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 pointing at fast fashion giants like Gap, Forever21 and H&M.
The Story behind Starbucks Community Tables, Made in the USA
Made in USA, Manufacturing, ProductionA group of Army Reservists in uniform sit around a community table in a Starbucks near a military base. With coffee cups close, they pour over planning papers. Their attention is focused on the task at hand; unaware the large table they’re using was handmade in the U.S.A. Read more
Butterball to Revive Former Raeford Turkey Plant
Consumer Products, Jobs, Made in USA, ManufacturingGarner-based Butterball LLC will take over a turkey plant formerly occupied by House of Raeford, bringing hundreds of poultry processing jobs back to Hoke County, officials said Thursday. Read more
US Manufacturing: Return of The ‘Made in America’ Label?
Made in USANashville, 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, according to the Brookings Institution. Read more
Is America Ready for “Made in the U.S.A.” Clothing?
Jobs, Made in USA, Manufacturing, Skills GapWhile 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 is true. Can we flip the switch again? Read more
Economic Manufacturing Quantities: The Right Amount and the Right Locations
Economy, Made in USA, Manufacturing, ProductionDoes your manufacturing firm have enough facilities creating the optimum number of products in the right locations? Read more
Made in the USA – Reshoring Children’s Products
Made in USA, Manufacturing, Production, ReshoringFor 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” product, produced overseas, for half the cost? Read more
Accelerating “Made in the USA:” How to Put the Brakes on Fast Fashion
Made in USAIt’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 pointing at fast fashion giants like Gap, Forever21 and H&M.
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Australians Get Hepatitis “A” From Chinese Berries
Consumer Products, RecallsNine Australians have contracted hepatitis A linked with eating contaminated berries from China, with the importer apologizing Tuesday as the food scare spreads. Read more
The American Flag: Made in USA and Creating Jobs in the Process
American Made, Jobs, Made in USA, Manufacturing, ProductionSARAH HOFFMAN/THE WORLD-HERALD
From left, Melissa Kleitsch, Diane Hynek and Laurie Bessler sew American flags at MSA Brand Products in the McBattas Packaging and Printing building in Fairbury, Nebraska. The former Swingster sewing factory — where Bessler worked for 17 years — has been transformed to produce and sell American flags made in the U.S.
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 it has 50 stars and 13 stripes. Read more
2.7 Million American Jobs Lost to China in 10 Years
Currency Manipulation, Economy, Government, Jobs, OutsourcingThere 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. Read more