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Commerce Adds Five Scientists Involved in Iran’s Nuclear Weapons Development Program to the Entity List
U.S. Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross announced that the Department is adding five Iranian scientists to the Entity List for enabling or assisting Iran’s nuclear development program, which is contrary to the national security and foreign policy interests of the United States. The individuals added to the Entity List are Ahmad Nozad Gholik, Behnam Pouremadi, Hamid Sepehrian, Mojtaba Farhadi Ganjeh, and Sayyed Javad Ahmadi.
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The U.S. Department of Commerce Concludes Successful Women’s Global Trade Empowerment Forum Highlighting Importance of Women Exporters
The U.S. Department of Commerce Deputy Secretary Karen Dunn Kelley closed the final session of the six-part virtual “Women’s Global Trade Empowerment Forum” last week highlighting the vast opportunities available to women business leaders across North America and the benefits provided by the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA).
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Commerce Playing Key Role in COVID-19 Response and Recovery
Under the leadership of Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross, the U.S. Department of Commerce is playing a key role in COVID-19 response and recovery efforts. Commerce bureaus are providing economic assistance through the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act to U.S. communities and businesses affected by the pandemic; trade and export assistance to U.S. businesses; real-time data on the impact of COVID-19 on small businesses and people to policymakers and the American people; and critical research to help slow the spread of virus.
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U.S. Department of Commerce Invests $35 Million to Fuel High-Growth Entrepreneurship Across America
U.S. Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross announced that 52 organizations — including nonprofits, institutions of higher education, and entrepreneurship-focused organizations — from 36 states will receive grants totaling $35 million to support entrepreneurship, acceleration of company growth, and increased access to risk capital across regional economies.
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| Celebrating 50 Years of NOAA Science, Service and Stewardship |
| Since its inception in 1970, NOAA has evolved into one of the world’s premier science organizations with a mission that spans from the surface of the sun to the floor of the ocean. |
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| USPTO launches National Council for Expanding American Innovation |
| The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) launched a major initiative aimed at expanding invention, innovation, and entrepreneurship in the United States. |
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| U.S. Coast Guard is “Always Ready” with FirstNet |
| One of our nation’s oldest military branches and the nation’s premier maritime first responder, the U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) plays an essential role in maintaining the safety and security of our nation’s coasts, ports, and waterways. |
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| RVs: A Way to See America From the Safety of Your Own “Home” |
| Scores of Americans have embraced his philosophy, hitting the road in Recreational Vehicles (RVs), many of them with bumper stickers quoting his mantra and garden flags that decorate their RVs and campsites. |
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NIST Scientists Get Soft on 3D Printing
Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have developed a new method of 3D-printing gels and other soft materials. Published in a new paper, it has the potential to create complex structures with nanometer-scale precision.
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Commerce Announces Non-Profit Partnerships to Address Trade Barriers on American Goods
Deputy Under Secretary for International Trade, Performing the non-exclusive functions and duties of the Under Secretary for International Trade Joseph Semsar announced 10 new partnerships designed to create or sustain U.S. jobs by increasing or maintaining the export of American goods.
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| In Case You Missed It |
| September 29, 2020 |
| Commerce Secretary: Workers laid off by COVID-19 need retraining as ‘nature of work’ changes |
| Acknowledging that the economic fallout from COVID-19 could mean some service-sector jobs will be permanently lost, Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross told Just the News that workers laid off by the pandemic need retraining, as the "nature of work is starting to change." In the age of the COVID-19 economy, the White House says it's now seeking to expand programs that educate, train, and reskill American workers from high-school age to near-retirement… "There are going to be a lot of changes, the nature of work is starting to change," Ross, a successful businessman, said in an interview Wednesday. "More and more companies are finding that to the degree that it lends itself to working at home, remote work works pretty well. It's pretty efficient. The employees like it, the very many good things that come from it. But again, that's only for certain sets of skills that adapt themselves to remote working." |
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| September 23, 2020 |
| [Watch] Pledge to America's Workers Presidential Awards |
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Recently, White House adviser Ivanka Trump and Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross presented the inaugural Pledge to America’s Workers Presidential Awards to companies including Volkswagen Group of America and Lockheed Martin at the White House.
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| September 17, 2020 |
| Innovation Park receives $10.2 million grant, hand delivered by US Secretary Wilbur Ross |
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Innovation Park has received a $10.2 million Economic Development Administration grant to create the North Florida Innovation Labs. U.S. Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross traveled to Tallahassee to award the check in-person and toured Danfoss Turbocor Compressors… “The proposed project will help promote economic diversity and resilience in the wake of Hurricane Michael,” said Secretary Ross.
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