News

2016

  • London Lessons & how SD/TJ set a different tone - San Diego | LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM - By Mark Cafferty, president & CEO, San Diego Regional EDC (WTC San Diego License Holder) Each time I have the opportunity to travel and represent our binational economy in foreign markets, I leave with new ideas, opportunities and connections ... more

  • SD receives most Cal Competes credits in state - San Diego | The California Competes Tax Credit is a program created by the California legislature and managed by the Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development (GO-Biz). The tax credits are awarded by the state to companies who are looking to move to, or stay and grow in, Cali... more

  • The United States of Women Summit - Washington, D.C. | WASHINGTON, DC, USA – On June 13th, the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) hosted The United States of Women Summit: Empowering Women Entrepreneurs at the Ronald Reagan Building (WTC Washington, D.C.) in cooperation with the White House Council on Women and Girls. The ev... more

  • Two New WTCA Members - July 2016 - NEW YORK, NY, USA - We would like to congratulate and welcome the newest members of the World Trade Centers Association:  World Trade Center La Paz, Bolivia World Trade Center Nanchang, China The applicant groups presented a comprehensive plan for developing iconic World ... more

  • MetroConnect Company Profile: Rough Draft Brewing - San Diego | This is part of a weekly series featuring a profile on one of the 2016 MetroConnect Program companies. MetroConnect is dedicated to helping local San Diego businesses go global and is presented by JPMorgan Chase. According to a policy brief released by National University Sys... more

  • WTC Bhubaneswar with XIMB organize Workshop on GST - Bhubaneswar | BHUBANESWAR, INDIA - Workshop on “Implications of Goods & Service Tax (GST)” World Trade Centre Bhubaneswar in association with Xavier Institute of Management Bhubaneswar (XIMB) organized a workshop highlight the implications of Goods & Service Tax here at XIMB Campus... more

  • WTCLA Update: SELECT LA, SelectUSA, Auckland - Los Angeles | LOS ANGELES, CA, USA - This summer has left no room for rest in WTCLA’s calendar. As a follow-up to our July article recapping WTCLA’s 2nd SELECT LA Investment Summit on June 16th and 17th, we now have analytics that demonstrate its resounding success. 35 speakers relayed the... more

  • Visit of the Student Delegation from Arkansas - Bengaluru | BANGALORE, INDIA - A student delegation from Sam M. Walton College of Business, University of Arkansas visited World Trade Center Bangalore on 12th July, 2016. The visit was part of a semester-long International Business and Globalization class with an intent understand the ge... more

  • MetroConnect Company Profile: Solatube World Sales - San Diego | This is part of a weekly series featuring a profile on one of the 2016 MetroConnect Program companies. MetroConnect is dedicated to helping local San Diego businesses go global and is presented by JPMorgan Chase. A pioneer in renewable energy, San Diego is home to some of the... more

  • TOGBE AFEDE RECEIVES ENTREPRENEURSHIP AWARD - Accra | ACCRA, GHANA - The Executive Chairman of the World Trade Centre in Accra, Togbe Afede XIV was on Thursday July 7, honored as the Business & Entrepreneurship Laureate at the maiden edition of the Impact Africa Summit: Ghana in Accra. The summit which was organized by Dip... more