The Voice of the Border: Trade, immigration, infrastructure, health, agriculture, technology
By Ed Shugert / El Paso Times
Posted: 12/20/2009 12:00:00 AM MST
EL PASO — Kathy Neal, director of trade compliance for A.O. Smith Corp., was named the 2010 chair of the Border Trade Alliance earlier this month.
A.O. Smith, which had $2.3 billion in revenues in 2008, manufactures electric motors and water heating equipment. The company […]
Leading cross-border trade group protested key border infrastructure office’s closing this summer
PHOENIX – The Border Trade Alliance (BTA) today applauded a decision by the General Services Administration to reinstate the land border ports of entry office it shuttered earlier this summer.
The division’s closing came on the heels of the routing of millions of dollars in […]
Leading border trade group applauds move to inject real-world border experience into key infrastructure agency
PHOENIX – The Border Trade Alliance (BTA) today congratulated Hidalgo County Judge J.D. Salinas on being named as the new Region 7 administrator for the U.S. General Services Administration.
The BTA is especially keen on the hiring because of the influence Judge […]
Border Trade Alliance, San Ysidro Smart Border Coalition, and Local Business Urge the California U.S. Senate Delegation to Direct GSA to Involve Local Stakeholders in Port Design
Washington D.C. July 7, 2009 - Border Trade Alliance (BTA) joined the San Ysidro Smart Border Coalition, represented by the leaders from the San Ysidro Chamber of Commerce and […]
Border Trade Alliance Urges Congressional Attention to Continued Underfunding of Aged Land Ports and Border Security Initiatives
Washington D.C. July 1, 2009 - Today, Border Trade Alliance (BTA) pressed the House and Senate Appropriations Committees to ensure secure trade and travel at our borders is made a priority, in-line with the $830 billion in annual […]
US-Border Land Port Congestion
Border Trade Alliance Urges Nominee to Outline Plans to Ensure GSA Addresses Critical Border Ports Infrastructure Upgrades
Washington D.C. - Border Trade Alliance (BTA) strongly urges Ms. Martha N. Johnson, President Obama’s nominee to head the General Services Administration (GSA) to outline her intention to lead GSA in upgrading land border infrastructure during […]
Senator Jeff Bingaman of New Mexico and of the Senate Finance Committee, which has oversight of U.S. national trade policy addressed the Border Trade Alliance (BTA) International Conference and Congressional Briefing, “New Administration, New Border Policy”, in Washington DC, April 20 & 21, 2009. In his keynote presentation titled, “A New Border Security Framework”, Senator […]
The Honourable Michael Wilson, Canadian Ambassador to the U.S., spoke before the Border Trade Alliance (BTA) International Conference and Congressional Briefing, “New Administration, New Border Policy”, in Washington DC, April 20 & 21, 2009. The Ambassador addressed North American Trade, WHTI, U.S. Canadian Relations, ports infrastructure, and the “crucial necessity of continuing and expanding the […]
Federal stimulus funds move towards addressing critical border port upgrades, but more long-term investment is needed to address increasing trade and security demands at the border.
Yesterday, the General Services Administration (GSA) submitted details to the U.S. Congress, on a proposed plan for border land port infrastructure spending, as approved under the recently […]
Leslie Bassett, Chargé d’Affaires, U.S. Embassy Mexico
Mexico City, February 24, 2009 – “I am optimistic that this time of trial, both in terms of economic and security challenges, will end in stronger trade ties, deeper security cooperation, and safer, more prosperous communities in both Mexico and the United States,” said Leslie Bassett, Chargé d’Affaires at […]
