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Economy, Jobs, Manufacturing, Production, Public Policy, TPP

TPP: Another Nail in the Coffin of American Manufacturing

On January 25, 2016, the Peterson Institute for International Economics (PIIE) released a report on the TPP (Trans-Pacific Partnership) trade agreement. The Coalition for a Prosperous America (CPA) promptly released their commentary on the…

American Made, Consumer Products, Economy, Jobs, Production, Reshoring

Whirlpool to Expand Dishwasher Assembly Plant in Ohio

Whirlpool Corp. confirmed on Thursday said it would invest $40.6 million in its Findlay, Ohio, plant, and anticipates adding 50 new jobs at the dishwasher-manufacturing facility. The company said the 86,400-square-foot expansion will boost…

Super Bowl WeatherTech Fleshes Out Made In USA Message, work, jobs , job

Automotive, Economy, Jobs, Made in USA, Manufacturing, Production, Small Business

Why a Small Company Like WeatherTech Keeps Coming Back to the Super Bowl

Everyone's favorite big-spending automotive floor-mat manufacturer, WeatherTech, is back for its third straight Super Bowl—and will run the 30-second spot below in the first half of the game, after throwing down a challenge to two different…

Economy, Jobs, Manufacturing, Military, Skills Gap, Veterans

Skills Gap: Why It’s Creating New Manufacturing Opportunities

American Manufacturing at a Crossroads The American manufacturing sector is booming — but not without its challenges. While demand for Made in America products surges, a critical issue threatens the long-term growth of U.S. industry: the…

Currency Manipulation, Economy, Jobs, Made in USA, News, Politics, Public Policy, TPP

TPP Trade Deal Being Sold With Bogus Economic Models

The Trans-Pacific Partnership Trade deal is terrible even apart from its quantifiable economic effects, as it threatens our environment, our health, our democracy, our sovereignty, our security and many other things. But it is also a lousy deal…

American Made, BAGS – HANDBAGS, PACKBACKS, BOOKBAGS, Domestic Sourcing, Jobs, Made in USA, Manufacturing, Recycling, Small Business, Sustainability

50 Years on the Road to Made in America

Our organization, Mountain Bird Designs, is a new member of The Made in America Movement. Our premier products are business bags and clutches for women. We are a start-up company located in Western North Carolina. Hello. My name is Michele…

Economy, Jobs, Walmart

Walmart: It Came, It Conquered, Now It’s Packing Up and Leaving

The Town’n Country grocery in Oriental, North Carolina, a local fixture for 44 years, closed its doors in October after a Walmart store opened for business. Now, three months later -- and less than two years after Walmart arrived -- the retail…

Economy, Jobs, Made in USA, Walmart

Walmart to Shut Hundreds of Stores Across USA

Walmart Stores Inc. plans to shutter 269 stores, the most in at least two decades, as it abandons its experimental small-format Express outlets and looks to streamline the chain. The move by the largest private employer in the U.S. will affect…

American Made, Consumer Products, Government, Jobs, Made in USA, Manufacturing

Schumer to Feds: Incorrect Use of ‘Made in America’ Label Hurting Central NY Company

Schumer: Feds are currently listing flatware and other products made by companies as 'American-Made' when they are actually produced overseas, putting companies that manufacture in the U.S., like Sherrill Manufacturing in Central, NY, at a disadvantage.…

Walmart Imports From China Displaced 400,000 Jobs, a Study Says

Economy, Jobs, Manufacturing, Outsourcing, Reshoring, Walmart

Study Says: Walmart Imports From China Displaced 400,000 Jobs

Imports from China by Walmart, the nation’s largest retailer and biggest importer, eliminated or displaced over 400,000 jobs in the United States between 2001 and 2013, according to an estimate by the Economic Policy Institute, a progressive…