(WIREUPDATE) – A recent Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE) report stated that urgent action is needed to diversify the global deep-sea cable networks that the internet depends on, to secure them against attacks and accidents that could lead to economic disaster. The report highlighted the vulnerability of businesses worldwide to the targeting of [...]

(WIREUPDATE) — U.S. Rep. Timothy V. Johnson today was named a winner of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce’s “Spirit of Enterprise” award for his record on key votes affecting the nation’s business climate. “The Chamber applauds Rep. Johnson for supporting the private sector and job growth through these difficult times,” said Tom Donohue, Chamber president [...]

(WIREUPDATE) The release below is from the offices of Congresswoman McMorris Rodgers: Washington, DC – Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA), Vice Chair of the House Republican Conference and Rep. Mike Pence (R-IN), the Conference Chairman, urged their House colleagues today to sign a letter to U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner, calling on the Obama Administration [...]

(WIREUPDATE) — Congressman Dave Reichert (WA-08), a member of the House Ways & Means Committee and the President’s Export Council (PEC), today urged export promotion and passage of pending free trade agreements to stimulate job creation across the country. “As we continue to see record unemployment numbers, we must remember that trade is critical to [...]

RALEIGH, NORTH CAROLINA (WIREUPDATE) – Advanced Textile Solutions Inc. will open a new manufacturing plant in Caldwell County, North Carolina, in a $500,000 investment which will create 127 jobs within the next three years, Governor Beverly Perdue announced on Wednesday. The company specializes in manufacturing fabric products for the military, automotive, aerospace and marine markets. [...]

NEW YORK, May 18, 2010 – We applaud the Securities and Exchange Commission for its rapid response to the trading events of May 6, 2010, and for its leadership in gaining the agreement of the many exchanges and trading venues on the implementation of industry-wide single-stock circuit breakers. The adoption of this market-wide mechanism will [...]