Foxconn are considering a move to the USA. As you know the iPhone 5 is made at Foxconn in China right now and it has been causing quite a few problems for both the manufacturer and Apple. Foxconn are now looking into cities in the US, which include Los Angeles and Detroit to determine which […]
Rumour has it that we could see Apple iPhone 6 before the end of August or by early September at the latest. Everyone is waiting to hear that the iPhone 6 is in production, it would have to be sometime soon if it is to come out with iOS 7. We have seen many concepts […]
The Game, a Phenix City, Ala.-based manufacturer of sporting apparel for nearly a thousand collegiate baseball teams, recently announced a new line of American-made products — American Threads — to be manufactured in North Carolina. The company, founded in 1986 by Neil Stillwell, owns manufacturing operations in Mexico, Honduras and El […]
Workers prepare engine cylinder liners for packaging at the US distribution arm of ZYNP China Manufacturing, in Romulus, Michigan, near Detroit. Michael Barris / China Daily Despite the Motor City’s bankruptcy filing last week, its abundant engineering talent and car history lure Chinese automobile companies seeking global expansion, as Michael Barris […]
Politicians love promoting “made in America” during an election season but tend to forget about it once the dust settles. And so, for all the praise of American manufacturing in the last campaign — by Democrats and Republicans alike — very little has actually been done. So what happened to a […]
Moto X Colors Thousands of Android devices have been made by consumer electronics manufacturers. Maybe you know the Samsung Galaxy S4 or a Verizon Droid, but the rest of them can easily blend together. Unfortunately your browser does not support IFrames. Breaking News | Celebrity News | More ABC News Videos But, after a year in the works, […]
Factory workers assembling the Moto X will make as little as $9-an-hour, if the help wanted ads are to be believed. Reposted from The Atlantic Today, Google-owned Motorola is officially announcing the new Moto X, an Android-powered device that, as its ads remind us, will be the first smartphone actually manufactured in the […]
The President of the United States will be speaking about rebuilding America’s middle class from the depths of an Amazon warehouse in Tennessee. His message and the site from which he’ll deliver it are dissonant, given Amazon’s prominence as a massive importer and employer of temporary workers, two truths that make it harder […]
Bangladeshi garment workers shout slogans during a protest in Dhaka, on July 14, 2013. Hundreds of Bangladeshi garment workers have set fire to their factory to demand a better bonus before the country’s main Muslim festival. police tell AFP. (AFP/File) DHAKA (AFP) – Hundreds of Bangladeshi garment workers set fire to […]
Lakishka Raybon hunches over her work station, ear buds tucked neatly in place. With a pair of tweezers in one hand and a stylus in the other, she carefully lifts each tiny component from a tray and delicately places it inside the quarter-sized circle that will soon become a wristwatch. It […]
Each pair of jeans from the All American Clothing Co. comes with a Certificate of Authenticity to showcase that it was made with USA materials by USA workers. People around the country are getting prepared for the upcoming school year with ‘back to school’ sales popping up in almost every corner. […]
It’s clear that “made in America” is an evolving trend affecting the industrial real estate market today. Reposted from GlobeST.com: As manufacturers continue to weigh the costs of moving goods in today’s market, increases in labor, shipping, and fuel expenses are driving many global companies to bring production back to North America. The result is an increasing […]
In the wake of Bangladesh’s Rana Plaza disaster, consumers are showing new interest in brands that do right by their workers. No matter how many people switch to thrift store shopping or donning dresses stitched by a local designer, fast fashion isn’t going anywhere anytime soon. But big retailers such as H&M operate on such […]
Today (07/29/13), China Labor Watch (CLW) published an investigative report detailing the labor violations of three factories of Pegatron Group, a major supplier to Apple. In 2013, Apple has increased its orders to these factories, which have benefited from and relied upon labor violations to increase their competitive edge. CLW’s investigations revealed at least 86 […]
A sign advertising Smithfield hams hangs at the Taste of Smithfield restaurant and gourmet market in Smithfield, Virginia May 30, 2013. Photo Credit: Reuters/Rich-Joseph Facun (Reuters) – The government has decided to take an additional 45 days to review a Chinese company’s plan to purchase Smithfield Foods, the world’s largest pork […]
