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Economy, Jobs, Made in USA, Manufacturing, Outsourcing, Production, Reshoring

Good Jobs Aren’t Coming Back

SPRING HILL, Tenn.—The hulking General Motors factory in this town south of Nashville undermines the complaints by politicians left and right that America doesn’t make things anymore. A year ago, GM announced it was moving production…

American Made, CLOTHING -MEN & WOMEN, Economy, Jobs, Manufacturing, Production, Reshoring

Under Armour, Why Not Made in USA?

Wondering why Under Armour couldn't make some products in U.S.? When I consider what Kevin Plank, the CEO of Under Armour, has going on — running a global sports apparel company that broke $3 billion in sales last year; developing a new…

How the Trans-Pacific Partnership Threatens America's Manufacturing Resurgence

Economy, Government, Jobs, Manufacturing, TPP

Trans-Pacific Partnership Threatens Manufacturing in USA

Some firms have slowly been moving operations back to the U.S. Will the new TPP trade deal undo the progress? Not all of the dire predictions about the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) turned out to be true, but Ross Perot, who expected…

"American manufacturing is back!" breathlessly exclaim the ebullient cheerleaders in locales such as Forbes and the Boston Consulting Group. But while U.S. manufacturing may have bounced back slightly from Great Recession-lows, the reality is that America's manufacturing recovery remains tenuous. On this National Manufacturing Day, policymakers can and should be doing much more to stimulate the growth and competitiveness of America's manufacturing economy.

Domestic Sourcing, Economy, Government, Jobs, Made in USA, MANUFACTURERS, Manufacturing, Manufacturing & Sourcing, Production, Reshoring

Manufacturing Day Highlights Opportunities to Bolster US Manufacturing

"American manufacturing is back!" breathlessly exclaim the ebullient cheerleaders in locales such as Forbes and the Boston Consulting Group. But while U.S. manufacturing may have bounced back slightly from Great Recession-lows, the reality…

Sherrill Manufacturing, America's only remaining flatware maker, emerges from bankruptcy with a new focus

American Made, Domestic Sourcing, Economy, Jobs, Made in USA, Manufacturing

Sherrill Manufacturing, America’s Remaining Flatware Maker, Emerges From Bankruptcy

Sherrill, NY - Bob James wasn't ready to give it up after nearly 30 years of making countless forks, spoons and knives at the same factory in this small Central New York community known as The Silver City. He survived the plant's transition…

Why and How Every Fashion Business Can Be a Sustainable One

Consumer Products, Domestic Sourcing, Economy, Education, Jobs, Manufacturing, Marketing Your Brand, Production, Small Business, Sourcing, Sustainability

Sustainable: Why and How Every Fashion Business Can Be One

I think every brand out there should be a sustainable brand. If you’re not thinking about the future, especially the future outside of just your fashion brand, you shouldn’t be taking on the responsibility of creating products; the impact…

Automotive, Economy, Jobs, Manufacturing

Ford Shifts Truck Production from Mexico to Ohio

Ford's heavy duty pickup trucks which used to be built in Mexico started rolling off an assembly line in Ohio this week. That's good news for the 1,000 Ford workers in Ohio, who might have otherwise been out of work. It's also good publicity…

Economy, Factory Closings, Jobs, Made in USA, Manufacturing

Hanover: Just Another Factory Closing

Inside every dishwasher, refrigerator, and washing machine is a little valve that directs the flow of water. For decades, most of these valves have come from a factory in the northwestern corner of Illinois, but not after today. The solenoid…

Economy, Jobs, Manufacturing, Public Policy

$15 Minimum Wage Threatens 5.3 Million US Manufacturing Jobs

It’s a standard part of the current public policy discourse that raising the minimum wage won’t have much, if indeed any, effect on the number of jobs available to Americans to do. It’s easy enough to show that most of those earning the…

Economy, Jobs, Manufacturing, Outsourcing

Boeing Planning To Build a Factory in China?

Shanghai (AFP) - Plans for a Boeing factory in China have been submitted to the government in Beijing, state-run media reported Tuesday ahead of President Xi Jinping's US visit, where he will tour one of its plants. A Boeing factory in China…