$147 Million Tax Break Yields US Built Lexus
The incentive helped seal a deal with Toyota to move nearly all production of the Lexus ES luxury vehicle to Kentucky.
Entries by Margarita Mendoza
Congressman Calls for American Made Clean Energy Equipment
The goods and equipment used in clean energy projects purchased or paid for by federal taxpayer dollars would have to contain 85 percent American-made content, if a bill proposed by Central Valley Rep John Garamendi, D-Fairfield, makes it into law. “We know that clean energy is an absolutely essential […]
Is “Buy American” a Domestic Growth Tool or Hindrance?
Al Bredenberg Many feel that having U.S. consumers and businesses and especially the government buy exclusively American-made products would support domestic jobs and bolster the U.S. economy. But many others argue that “Buy American” policies are restrictive and could do more harm than good. Critics of “Buy American” often refer to such policies as protectionist […]
Reshoring: Beware the Hype
Everette Phillips Reshoring is getting a great deal of hype. Some see it as evidenceof a new renaissance of American manufacturing. Some see it as hope for reducing long term unemployed. Some see it as a business opportunity to sell manufacturing-related equipment, software, and services in the US. And some see it as a business […]
New Successes Still Can Be Forged From Manufacturing, Tech and Innovation
In the nine years of the Michigan 50 Companies to Watch awards program, the manufacturing sector has played a leading role, although its numbers fluctuated. In recent years, it is back with a vengeance, accompanied by successful companies in technology and other industries. In the early years, manufacturing companies […]
Bill Seeks To Help Manufacturing In Florida
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — A bill touted as a way to boost Florida’s manufacturing sector by extending a sales tax break passed its first test in a state House panel Wednesday, overcoming scattered objections that it amounts to a giveaway without guarantees it would stimulate job growth. The measure seeks to exempt Florida manufacturers from […]
Small Companies Cashing In On Consumers Desire To Buy American Made Furniture.
Peggy Farabaugh was inspired to sell American-made furniture seven years ago after reading about animal habitats with her children. In the process, she discovered that the wood used to make most of the furniture sold in the U.S. is harvested from rainforests. A desire to raise awareness about wood sources, sustainability and forest conservation led […]
New Gillette Store Fights To Sell Only Made in USA Goods
Small American flags are displayed April 11 at the My Made in America Store in Gillette. All of the products sold from the store are 100 percent made in America. The store opened in November 2012 after owners Rod and Susan Mathis had conceptualized it earlier in the year. Rod came up with the idea […]
Most American Made Cars
GMC – The 2013 GMC Acadia, Buick Enclave, and Chevrolet Traverse share first place for most ‘American made.’ Index uses expanded criteria to score 253 vehicles. Domestic brands have the most American-made content in the United States according to a new index released by American University’s Kogod School of Business. Professor Frank DuBois, a global supply chain […]
How Walmart Plans to Bring Back ‘Made in America’
Bill Saporito Walmart doesn’t make anything. But the giant retailer could play a part in the manufacturing rebound that is taking place in the U.S. with its promise to buy $50 billion more U.S. made goods over the next decade for its Walmart and Sam’s Club stores. It’s a bit ironic, given Walmart’s vast global sourcing organization. […]
Is U.S. Manufacturing Really Back?
Rana Foroohar Is America in the middle of a manufacturing job revival? The latest numbers would make it seem so. The U.S. has added more net manufacturing jobs since the start of 2010 than the rest of the G7 nations put together, with only two other economies, Germany and Canada, increasing […]
How ‘Made in the USA’ is Making a Comeback
“Manufacturing represents a whopping 67% of private-sector R&D spending as well as 30% of the country’s productivity growth” The U.S. economy continues to struggle, and the weak March jobs report — just 88,000 positions were added — briefly spooked the market. But step back and you’ll see a bright spot, perhaps the best economic news the U.S. […]
Boeing Planning $1 Billion Expansion in S.C.
A Boeing 787 Dreamliner accelerates down the runway while taking off on its long-waited first flight Dec. 15, 2009 at Paine Field in Everett, Wash. (Photo: Stephen Brashear Getty Images) Bruce Smith CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — Boeing announced Tuesday it is expanding in South Carolina, investing another $1 billion and creating […]
U.S. Border Patrol Uniforms Manufactured in Mexico
A Customs and Border Protection Border Patrol agent pats down a man before he is returned to Mexico. (Photo: CBP/Gerald L. Nino) Elizabeth Harrington (CNSNews.com) – U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has granted uniform contracts to VF Imagewear, Inc., an apparel company that relies on manufacturing sites in Mexico for […]
Artists Revitalize Rural Manufacturing
Sculptor Hoss Haley (left) and glass-artist Rick Beck experiment with the patented materials of Floorazzo, a tile manufacturer in Siler City, NC. An innovative economic development project is bringing artisans into local industries to collaborate with manufacturers, training workers and expanding into new lines of production. – Courtesy of Art-Force By […]
New Showroom Opens Up World Of The All American Clothing Co. To Public.
