Made in USA… Again: U.S. Manufacturing Gains Momentum
Maybe the once-ubiquitous label, Made in USA should be updated to: Made in USA — Again.
According to a survey by my firm, Boston Consulting Group, 37 percent of U.S.-based manufacturing executives at companies with sales greater than…
4 Lessons from the U.S. Manufacturing Revival
If you haven't recently noticed a "Made in the USA" label, keep your eyes open: It's on its way back.
Over the last two decades, thousands of U.S. manufacturers have set up overseas operations meant to take advantage of cheap foreign…
Why the Party Is Ending for the Rich
It has been a great decade to be rich.
Since 2001, high earners have enjoyed the best of all worlds. Since World War II, tax rates at the top of the income ladder have drifted down to the lowest levels. Incomes have stagnated for the…
Why Women Will Rock the Economic Recovery
Anybody paying attention to politics may have gotten the impression that women are falling behind in the economy. This is one more reason to tune out politicians.
Mitt Romney generated buzz recently by claiming that women have accounted…
San Francisco Subway System Adopts 'Buy American' Policy
The nearly 800 trains that makes up San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit, better known as BART, have reached the end of the line.
"We have the oldest cars that are currently running in the country," says Dick Wieczorek, head of BART'S…
Recent China Currency and Trade Moves ‘Significant’
A series of steps by China in recent weeks is encouraging U.S. officials that Beijing is proceeding with changes to currency and other financial policies that the two countries have long disputed.
Chinese leaders have moved to free…
Become an Advocate for The Made in America Movement in Your Community
We have just surpassed the 11,300 mark on our Facebook page. We have a remarkable, loyal, and supportive fan base. Each and every one of you all have a vested interest in this Movement. You are all very passionate about our Country, the…
Tool and Die Makers Desperately Casting for Workers
The economic recovery has been driven by a manufacturing revival in the past two years.But the strength of that revival could be threatened by the challenges facing a small and beleaguered sector of manufacturing that evokes images of…
Ann Arbor Firm Constructing Homes with Products Made in America
As Ann Arbor Builders Inc. hops aboard the slow train to economic recovery, the company wants to bring along other American businesses.
It’s been a tough four or five years, admitted Betsy de Parry, Ann Arbor Builders vice…
Those Manufacturing Jobs Aren't Coming Back You Know, Not Ever
Every country has them, those who say that the only thing wrong is that there aren’t enough people making enough things that can be dropped on their feet. That everything would be better if we could just have more of those good old…
