Does It Matter Where Products Are Made?
Michele Nash-Hoff
We now live in a globalized economy, and many people say it doesn't matter where something is made. They say that the industrialization of third world countries is good because it has provided jobs for millions…
Could Newark Be a Manufacturing Hub Again?
Maria Pereira of Parsippany is shown in this 2011 photo sewing draw-string backpacks with 'Made In Newark' printed on them at Unionware, a company in West Newark. A new report from the Brookings Institution examines Newark's manufacturing…
U.S. Isn't Respecting Meat Labeling Rules, Mexico says
Adriana Barrera
MEXICO CITY -- The United States is not respecting a World Trade Organization (WTO) ruling on meat labeling, Mexico's Agriculture Minister Enrique Martinez said on Tuesday, saying it was hurting local industry.
The…
Garments Can Be Made in USA Safely, with Profit
The recent Bangladesh collapse has raised an overall awareness on the safety being taken when manufacturers produce garments overseas. The All American Clothing Co, a USA made jean manufacturer is proving it can be done with safety and…
Made in USA is Back in Style For Small Businesses
Martin Rawls-Meehan, CEO of Reverie, poses at the company showroom next to a bed that reveals the manufacturing process, in Silver Creek, N.Y. The company is working to expand manufacturing in the United States. (AP Photo/David Duprey)
By Joyce…
Do Americans Really Care How Their Clothes Are Made?
Clothing with Joe Fresh labels lies in the debris on April 30
By Calum Macleod
DHAKA, Bangladesh — Just two more months, the daughter promised her mother by telephone, then she’d be home for good.
Making shirts in this…
It’s Not Easy To Be Sure Your Clothes Come From Safe Factories
NEW YORK — You can recycle your waste, grow your own food and drive a fuel-efficient car. But being socially responsible isn’t so easy when it comes to the clothes on your back.
Jason and Alexandra Lawrence of Lyons, Colo., eat…
American Manufacturing Is Going (to New) Places: And What That Means About Jobs
Mark Tomlinson
CEO, Society of Manufacturing Engineers
There's been a lot of discussion lately about American manufacturing: why it's important to a strong economy, what policies could strengthen it, and if the signs of resurgence…
Is Reshoring a Myth or Reality?
Michele Nash-Hoff
When I first started talking about saving America manufacturing and returning manufacturing to America four years ago after the first edition of my book, Can American Manufacturing be Saved? Why we should and how…
Legislation Seeks to Tweak Standards for Made in USA
Sally Schilling/Daily Journal Dylan Sievers, right, and Lisa Sievers, third from right, with the Bulldog Lighting company.
Sally Schilling
Most Americans probably don’t think twice when they read a label that says,…
