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

Manufacturing: If You Can Make It Here, Don’t Make It Anywhere Else

People are often surprised when I tell them that my company produces 100 percent of its products here in the United States. After all, my firm, WallMonkeys makes custom wall decals at a time when cheap vinyl stickers fill the aisles at…

Economy, Exports, Made in USA

As Currency War Erupts, Investors Buy American

The U.S. economy is facing a predicament the Federal Reserve didn't anticipate — a stronger than expected U.S. dollar. Investors are encouraged to Buy American. While a strong dollar is great in theory because it reduces the cost of foreign…

Economy, Made in USA, Manufacturing, Production

Economic Manufacturing Quantities: The Right Amount and the Right Locations

Does your manufacturing firm have enough facilities creating the optimum number of products in the right locations? As manufacturing abroad became viable, the siting options became innumerable. Now, already difficult decisions are becoming more…

Currency Manipulation, Economy, Government, Jobs, Outsourcing

2.7 Million American Jobs Lost to China in 10 Years

There 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. The Economic Policy Institute, a left-leaning economic…

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

The Rise of ‘Made by China’ in America

Later this year along the banks of the James River outside Richmond, Virginia, a paper products maker based in northeastern China will begin construction on a new U.S. manufacturing plant. The factory will churn the region's straw and…

Economy, Exports, Made in USA, Manufacturing, Reshoring

With Exports Rising, US Cities Expand Their Global Footprint

It's well-known American jobs have been lost to overseas competition. While work on U.S. manufacturing floors has declined, overseas markets have developed a growing appetite for American-made goods—from chemicals and wood products, to…

Economy, Jobs, Made in USA, Manufacturing, Reshoring

Documentary: Made by China in… America?

Documentary: Made by China in America? directed by Miao Wang about Chinese firms bringing manufacturing to the U.S. It is part of Morgan Spurlock's "We the Economy" series (www.wetheeconomy.com). When I was a baby, my mom waited in line…

Consumer Products, Economy, Jobs, Small Business

The Made in America Store Thrives

Economy, Jobs

Why the US Will Power the World Economy in 2015

Why the US Will Power the World Economy in 2015 - The United States is back, and ready to drive global growth in 2015. [p][/p] After long struggling to claw its way out of the Great Recession, the world's biggest economy is on an extended…

Economy, Jobs, Manufacturing, Outsourcing

Why America’s Middle Class is Lost

The middle class took America to the moon. Then something went horribly wrong. DOWNEY, CALIF. — One day in 1967, Bob Thompson sprayed foam on a hunk of metal in a cavernous factory south of Los Angeles. And then another day, not too…