By Zhang Monan for China Daily08/20/2012 China has to change its manufacturing strategy to be more innovative in technology and compete with a ‘reviving’ USChina is expected to face fiercer-than-ever competition from the United States in the manufacturing sector, making it all the more urgent for Beijing to expedite its industrial […]
August 20, 2012 STARKVILLE, Miss. — Mississippi spent 50 years poaching factories from the North with cheap land, labor and government incentives before hitting headwinds from China, where labor was even cheaper. But industry leaders say the Magnolia State and the rest of the country have a chance to reverse manufacturing losses. Harry Moser, president […]
Register Now for this workshop August 22nd 9am – 11am The Reshoring Initiative, founded by Harry Moser, offers the knowledge and tools to help manufacturers accurately assess costs and make the right sourcing decisions, a process which often results in reshoring. Mississippi State University is doing systems-based research on the reshoring problem and […]
Rep. Steny HoyerU.S. Representative, Maryland’s 5th congressional district08/20/2012 Since our nation’s earliest days, Americans have excelled at envisioning new ideas and transforming them into the products that make the world run. From the Bell telephone, to the Wright brothers’ airplane to the first personal computer, innovation has driven American enterprise from […]
Just received our samples. Can’t wait to show them off today! | Photo Credit: Margarita Mendoza, Founder, The Made in America Movement The Iconic Red Party Cup now becomes a permanent item. We received sample press kits of the new reusable Red Party Cup Made in the U.S.A. by Trudeau USA. […]
Roger KilmerAugust 16, 2012 In the spirit of less talk, more results, Manufacturing Day has been launched and is being championed by dozens of organizations. It will be celebrated on October 5th with plant tours and open houses at as many manufacturers as possible across the country. Why do we need a national […]
Acting Secretary Rebecca BlankAugust 16, 2012 I just returned from the White House Business Council American Economic Competitiveness Forum on Manufacturing, where I had an opportunity to hear from a group of American manufacturers—representing businesses of all sizes from across the country—about how the Obama Administration can continue to support them as they build things […]
By Susan CrabtreeAugust 16, 2012 President Obama is using all the White House weapons at his disposal to woo voters in critical swing states in the campaign’s final stretch, announcing a $30 million investment aimed at creating a manufacturing hub in Ohio to help boost technology and create jobs in a three-state […]
By CAMERON MCWHIRTERAugust 13, 2012 FRANKLIN, Va.—Three years ago, International Paper Co. IP 0.00% closed an enormous mill here that for generations had churned out white office paper, putting 1,100 people out of work and dealing a major blow to this tidewater city of 8,500. Now, the world’s largest producer of paper products is reopening […]
These infographics detail key findings from the 2011 Wind Market Report. | Infographic by Sarah Gerrity. David DanielsonAssistant Secretary for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Yesterday, the Energy Department and Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory released a new report highlighting strong growth in America’s wind energy market in 2011 and underscoring the importance of continued policy support and […]
Ted CarterAugust 14, 2012 A Florida company’s decision to relocate part of its manufacturing operation from Mexico to Clarksdale gives Mississippi a win in a national “reshoring” effort by which states hope to persuade U.S. manufacturers to bring some or all of their operations home. HVAC equipment manufacturer AirGuide […]
Farok J. ContractorYaleGlobal, 7 August 2012 NEWARK, NJ: Some 2.8 million American jobs – 70 percent of them in manufacturing – have been lost since 2001 because of the US trade deficit with China, according to a recent Economic Policy Institute study. Indeed, consumers visiting a Wal-Mart or Macy’s are hard pressed to find much made in […]
Hal Sirkin08/12/2012 The U.S. is at the start of a manufacturing renaissance that will generate two to three million jobs and provide $100 billion of added economic growth over this decade. This renaissance is being sparked by a trend that is both remarkable and rational. What’s remarkable is that manufacturers are starting to bring back […]
Photo Credit: Daniel Marsula/Post-Gazette August 12, 2012 By Vivek Wadhwa A furor broke out after it was reported that the uniforms of U.S. Olympians had been manufactured in China. “They should take all the uniforms, put them in a big pile and burn them,” said an apoplectic Sen. Harry Reid. The story tapped into the anger […]
Dee DepassAugust 10, 2012 MINNEAPOLIS – Two years ago, Calibur11 in Duluth, Minn., did what any other cash-strapped manufacturer looking to prune costs would do: Turn to China. But the maker of game console cases is happily shifting its manufacturing operations back to the United States, discovering that doing business […]
