For the most part, high-income places 40 years ago remain high-income today, and low-income places 40 years ago are still relatively low-income. This blog post looks at how little change there has been in how places rank by income over the last several decades. There are a few exceptions, and those metros that have climbed the ranks might offer lessons for economic development strategies and place...

Pictured above: The 2023 Class of SEE Ambassadors. The Sustainability, Energy, and Environmental (SEE) Ambassadors program recognizes individual Departmental employees for their outstanding performance in implementing exceptional cost-saving projects and/or programs that help improve the Department’s sustainability, energy and water efficiency, climate change adaptation, resilience, and...

Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo met with Shanghai Party Secretary Chen Jining to discuss commercial sectors where the U.S. and China can promote greater cooperation based on shared interests. The Secretary encouraged Party Secretary Chen to work closely with the U.S. business community to promote transparency and the fair application of laws and regulations to ensure stability and...

U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo met with Vice Premier of the People’s Republic of China He Lifeng to engage on commercial issues impacting the U.S.-China economic relationship. The Secretary underscored the U.S. commitment to taking actions necessary to U.S. national security. She raised key issues of concern for U.S. businesses and workers, including the level playing field for U.S...

U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo and Premier of the People’s Republic of China Li Qiang discussed the importance of the bilateral economic relationship between the United States and China. Secretary Raimondo reaffirmed her commitment to open channels of communication to facilitate cooperation on shared global challenges and areas of mutual interest and responsibility, such as combating...

As high tide flooding continues to break records, the Commerce Department’s National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) released a new monthly tool to predict high tide flooding. The new high tide flooding outlook will help coastal communities better understand when and where high tide flooding may occur and the likelihood of high tide flooding for each day in the calendar year...

Today U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo met with Minister of Culture and Tourism of the People’s Republic of China Hu Heping. During the meeting, Secretary Raimondo underscored the importance of people-to-people exchange to the broader U.S.-China bilateral relationship. Secretary Raimondo also noted the positive efforts made by the Department of Commerce and Ministry of Culture and Tourism...

U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina M. Raimondo U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina M. Raimondo delivered the following remarks ahead of her bilateral meeting with the People’s Republic of China (PRC) Minister of Commerce Wang Wentao “Good morning, thank you, Minister Wang. It’s great for me to be here with you in Beijing and to work with you and to see you again. I want to thank you, your team has been...