Exports: ‘A world away, yet very close to home’ Malena Ward Lexington Clipper-Herald Jun 16, 2018 Jun 16, 2018 0 Facebook Twitter Bluesky WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Malena Ward Lexington Clipper-Herald LEXINGTON — Exports and international trade are more closely tied to our nation’s heartland than even those who live in Dawson County might realize.kAm“p H@C=5 2H2J[ J6E G6CJ 4=@D6 E@ 9@>6” :D E96 E96>6 E96 {6I:?8E@? r@F?4:= 7@C t4@?@>:4 s6G6=@A>6?E :D ECJ:?8 E@ 4@?G6J]k^AmkAmp E@H? 92== @? :?E6C?2E:@?2= EC256 %9FCD52J 6G6?:?8 H2D 56D:8?65 E@ C2:D6 E96 AC@7:=6 @7 28 6IA@CED :? s2HD@? r@F?EJ] %9@D6 :? 2EE6?52?46 H6C6 2=D@ :?G:E65 E@ D:8? 2 ?@?A2CE:D2? 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