More Reform, Fewer Rules Will Help U.S. Manufacturing
The Federal Reserve's easy-money policies have boosted U.S. manufacturers, but a more robust rebound in that sector requires less fiscal and regulatory restraint from Washington, a top Fed official said Thursday. …
'Made in USA' On The Rise As Manufacturing Costs Drop
As U.S. production costs drop, export manufacturing has become the unsung hero of the economic recovery, a new study shows. | ROBYN BECK / AFP - Getty Images
Americans may be fond of lamenting the decline of…
PR Ploy Or Not, Walmart’s ‘Made In America’ Push Means Something
Last week, Walmart expanded on the $50 billion Buy American pledge it made last January with a full-fledged Made-in-America summit.
That's right. Import-fueled retail giant Walmart filled a Florida convention center to…
Why America Needs a National Manufacturing Strategy
A national manufacturing strategy would help U.S. industries stay on the cutting-edge of emerging technologies, enhance overall knowledge generation and thereby prevent economy-wide erosion of innovation capacity even…
Wal-Mart Pledge to Buy American Meets With Skepticism
Wal-Mart U.S. president and CEO Bill Simon addresses participants at the Wal-Mart U.S. Manufacturing Summit in Orlando, Fla., last Thursday. (Phelan M. Ebenhack/Associated Press)
A verbal commitment by Wal-Mart…
U.S. Manufacturing Isn’t Dead Yet
An American factory worker in a scene from “American Made Movie.” | Photo Credit: Variance Films
Technology, global competitiveness and outsourcing put manufacturing on life support in America, but after…
U.S. Manufacturers Gain Ground
Factory workers put the finishing touches on motorcycles on the line at a Harley-Davidson assembly facility in York, Pa., where union work rules were simplified. After more than a decade of losing ground to China and other export…
P&G Voluntarily Recalls Limited Quantity of Dry Pet Food
CINCINNATI--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Procter & Gamble Company (P&G) has voluntarily recalled specific lots of dry pet food because they have the potential to be contaminated with Salmonella. These lots were distributed…
Making It In The U.S.A. One Step At A Time
In the early 1940s, in order to advance the domestic industrial base in the time of war, Congress passed a law that required America’s military to use American-made equipment.
The so-called “Berry…
'Manufacturing 2.0' Finds Home in New York
An engineer at Shapeways removes finished products from a 3D Printer at the company's factory in New York City. Anyone can upload a 3-D design to Shapeways' website and submit an order to have it "printed" in plastic at…
