Richard Grana re-appointed to Industry Trade Advisory Committee on Small and Minority Business (ITAC 11)

For Immediate Release Paducah, KY March 1, 2010 Contact: Cheryl Grana Phone: 270-534-8344 Mr. Richard Grana, with Impex, was recently re- appointed to serve as a member of Industry Trade Advisory Committee on Small and Minority Business (ITAC 11) by United States Trade Representative Ambassador Ronald Kirk and US Secretary of Commerce Gary Locke. ITAC 11 is one of 16 industry trade advisory committees (ITACs) in the Industry Trade Advisory Center, which is jointly administered by the U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) and the United States Trade Representative (USTR). ITAC…

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Appointed to a three year term on the Kentucky Economic Development Finance Authority (KEDFA)

PRESS RELEASE Nov. 11, 2005 Paducah, KY Mr. Gene Strong, Secretary of the Cabinet for Economic Development, recently announced that Richard J. Grana was recently appointed to a three year term on the Kentucky Economic Development Finance Authority (KEDFA). KEDFA is a committee of the Kentucky Economic Development Partnership Board which is the governing body of the Cabinet for Economic Development. KEDFA is charged with carrying out the powers, duties, and responsibilities delegated to it by the Partnership Board, including taking action on financial incentive packages for new and expanding…

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Richard Grana appointed to KY District Export Council and TN District Export Council

Impex 1811 Deerhaven Lane Phone: 270.534.8344 Paducah, KY 42001 Fax: 270.534.8345 USA Email: rgrana@uk-alumni.org Press Release: Mr. Richard Grana recently received membership into the KY District Export Council and simultaneously the TN District Export Council by Mr. Grant Aldonas, Under Secretary for International Trade during the US District Export Council National Conference in October. Mr. Grana is one of the very few individuals in the US to concurrently serve on two District Export Councils. The Kentucky District Export Council (KyDEC) is an association of experienced international trade professionals appointed by…

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Kentucky Faces of Trade

Impex KY Faces of Trade profile Aug. 12, 2005 Impex Paducah, KY Richard Grana President Number of Employees: 2 Industry: International sales management Years in International Market: 14 Want to know the difference a free trade agreement can make for a U.S.-based exporter? Just ask Richard Grana of Impex. When the U.S.-Chile FTA went into effect in 2004, his company’s sales in Chile shot up 57 percent in one year. Impex had been selling American goods in Chile for 12 years already, and had long found it a profitable market…

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