Melissa is an exceptional partner in regional economic development. Her ability to coordinate seamlessly with Alliant Energy ensures that Winnebago and Worth counties are always positioned for growth. She is proactive, deeply knowledgeable, and highly collaborative- bringing her into a project early is a guarantee that things will move forward efficiently and successfully.
— Chad Hansen , Alliant Energy
Ports: A Year of Upward Transition
30 May 2023
News
Growth in U.S.-international trade accelerated at an unprecedented pace in response to the spike in consumer demand during the COVID-19 pandemic. The United States is one of the world’s largest trading nations, with nearly $6 trillion in exports and imports of goods and services from the latest available 2021 data.
Of the total U.S. international trade of goods and services, the import and export of goods alone exceeded $4.6 trillion (77.4 percent) in 2021, up from $3.8 trillion in 2020. The Nation’s ports handled 41.1 percent (over $1.8 trillion) of the U.S. international trade by value in 2021. U.S. imports of goods grew by almost $506 billion or 21.5 percent while the export of goods grew by more than $329 billion or 23.0 percent between 2020 and 2021.
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