
U.S. Manufacturing Becoming Low Cost
U.S. manufacturing becoming low cost over the past decade compared with factories in China, Brazil and most of the world’s other major economies.
So says a new private study, which found that rising wages and higher energy costs…

We Need To Save The Internet
We need to save the internet.Comcast, AT&T, and Verizon want to control what we can and cannot do online -- and they’re about to get their wish.
Their lobbyists and lawyers have taken over the FCC -- the agency meant to keep them…

U.S. Businesses Being Destroyed Faster Than Being Created
The American economy is less entrepreneurial now than at any point in the last three decades. That's the conclusion of a new study out from the Brookings Institution, which looks at the rates of new business creation and destruction…

The Hidden Weakness in This Month’s Jobs Report
The good news from the April jobs report is that the recovery is the same as it's always been. The bad news is that, well, the recovery is the same as it's always been — and some workers are giving up as they realize that.
As you…

U.S. Economy Adds 288,000 Jobs in April; Jobless Rate falls to 6.3%
New government data released Friday morning showed the nation added 288,000 jobs in April, a reassuring sign that the U.S. economy has picked up momentum since stalling out over the winter.
The hiring spree surpassed most analysts' expectations…

China Could Overtake the U.S. as World’s No. 1 Economy This Year
New data from the World Bank suggests China could surpass the U.S. as the world’s biggest economy as early as this year, a day that was always meant to arrive after China began its quest for wealth in the 1980s, but it will just veil…

America is Declining at the Same Warp Speed That's Minting Billionaires and Destroying the Middle Class
“The game is rigged,” writes Senator Elizabeth Warren in her new book A Fighting Chance . It’s rigged because the rich and their lobbyists have rigged the rules of the game to their favor. The rules are reflected in a tax code and…

Polo Ralph Lauren Clothing Line to be Made in Rochester
Before a throng of cheering Hickey Freeman Co.employees, company officials and Sen. Charles Schumer Monday announced a $1 million manufacturing deal with Polo Ralph Lauren and declared that there are more such deals to come.
"We're…

Photo Stencil Adds Manufacturing Plant in Golden, Colorado
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. - Photo Stencil, LLC, a leading full-service provider of high-performance stencils and tooling, announces the addition of a manufacturing plant in Golden, CO. The new 35,200 sq. ft. facility has three cleanrooms:…

Pentagon Sneaker Policy Could Give New Balance a Boost
BOSTON - Massachusetts-based New Balance could get a boost worth tens of millions of dollars with a new Pentagon policy providing military recruits with U.S.-made sneakers.
New Balance is one of the few shoe manufacturers that meet all…