More Than 1 Million Manufacturing Jobs Could Be Created in USA if Americans Purchased More 'Made in USA' Goods – Economist Says
By Teresa Dixon Murray, The Plain Dealer If housing was growing now at the pace it was until 2006, unemployment would likely be 2 percentage points lower and economic growth would be 2 points higher.
And if Americans spent just $100 billion…
Made in USA Making a Comeback – Furniture Company’s Revival Has Global Message
LINCOLNTON, N.C. (AP) — When Bruce Cochrane's family furniture company became an empty factory, he wouldn't drive by the building, even though it was just a short ride from home. There were just too many memories of what was — and what…
The What Works Project – What do you love that is Made in America?
The folks over at GOOD/Corps were in touch with us last night regarding this awesome opportunity for our followers. First of all, we are excited that we are on their radar! Wooohooo- The Movement is spreading! So keep doing what you are…
2 Connecticut Shoreline Firms Collaborate on 'Buy American Act'
Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro visited Engineering Specialties, Inc. in North Branford to see the manufacture of evacuated tube solar thermal collectors for Apricus, also a North Branford company. Left to right: Apricus Vice President Nigel…
The Promise of Today’s Factory Jobs
Andy Manis/Bloomberg News: Maurcie Johnson, left, and Diandre Jackson stacked locks at the Master Lock plant in Milwaukee in January.
By EDUARDO PORTER of the New York Times on April 3, 2012
E-mail: eporter@nytimes.com Twitter: @portereduardo
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Manufacturing Jobs Still Matter, As Does the Dollar
Published in today's BUSINESS INSIDER Article by: Dean Baker, CEPR | Apr. 4, 2012, Dean Baker is the co-director of the Center for Economic and Policy Research Contact: Mr. Dean Baker Subscribe to his RSS feed
Eduardo Porter had an…
Made in USA – All American Clothing Company Keeps True to Its Name
By: Elizabeth Peterson, BusinessNewsDaily Contributor
Lawson Nickol, founder and president of the All American Clothing Company, doesn’t talk about business in terms of profit and loss. Instead, he measures his success as a businessman…
USA Manufacturing, Household Spending Probably Rose
By Lorraine Woellert - Apr 2, 2012Manufacturing probably picked up in the U.S. in March, showing it is weathering a slowdown in global growth, economists said before a report today.The Institute for Supply Management’s factory…
#POTUS Gets Made in Maine New Balance Sneakers
This photo released Friday, March 30, 2012 by Rep Mike Michaud, D-Maine, and New Balance, shows details of a pair of New Balance running shoes, customized for President Barack Obama, at the company's Norridgewock, Maine, facility. Michaud…
Can Manufacturing Jobs Come Back? What We Should Learn From Apple and Foxconn
David Paul - President, Fiscal Strategies Group - Posted: 02/13/2012 8:30 amApple aficionados suffered a blow a couple of weeks ago. All of those beautiful products, it turns out, are the product of an industrial complex that is…