BY ERIC HENRY AUG 09, 2012 If anyone tells you that ending the Bush tax cuts for the richest 2 percent would hurt job creation, tell them to talk with me. We founded our business, TS Designs, in 1977 as a small manual screen-printing company and grew to land contracts with some […]
August 09, 2012By: By Troy A. Mills Many in the general population may not realize we are at a critical point in U.S. manufacturing, and no nation has ever thrived without a strong manufacturing base. The average age of a toolmaker/machinist in the U.S. is older than 50, and for […]
by Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP 8/10/2012 Congress recently introduced the whimsically titled bill, the “Team U.S.A. Made in America Act,” which would require the United States Olympic Committee to ensure that ceremonial uniforms for the Olympic team are assembled in the United States with fabrics manufactured in the United States. Regardless […]
Complying with the Made in USA Standard (Copied in its entirety from the FTC page. Nothing has been edited) Introduction The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is charged with preventing deception and unfairness in the marketplace. The FTC Act gives the Commission the power to bring law enforcement actions against false or misleading claims that a […]
August 10, 2012 By PAUL A. ARGENTI Professor of corporate communication at the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth College. Over the last few weeks, as the United States competed and mostly won in the international sports arena at the 2012 Olympics in London, the country itself seemed to suffer from a reputational setback in headlines from many […]
India will acquire ten C-17 Globemaster-III aircrafts from Boeing for $4.1 billion, which will be delivered in 2013. | Picture courtesy: Boeing Aug 11, 2012 by Uttara Choudhury New York: India, a big buyer of American arms, is understandably concerned by a key US senate committee report that finds vast numbers of counterfeit […]
2012 HONDA CIVIC EX Written by: Nikki Gordon-BloomfieldAugust 9, 2012 With the yen weak against the dollar, Japanese automakers like Honda, Nissan and Toyota are working hard to relocate production of U.S. market cars to the U.S. Now it seems Honda has chosen the U.S. as its development base for […]
Aug. 10, 2012 By MarketWatch Europe has finally found something it can export to China–falling growth. China’s July exports were up a miserable 1% year-on-year, compared with a 11.3% rise in June. Exports to the European Union led the decline, down 16.2% year-on-year. Not all of China’s export woes are […]
By JOSEPH BERGERPublished: August 7, 2012 The hulking five-story brick factory, complete with an emblematic smokestack, once braided rope for New York’s shipbuilding industry and employed hundreds of blue-collar workers. It no longer makes rope, but in a promising twist for the city’s survival as a place where things are […]
By Matt Steiner August 01, 2012 Millions of U.S. jobs have been lost due to American businesses seeking lower cost alternatives to manufacture their goods in other countries. I understand the importance of allowing free trade, but this has gone way too far. Our economy has suffered greatly from it. As a […]
Many U.S. trade schools, such as the Lanier Technical College outside Atlanta, are seeing a jump in enrollment in manufacturing-related programs as need for skilled factory workers explodes. | Photo Credit: Lanier Technical College By Parija Kavilanz July 31, 2012 NEW YORK (CNNMoney) — Trade schools nationwide are bursting at the seams as demand for skilled […]
August 1, 2012 American Made Dorm launched its college bedding line earlier this year to meet the needs of college students who seek stylish, high quality bedding made in America. Regarding the company’s product line expansion, Caroline Eager, founder, commented, “American Made Dorm has made the decision to expand into the home bedding market due […]
By Bernie Becker07/30/12 The Commerce Department, in a preliminary Monday decision, announced that it was setting tariffs as high as 82 percent on large washing machines made in South Korea and Mexico. Spurred on by a complaint from Whirlpool, the department’s International Trade Commission placed anti-dumping duties on washers […]
By Carolyn Shapiro The Virginian-Pilot July 30, 2012 VIRGINIA BEACH At a small table surrounded by a crowd at the Ynot Wednesdays? Farmers Market, Shannon Rice offered samples of her goat cheese infused with herbs or sun-dried tomatoes. “I do all my own milking and everything,” Rice told a couple during the weekly market at Town […]
Tower sections for wind turbines made in China were unloaded at Long Beach, Calif., in 2010. The government said it increased the duties because China sold the towers at less than fair value. | Photo Credit: Tim Rue/Bloomberg News By DIANE CARDWELLPublished: July 27, 2012 Chinese manufacturers have been illegally selling steel […]
