February 1, 2018
All Locked Up The Potomac River doesn’t normally freeze solid anymore. But an unusually cold blast of winter locked up the entire river this year . . . and seemingly the rest of Washington D.C. as well. The chill seemed to blow through the halls of Congress, freezing up the federal government for 3 days last month!
January 3, 2018
2018, A New Year With New Resolutions After December took Washington D.C. on a weather roller coaster between 20 and 60 degrees, January starts off the new year with a steady forecast of COLD. Enough to frost the nose of a gentleman from Virginia. Temperatures in the mid-west and northeast have been so frigid that even truck and train travel […]
November 18, 2017
WELCOME TO THE NEW FTZINE! We’ve redesigned our layout to make the FTZine easier to read than ever before. Still the same piercing analysis of the top news affecting the Foreign-Trade Zone community, and a compendium of the month’s public notices issued by the U.S. Foreign-Trade Zones Board here in Washington. Even better, you can now view current and past issues on the completely […]
November 14, 2017
A Celebration Fit For A King Even though Washington D.C. didn’t exist in 1776, your Nation’s Capital knows how to celebrate the 4th of July. From feu de joie reenactments like the one above at George Washington’s home at Mount Vernon, to star- studded concerts on the Mall, to a rousing fireworks display over the monu- ments at night, it […]
November 13, 2017
Don’t Put Away Your Woolies . . . It was an uncharacteristically cool, wet month in your Nation’s Capital. A time for hats, jackets, and a battle-ready umbrella. The FTZine staff thought it was April showers that brought May flowers. Also arriving last month was the new United States Trade Representative. USTR Robert Emmet “Bob” Lighthizer was sworn in and […]
November 10, 2017
And The Winner Is . . . . . Even the cherry blossoms in your Nation’s Capital are confused. They came up on stage this past weekend even though they weren’t supposed to be there. Due to a string of unusually warm weather in the area, the National Park Service is predicting that this year’s peak blooming period will be […]
November 8, 2017
Under A Watchful Eye The FTZine Staff hopes everyone had a safe and enjoyable holiday break. The New Year will get off to a fast start as your Nation’s Capital prepares to inaugurate the 45th President of the United States in just a few weeks. Health care and tax reform have been discussed as initial priorities. As you’ll see below, […]
February 1, 2017
Only In America January was a month of protests and marches in your Nation’s Capital. Despite the tumult, the actual transition of power in the world’s most powerful democracy again proceeded exactly as it was imagined hundreds of years ago; far smoother than in many smaller countries. The 44th and 45th Presidents of the United States were even able to […]