Looking ahead with World Trade Center Denver - Uptime Logistics

<p>Today, Uptime Logistics host Doug Draper of ACME Distribution gets to speak with Karen Gerwitz, President & CEO of <a href='https://www.wtcdenver.org/'>World Trade Center Denver</a>. WTC Denver has been an important non-profit organization offering training, resources, and convening the international business community here for 35 years.</p> <p>Through her leadership at World Trade Center Denver, Karen has become a pillar of the international trade here in Colorado and beyond. Karen and the organization she leads has our thanks for their tireless efforts in education and trade services that get companies moving around the world. They help connect business with funding, sourcing, and strategy for companies looking to grow through importing and exporting - as well as attracting Foreign Direct Investment (FDI). As a leading member of a global network of 320 World Trade Centers, Karen and WTC Denver deliver key knowledge, jobs, and economic growth for Colorado.</p> <p>Doug and Karen discuss the new 41-acre real estate development in the Globeville neighborhood that will house the new WTC Denver heaquarters, as well as many other businesses and accomodations including a hotel, performing arts center, exhibit hall, and 4,000 apartments. CAP Logistics is excited to see our local neighborhood within Denver grow, as well the the wider impacts such new faciilities and events will bring to the business community.</p> <p>WTC Denver also offers business accellerators, Global Trade Activator, guiding companies to strategically expand through global trade. This program can help companies expand globally in a matter of about 4 months, which is practically unheard of. This speaks to the knowledge and power the WTC has had for years, combined with program improvements during an era of COVID that has limited in-person events and consultations over the past few years.</p> <p>Karen recently has been awarded accolades for her service here locally with recognition in the Denver Business Journal’s 25 Most Admired CEOs.