Jones Act Waiver Energy industry representatives met with President Trump today and agriculture sector representatives should have been there as well. Not to fight over oil versus ethanol but to unify behind petroleum’s request that the President waive the Jones Act. The 100-year old Jones Act requires the carriage of cargo between U.S. ports, and a portion of American food aid sent overseas, be on U.S.-flagged vessels. Supporters of the Act say it ensures that ships adhere to U.S. labor and environmental standards, and they question giving jobs to foreign maritime operations during a COVID induced recession. The oil industry argues it would ensure their economic survival at a time when low oil prices have put companies near bankrupt...
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Accountability and a comprehensive approach to export programming
WPI’s team helped construct a strategic approach to develop, implement, and track promotional activities in 8 key regions across the globe for an agricultural export association. With continued progress measurement and strategic advisory services from WPI, the association has seen its ROI from investments in promotional programming increase by 44 percent over the past 5 years. Not only does this type of holistic approach to organizational strategy provide measurable results to track and analyze, it fosters top-down and bottom-up organizational accountability.