On Tuesday, July 17, 2018, the US Trade Representative (USTR) published a proposed extensive list of products imported from China that could be subject to additional 10% tariffs. The spreadsheet includes all three lists (Lists 1, 2 and 3) converted to Excel for easy sorting. This is an extensive list, covering a thousand or more tariff subheadings, so you may have to go through it carefully to identify your specific subheadings.

Interested parties should strongly consider filing comments and possibly appearing at the public hearing to make the case that certain tariff items should be excluded from List 3. As an FYI, following the comment period for List 1, over 500 tariff lines were removed from the original proposed list. USTR requests that commenters address specifically whether imposing increased duties on a particular tariff item would be practicable or effective to obtain the elimination of China’s current (adverse) acts, policies, and practices that were identified in USTR’s initial Section 301 determination, and whether maintaining or imposing additional duties on a particular listed product would cause disproportionate economic harm to U.S. interests, including small or medium-sized businesses, and consumers. Important next steps, dates and timelines

• Requests to testify at the public hearing must be filed by July 27, 2018.
• Written comments must be filed by August 17, 2018.
• The public hearing will take place August 20-23, 2018.
• Rebuttal comments will be due on August 30, 2018.

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Announcing the second round of information sessions to provide companies with details on how to bid for work on the next phase of the construction of Foxconn Technology Group’s advance manufacturing campus in Racine County.

Companies attending the sessions will receive details on how to bid on the work related to the construction of Foxconn’s advanced display manufacturing buildings, which is expected to start mid-2019.

Bidding for subcontractors, vendors, suppliers and professional services firms will follow a clear and detailed process with good faith efforts to place “Wisconsin First” while building significant capacity in both workforce and businesses. While the information sessions are open to all businesses, they are specifically aimed at companies providing goods and services in construction logistics, roadways, site utilities, foundations, structure, enclosure, mechanical, electrical, plumbing systems, materials and equipment.

Hosted by the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation (WEDC), Gilbane Building Company, and M+W Group, the sessions will also include:

• An update on construction schedule with a focus on the next 12 months
• A detailed timeline on the anticipated next round of bidding

Representatives from WEDC, Foxconn, Gilbane Building Company, and M+W Group will be on hand to answer questions about the project and the opportunities available to Wisconsin companies.

Guests should enter directly at the Performing Arts Center at Middleton High School. When you arrive at the main address, continue past the swimming pool entrance, following along Lee Street and look for a distinctive glass exterior. This is the entrance to the PAC. There is also a large sign in front of the entrance.

There is ample parking directly in front of the facility or in the adjacent lot that serves the high school, stadium and Baumann Aquatic Center. Additional parking is available off Clark Street next to the Middleton Alternative Senior High School.

Additional information is available at Wisconn Valley Science & Technology Park page.

The day-long event in Johnson Creek – roughly halfway between Madison and Milwaukee – will bring together companies in fields such as precision farming, food packaging, food safety, organics, resource conservation and other disruptive technologies for pitches to Midwest angel and venture capitalists.

Hosted by Golden Angels Investors, one of the Midwest’s largest angel networks, the conference is sponsored by Johnson Creek, Investors Community Bank, BDO, the State of Wisconsin Investment Board, 4490 Ventures, Cultivian Sandbox, Open Prairie, the Wisconsin Technology Council, Husch Blackwell, First Business Bank/Trusts & Investments, Godfrey Kahn and Quandt Berndt Company.

A morning panel discussion on “AgTech Investing in 2018: Insights from Experts” will be led by Chris Prestigiacomo, private markets portfolio manager for SWIB and feature seasoned investors in the sector. An afternoon panel on “Success Stories for AgTech Entrepreneurs” will feature three regional entrepreneurs. Presenting companies will present in two tracks.

“The amount and intensity of innovation in agricultural technology right now is leading to a new “Green Revolution” while transforming a vital legacy sector for Wisconsin and the Midwest,” said Tim Keane, director of Golden Angels Investors. “Those opportunities are increasingly attracting the attention of qualified investors who help emerging companies to grow.”

The day-long event in Johnson Creek – roughly halfway between Madison and Milwaukee – will bring together companies in fields such as precision farming, food packaging, food safety, organics, resource conservation and other disruptive technologies for pitches to Midwest angel and venture capitalists.

Why Apply to Present?

1. This is an opportunity to present to a group of AgTech investors in the midwest with a successful track record and funds dedicated to this year’s event.
2. Twenty four companies will have the opportunity to meet with investors one on one as well as present to attendees.
3. Each presenting company will have a Golden Angels host for the event.

The application deadline is July 15. All applicants will receive notification and feedback prior to August 20, 2018. There is no charge to present at this event. Meeting requests for individual companies during the conference will be sent directly to presenting companies.