Ann Arbor Firm Constructing Homes with Products Made in America
As Ann Arbor Builders Inc. hops aboard the slow train to economic recovery, the company wants to bring along other American businesses.
Entries by Margarita Mendoza
Those Manufacturing Jobs Aren't Coming Back You Know, Not Ever
Every country has them, those who say that the only thing wrong is that there aren’t enough people making enough things that can be dropped on their feet. That everything would be better if we could just have more of those good old manufacturing jobs.
More Manufacturing Work Returns to U.S. Shores
Wage pressure in China transportation costs push U.S. companies to shift production back home. In the corner of a manufacturing plant in St. Charles, a dozen workers steadily assembled electric motors that, until December, were produced in China.
Manufacturing Jobs Await Skilled Workers
Advocates of a strong U.S. manufacturing industry are heartened by the prospects of more companies returning well-paying factory jobs to our shores. Boston Consulting Group forecasts the “reshoring” trend could create 2 million to 3 million jobs by the end of the decade — 600,000 to 1 million in factories and the rest in support […]
The New American Divide: the American way of life is fading…
America is coming apart. For most of our nation’s history, whatever the inequality in wealth between the richest and poorest citizens, we maintained a cultural equality known nowhere else in the world—for whites, anyway. “The more opulent citizens take great care not to stand aloof from the people,” wrote Alexis de Tocqueville, the great […]
Luzerne County (PA) Manufacturer to Expand, Create 80 New Jobs
Luzerne County (PA) Manufacturer to Expand, Create 80 New Jobs HARRISBURG, Pa., April 12, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ Governor Tom Corbett announced today that Certech Inc., a manufacturer of ceramic cores, will create 80 new jobs and retain 185 positions through consolidating an out-of-state operation to its Luzerne County facility.”My administration is committed to creating […]
The Return of 'Made in America'
The Return of ‘Made in America’ 4/11/2012 | Written By Anthony Mirhaydari, MSN Money For all our problems, the stage is set for a renaissance of US manufacturing. That’s largely because our dollars are worth less and our pay is shrinking. Clearly, something’s still wrong with the economy. By the metrics that matter to most people, […]
Which Logo Would You Choose for The Made in America Movement?
Last week we asked if there was anyone interested in donating their time and/or skills to The Made in America Movement.Santi Acosta from SantiDesign came forward and donated his time. He offered to help us come up with a LOGO for our Facebook page as well as our website.Below are the samples he came up […]
Gestamp Making $100 Million Investment in South Charleston Stamping Plant
Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin announced that Gestamp, a Spanish automotive company, will re-open the South Charleston stamping plant, investing a minimum of $100 million and eventually creating an estimated 700 jobs.
U.S. Manufacturing, Household Spending Probably Rose
Economists said before a report today that manufacturing probably picked up in the U.S. in March, showing it is weathering a slowdown in global growth. The Institute for Supply Management’s factory index climbed to 53 from 52.4 in February, according to a median estimate of 55 economists surveyed by Bloomberg News. Readings greater than 50 […]
The Great Reversal: Playing the U.S. Manufacturing Boom
Playing the U.S. Manufacturing Boom Written by: Jack Hough for The Wall Street Journal Jack Hough is a columnist at SmartMoney.com Email: jack.hough@dowjones.com Investors who have favored emerging markets like China in recent years should pay attention to another growing manufacturing center. It boasts plenty of skilled workers; cheap and abundant energy; stable institutions; and a large […]
3 Reasons America Is Having A Major Manufacturing Renaissance
Written by: Sam Ro for Business Insider – Money Game Contact:e-mail:sro@businessinsider.com Subscribe to his twitter feed America is making stuff again.The Wall Street Journal‘s Jack Hough wrote an article about the hot new idea economists are buzzing about: the American manufacturing boom.Hough spoke to Bank of America Merrill Lynch economist Neil Dutta who identified three trends that lay the foundation to a […]
More Than 1 Million Manufacturing Jobs Could Be Created in USA if Americans Purchased More 'Made in USA' Goods – Economist Says
By Teresa Dixon Murray, The Plain Dealer If housing was growing now at the pace it was until 2006, unemployment would likely be 2 percentage points lower and economic growth would be 2 points higher. And if Americans spent just $100 billion on U.S. goods instead of foreign goods – a gap that has widened the last […]
Made in USA Making a Comeback – Furniture Company’s Revival Has Global Message
LINCOLNTON, N.C. (AP) — When Bruce Cochrane’s family furniture company became an empty factory, he wouldn’t drive by the building, even though it was just a short ride from home. There were just too many memories of what was — and what he was sure would never be again.Five generations of Cochranes had been furniture […]
The What Works Project – What do you love that is Made in America?
The folks over at GOOD/Corps were in touch with us last night regarding this awesome opportunity for our followers. First of all, we are excited that we are on their radar! Wooohooo- The Movement is spreading! So keep doing what you are all doing… sharing our page and raising awareness. What Works Project Overview General […]
2 Connecticut Shoreline Firms Collaborate on 'Buy American Act'
Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro visited Engineering Specialties, Inc. in North Branford to see the manufacture of evacuated tube solar thermal collectors for Apricus, also a North Branford company. Left to right: Apricus Vice President Nigel Ruddell, Apricus engineer Eric Skiba, Rosa, ESI’s Vice President Carmen Ciardiello, ESI’s President Ronald Delfini, and Apricus marketing person Shannon Horsley. […]
Made in USA – All American Clothing Company Keeps True to Its Name
By: Elizabeth Peterson, BusinessNewsDaily Contributor Lawson Nickol, founder and president of the All American Clothing Company, doesn’t talk about business in terms of profit and loss. Instead, he measures his success as a businessman by how well he sleeps at night. And lately, he’s been sleeping really well.His online retail and manufacturing company, based in Arcanum, Ohio, is […]
USA Manufacturing, Household Spending Probably Rose
By Lorraine Woellert – Apr 2, 2012Manufacturing probably picked up in the U.S. in March, showing it is weathering a slowdown in global growth, economists said before a report today.The Institute for Supply Management’s factory index climbed to 53 from 52.4 in February, according to a median estimate of 55 economists surveyed by Bloomberg News. Readings greater than 50 signal growth. […]
#POTUS Gets Made in Maine New Balance Sneakers
This photo released Friday, March 30, 2012 by Rep Mike Michaud, D-Maine, and New Balance, shows details of a pair of New Balance running shoes, customized for President Barack Obama, at the company’s Norridgewock, Maine, facility. Michaud had the special pair of shoes made for the president to underscore the company’s production in Maine, where […]
Can Manufacturing Jobs Come Back? 2025 Update: What We’ve Learned Since Foxconn
The Manufacturing Paradox of 2025 Thirteen years have passed since Apple’s Foxconn scandal shook American consumers. Back in February 2012, revelations about factory conditions in China sparked heated debates about whether manufacturing could—or should—return home. The answer seemed clear then: it wouldn’t. Economists argued the decline was irreversible. Globalization was the future. The game was […]