Being a good business is easier than ever, makes your products sell more, and makes life a lot less risky for you–and the people who work for you. Reposted from Fast Company: I can’t think of anything that illustrates the human cost of doing business more than the tragedy […]
Made in the USA: Classic pieces by Billykirk (top left), Alden (bottom left), and Levi’s Vintage Clothing (right) Reposted from Esquire: Welcome to Green Style, a series that shows you how to make your wardrobe more environmentally friendly — all without sacrificing your personal look. These days, everyone is jumping […]
New tools are making US sourcing a more profitable bet. Today, the wave of technological innovation in communication systems and production tools is making it easier to bring new products to market faster than the competition by designing, refining and manufacturing them right here in the United States. For […]
Reposted from The New York Times: Americans overwhelmingly support labeling foods that have been genetically modified or engineered, according to a New York Times poll conducted this year, with 93 percent of respondents saying that foods containing such ingredients should be identified. Three-quarters of Americans expressed concern about genetically […]
Reposted from Racked: Until 2010, most of Lucky Brand’s jeans were made in the U.S. But after that, the company switched to manufacturing the vast majority of its goods in countries including China, Indonesia, and Mexico. Now, with parent company Fifth & Pacific reportedly in the final stages of selling the brand to private-equity […]
Reposted from Forbes: What would you do if all the manufacturing work lost to low-cost countries came back overnight? Would you approach those returning business relationships the same ways you did before the work was pulled? Would you ramp up technology and personnel to match conditions exactly as they were? And more importantly, would you […]
Reposted from Forbes: An interesting little point made in passing at The Verge is this about Google‘s upcoming Moto X. There’s a rather large difference between “Made in America” and “assembled in America”. And it’s also true that given the difference between those two the least valuable part of the process is the “assembled” part. It […]
HARRISBURG — Republicans and Democrats in the state House often clash over political and legislative issues. But on one important subject — how to promote manufacturing in Pennsylvania — there is cooperation, both politically and geographically. In an effort to boost companies engaged in manufacturing, House Republicans and Democrats […]
Reposted from PhillyBurbs.com By CONGRESSMAN MIKE FITZPATRICKAs our nation’s economy begins to recover, it is imperative that the United States bring manufacturing jobs back to America. This goal has been at the top of my agenda, And so I was pleased to read the series published in the Courier Times and […]
Great news for patriots everywhere – things are finally being made in the USA again! Great! What things? Actually, the same things that have always been made in the USA. Things like Tervis tumblers, Unionwear apparel and Fiestaware. Better yet, a whole new crop of newer businesses are growing […]
Rick Lotuff is a third-generation manufacturer whose first claim to fame was starting the Berkshire Blanket Company in 1993 when he was 21 years old. He has high hopes that his second claim to fame will be reawakening an industry that once thrived in an historic New England town. In September 2012, Lotuff launched American Blanket […]
Reposted from Newsobserver.com WASHINGTON — After surviving years of drought and watching the size of the U.S. cattle herd fall to its lowest level in more than 60 years, Texas cattleman Bob McCan would just as soon steer clear of the U.S. government’s latest meat-labeling rules. For many U.S. consumers, […]
Reposted from The New York Post Cash tolls at the Verrazano Bridge hit a whopping $15 last March. Apparently, that’s not high enough for Chuck Schumer. New York’s senior senator wants the Metropolitan Transportation Authority to use steel made in America rather than China for a bridge-rehab project, even […]
The city of Detroit has faced serious economic challenges in the past decade, with a shrinking population and tax base while trying to maintain essential services. With its bankruptcy filing, the city of Detroit has entered uncharted territory. It’s a dark place that no major U.S. city has ever gone—but that could change.Despite the uncertainties […]
Reposted from Thomas Net – Industry Market Trends Not only are American companies pulling back on their overseas production, but foreign businesses view the United States as an attractive alternative to producing at home. It could be that America is becoming a low-cost manufacturing destination. As the costs of […]
