Before President Donald Trump puts his signature on the first major tax reform in 31 years, we’re seeing an immediate, positive effect. As U.S. Chamber Chief Economist J.D. Foster explained, one of the key parts of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act is lowering the corporate tax rate to 21%, “thus finally bringing the U.S. rate into…
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U.S. Chamber’s Donohue: We Will Fight for a Modernized NAFTA
It’s time to “ring the alarm bells” on NAFTA, the head of the U.S. Chamber warned. The business community will fight to make sure it’s modernized, because abandoning the North American Free Trade Agreement is a “existential threat” to the continent’s national and economic security, said U.S. Chamber President and CEO Tom Donohue. Speaking ahead of…
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Iowa Ag Producers Offer a Lesson Going into NAFTA Negotiations
With a pork processing plant under construction, residents of Eagle Grove, IA, see first-hand the jobs and economic growth trade can bring to a community, Politico reports: The plant represents an opportunity not many Midwest towns the size of Eagle Grove are afforded given today’s economic realities. [Mayor Sandy] McGrath said the plant will bring…
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Here’s Why the Keystone XL Pipeline Will Be Good for Nebraska
The center of revived Keystone XL pipeline debate is in York, Nebraska, where a marathon public hearing on the project is underway: One by one they stepped forward — union workers, environmentalists, farmers, politicians, business leaders, a lobbyist — to make their case either for or against the Keystone XL pipeline. Hundreds of people showed…
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How a Little-Known Robotics Startup Helped Disney Bring Star Wars’ BB-8 to Life
Welcome to #BizUnited, a new campaign highlighting the ways in which small businesses and large companies work together across America. Check back periodically for new installments, and share your company’s story on social media with the hashtag #BizUnited. Adam Wilson and Ian Bernstein were running a small but successful robotics company called Sphero when they…
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The 2013 Trump Was a Lot Better on Trade Than the 2016 Version
Not only didn’t presidential candidate Donald Trump step back from his protectionist trade stance, he doubled down in a speech in Pennsylvania. “Globalization has wiped out our middle class,” he told an audience and promised big changes to U.S. trade policy. Speaking in front of a pile of recycled materials, Trump called NAFTA, “the worst…