wiredinUSA August 2018

Commerce secretary Wilbur Ross with Tim Flynn

Exports find recognition

States by boosting our exports.”

Tim Flynn, co-owner and co-president of Allied Wire & Cable, was presented with the Presidential “E Star” Award for exports on behalf of the company. The award is the highest recognition any US entity can receive for making a significant contribution to the expansion of US exports. “It’s an honor to receive the Presidential E Star Award for exports,” Flynn said. “Our company is marking our 30 th anniversary, and it’s remarkable to look back and consider that AlliedWire&Cablehasgrownfromabasement operation to not only a sizeable organization with sales and warehouse locations across the country but making an impact in international trade. I’m proud of our company all 250 team members strong for having helped grow the economy and provide more jobs in the United

US Secretary of Commerce, Wilbur Ross, honored 43 US companies and organizations from across the country with the President’s E Award this year, with only eight companies and organizations receiving the prestigious Presidential E Star Award for exports. Companies and organizations are nominated for E Awards through the US commercial service, part of the department’s international trade administration. With offices across the US, and in embassies and consulates around the world, the International Trade Administration lends its expertise at every stage of the exporting process by promoting and facilitating exports and investment into the United States.

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