, Economy, Leo Hindery, Department of Commerce, Barack Obama, Bill Richardson, Commerce Secretary, President Obama, Bill Richardson Withdraws Nomination, Barack Obama and Bill Richardson, Obama's Economic Team, Obama's Cabinet, Politics News
Steve Clemons

Leo Hindery, who was an economic advisor to the Obama campaign and authored the interesting book It Takes a CEO, is a real stand out who the Obama team should consider for Commerce.

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