Visitors can tour and try on USA made items with the companies` showroom opening. All American Clothing Co., the premier online location for USA made clothing items, announces the debut of its new concept with the opening of a showroom in its Arcanum, Ohio location. Located at 1 Pop Rite Rd, […]
Making Manufacturing Cool
JOHN GUENTHER It doesn’t take a fictional ad guru like Don Draper to let you know working in manufacturing has a branding problem with younger generations. The good news for the California economy is there’s a new image already being crafted. “Manufacturing is cool. It’s not smokestacks anymore,” said […]
Military Must Purchase Made in America Steel
WASHINGTON — U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D), the author of legislation to ensure that armor plates for America’s military is truly “Made in America,” announced on Tuesday that the U.S. Department of Defense restored a 35-year rule requiring that steel purchased by the U.S. military be 100 percent domestically produced. The rule, originally overturned […]
Why Americans Love Small Business
SCOTT SHANE Small business may be the most popular institution in America. According to a 2012 poll conducted on behalf of the Public Affairs Council, 88 percent of Americans view small business favorably. In fact, 68 percent of us would rather pay more to do business with a small business than a big one. Could America’s […]
Women Miss Out on Manufacturing Gains
By Ben Casselman American factories are hiring again. But they aren’t hiring women. Manufacturing, one of the hardest-hit sectors during the recession, has been a leader in the recovery, although as today’s mixed durable goods number shows, the sector has been on shakier ground of late. U.S. factories have added […]
Legislation To End Tax Breaks for Companies Shipping Jobs Overseas
Senator cosponsors Bring Jobs Home Act that rewards companies bringing jobs back to U.S. WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Claire McCaskill is backing a measure to boost job creation by rewarding companies that “insource” jobs to the U.S., while ending tax breaks for those companies shipping jobs overseas. The Bring […]
Experience, Reliability Give Chinese Long Beach Electric Bus Contract
Harry Saltzgaver Long Beach Transit’s board voted Monday to award an $11.5 million contract for 10 all-electric buses to a firm whose parent company is Chinese-owned, noting that the bid complies with Made In America specifications and touting its large experience edge over the second bidder. BYD Motors, the […]
Made in USA Label Pays off For Investors
Adam Shell, NEW YORK — The benefits of the Made-in-the-USA marketing tagline now apply to stocks as well as shoes, SUVs and software. How so? With Europe hobbled by debt, white-hot China cooling and emerging markets slowing, stocks of U.S. companies that get most of their revenue from U.S.-based sales are performing better than companies […]
Our Manufacturing Troubles are Cultural, not Economic
Flickr photo courtesy of Erich Ferdinand Howard A. Tullman It’s not just that shipping is expensive and labor costs are rising. The move away from ‘things’ is much more basic. Is the end of traditional manufacturing in sight? Should the last person out of tonight’s late shift turn off […]
U.S. Must Comply with WTO Meat-Labeling Ruling by May
Rod Nickel (Reuters) – The United States must bring its country-of-origin meat labeling rules into compliance with a earlier World Trade Organization ruling by May 23, 2013, according to a WTO decision on Tuesday, the Canadian government said. The WTO ruled on June 29 that the U.S. country-of-origin labeling […]
How We Could Create Jobs While Reducing The Trade Deficit and National Debt
Michele Nash-Hoff There are numerous ideas and recommendations on how we could create jobs but most job creation programs proposed involve either increased government spending or reductions in income or employment taxes at a time of soaring budget deficits and decreased government revenue. Other recommendations would require legislation to change policies […]
Google Glass Will Be American Made
Tim Bradshaw Google will manufacture Project Glass, its futuristic digital eyewear, in Silicon Valley, in a high-profile example of the return of electronics manufacturing to the US. Google is working with Hon Hai Precision Industry, the Taiwanese contract manufacturer better known as Foxconn, to assemble the sci-fi headset at a facility in Santa Clara, California, according to people familiar […]
Hottest Accessory for Spring? A Made in U.S.A. Label
Jody Melto Made in the U.S.A.What used to be a patriotic rally cry of Appalachian and Rust Belt states (having grown up in a West Virginia steel-working family, I can say that) is now the socially-responsible and eco-friendly marketing campaign for a new trend of designers. And tonight you […]
Reinvigorate America, One Tradesman At A Time
Mediaplanet Publishing released its highly anticipated awareness campaign, “Employing America.” With the aim of educating readers about America’s skilled labor gap, Mediaplanet and industry leaders joined forces to encourage Americans to do their part in rebuilding America. The publication was distributed as a digital campaign as well as a special eight-page broadsheet section within select […]
GOLDMAN SACHS: There Is No Sign Of An American Manufacturing Renaissance
REUTERS/Robert Galbrait Sam RoMar. 24, 2013 One of the big emerging economic stories in the world today is the American manufacturing renaissance. This is the idea that low energy prices, increasing productivity, and rising costs overseas would invigorate the production of goods in the U.S. Goldman Sachs’ Jan Hatzius acknowledges that […]
