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Roanoke is pleased to announce the recent appointment of Amanda Barlow, Vice President of ATA Carnet for Roanoke Insurance Group Inc., to the District Export Council of Southern California (DECSC), one of more than 60 DECs that exist throughout the country to support the U.S. Government’s export promotion efforts. Amanda joins fellow Roanoke colleague, Theresa Garcia, as a DEC member. Theresa, Roanoke Insurance Group’s Vice President, Marketing & Sales Support, is a member of the DEC in Houston, and serves as Education Committee Chair. DECs are organizations of business leaders from local communities, appointed by various U.S. Secretaries of Commerce, […]
The trifecta of hurricanes that made landfall in 2017 – from Harvey to Irma and Maria, along with other natural catastrophes, such as severe flooding in Southeast Asia and the earthquake in Mexico – is estimated to cost the insurance industry $135 billion. Overall losses, which also include uninsured losses, are estimated at $330 billion, the second-highest figure ever recorded for natural disasters, according to a recent catastrophe review by Munich Re, parent company of Roanoke Trade. While the insurance industry is stepping up to help businesses and residents recover from their devastating losses, the fact remains that many unfortunately […]
Join speakers David Jordan of Roanoke Trade and Susan Kohn Ross of Mitchell Silberberg & Knupp LLP, for this informative seminar concerning Antidumping and Countervailing Duty (ADD/CVD) issues hosted by the CBFANC on Wednesday, February 21st from 8am-12pm (PT). When the Department of Commerce finds that imported merchandise was sold in the U.S. at an unfairly low or subsidized price, to level the playing field for U.S. companies injured by these unfair trade practices, ADD/CVD is imposed. When that happens, CBP is responsible for collecting the ADD/CVD in a timely manner. As a Priority Trade Issue, CBP’s goal is collect the proper […]
The Foreign Trade Association (FTA) has named Roanoke Insurance Group Inc.’s Glenn Patton as their 2018 FTA President. Mr. Patton has been on the Executive Board of Directors for the Foreign Trade Association of Southern California since 2011 and has been an active member of the organization since 2002. Prior to earning his presidential seat, he served as Treasurer, 2nd Vice President and 1st Vice President. The Foreign Trade Association’s mission is to promote, foster and encourage international commerce and economic growth. The FTA wants to educate and conduct high quality and timely meetings, seminars and conferences for the purpose of […]
The most recent figures from the Labor Department shows that the warehousing and storage sector geared up in November for the holiday season, adding 8,100 jobs to pick, pack and ship e-commerce orders. This number reflects the most jobs the sector has added in a single month since December 2015, according to an article in the Wall Street Journal (WSJ). The holiday job surge marks the eight straight month of expansion in the logistics sector as increasingly more people are purchasing goods on-line from Amazon and others. In fact, according to Adobe Systems Inc., shoppers spent a record $6.59 billion […]
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