Countdown to DR-CAFTA: Business Roundtable Launches New Interactive Map Highlighting State Specific Benefits

New Feature on Trade Web Site Features State-by-State Breakdown
of Trade Agreement's Benefits

WASHINGTON, DC - With the increasing focus on Congressional approval of the Dominican Republic-Central America Free Trade Agreement (DR-CAFTA), Business Roundtable today launched an interactive, online map to demonstrate the state-by-state benefits of the agreement. The new feature is hosted on trade.businessroundtable.org, Business Roundtable's online trade resource center.

"Across the country, there is widespread support for DR-CAFTA because it will help grow the U.S. economy and create jobs," said Brigitte Schmidt Gwyn, Director, International Trade & Investment Policy. "This new interactive tool provides a 'one-stop shop' for visitors to see DR-CAFTA's economic benefits to individual states as well as examples of the many grassroots voices calling for the agreement's passage."

State-specific information on DR-CAFTA appears as visitors scroll across individual states on the map. Feature information includes data from the U.S. Department of Commerce and U.S. Department of Agriculture, links to Business Roundtable's Congressional District Studies, excerpts from local newspaper editorials in favor of the deal and more.

For instance: clicking on the state of Texas will provide users immediate access to pro-DR-CAFTA editorials from the Amarillo Globe News, Corpus Christi Caller-Times, Dallas Morning News, Houston Chronicle and San Antonio Express-News. In addition to state-wide government data, numerous studies on the economic benefits to many Congressional Districts is also available.

The Roundtable's trade resource center features in-depth information on a wide-array of trade issues, with a particular focus on the benefits of the Dominican Republic-Central America Free Trade Agreement (DR-CAFTA). Thousands of unique visitors have come to the site since its April 4 launch, and Business Roundtable constantly updates the site's content with breaking trade news and links to other online resources.

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Business Roundtable (www.businessroundtable.org) is an association of chief executive officers of leading corporations with a combined workforce of more than 10 million employees and $4 trillion in annual revenues. The chief executives are committed to advocating public policies that foster vigorous economic growth, a dynamic global economy, and a well-trained and productive U.S. workforce essential for future competitiveness.

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