January 30, 2015 7:00 PM | The Made in America Movement

US Manufacturing: Return of The ‘Made in America’ Label?

Nashville, Tennessee, the home of country music, is now becoming known for its car production. Is American manufacturing undergoing a renaissance? Manufacturing jobs have come back in force, and advanced industries are leading the US recovery,…

Jobs, Made in USA, Manufacturing, Skills Gap

Is America Ready for “Made in the U.S.A.” Clothing?

While the reshoring tide is undeniably rising, the prospect of clothing and apparel manufacturing returning to the United States remains uncertain. Back in the 1960s, about 95% of clothing worn in the U.S.A. was also made here. Today the opposite…

Economy, Made in USA, Manufacturing, Production

Economic Manufacturing Quantities: The Right Amount and the Right Locations

Does your manufacturing firm have enough facilities creating the optimum number of products in the right locations? As manufacturing abroad became viable, the siting options became innumerable. Now, already difficult decisions are becoming more…

Made in USA, Manufacturing, Production, Reshoring

Made in the USA – Reshoring Children’s Products

For all expecting and new parents, you probably have learned how quickly buying your child’s products adds up! So why would you be willing to pay more for an American-made product when you could purchase a similar product or even the “same”…

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Accelerating “Made in the USA:” How to Put the Brakes on Fast Fashion

It's no secret that the 10.3 billion dollar fast fashion industry is the perpetrator of astronomical human rights and environmental disasters. Just utter the words "Rana Plaza," "Cambodian sweatshop" or "Uzbek cotton" and you'll see fingers…

Consumer Products, Recalls

Australians Get Hepatitis “A” From Chinese Berries

Nine Australians have contracted hepatitis A linked with eating contaminated berries from China, with the importer apologizing Tuesday as the food scare spreads. Manufacturer Patties Foods has recalled four products including the Nanna's…

American Made, Jobs, Made in USA, Manufacturing, Production

The American Flag: Made in USA and Creating Jobs in the Process

The American flag flapping above the McBattas Packaging and Printing building on the north edge of town is unremarkable as flags go. At 3-by-5-feet, it’s not especially large. Its colors, of course, are the standard red, white and blue, and…

Currency Manipulation, Economy, Government, Jobs, Outsourcing

2.7 Million American Jobs Lost to China in 10 Years

There are roughly 5.1 million fewer American manufacturing jobs now than at the start of 2001. And China is to blame for more than one-third of American jobs lost, says a new report. The Economic Policy Institute, a left-leaning economic…

Economy, Exports, Jobs, Made in USA, Manufacturing, Production, Reshoring

The Rise of ‘Made by China’ in America

Later this year along the banks of the James River outside Richmond, Virginia, a paper products maker based in northeastern China will begin construction on a new U.S. manufacturing plant. The factory will churn the region's straw and…

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Why the ‘Made in China’ Model is Weakening

Why the 'Made in China' Model is Weakening China—a low-cost maker of goods—is falling behind in the global manufacturing race as rising wages and energy costs put pressure on the Asian country, synonymous with making super cheap stuff. China…