
First American-Built Lexus ES 350 to Come Off Assembly Line
When Toyota came to Kentucky 30 years ago, it changed the way business was done in the Commonwealth.
On Oct. 19, it changed just a little bit more.
The Toyota complex in Georgetown, which produces Camrys, Avalons and Venzas, will unveil…

FTC Closes Probe of Walmart Over Misleading Made in USA Labels
Wal-Mart is making a big deal out of the fact that much of its merchandise is "Made in the U.S.A." The company is two years into a 10-year plan to spend some $250 billion more on products from U.S. factories and even hosts an annual summit…

6 Things You Didn’t Know About Fast Fashion
Fast Fashion - a term used to describe cheap and affordable clothes which are the result of catwalk designs moving into stores in the fastest possible way in order to respond to the latest trends.
In the 1980s and 1990s, a new production…

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 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…

California Now Allows Firms to Tell Consumers a Made in USA Lie
California long required that any manufacturer wanting to say that a product is made in America must, in fact, have a product that's made in America.
A new state law changes that — and makes it practically impossible for consumers to know…

Walmart’s Suppliers Are Finally Fighting Back
After years of meeting demands for ever cheaper prices, many Wal-Mart Stores Inc. suppliers are saying no to new margin-squeezing storage fees and a payment schedule that could delay for months how quickly some are paid.
The world’s largest…

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…

Project To Create Jobs. Made in America Store Expanding
"Project to Create Jobs in Construction, Manufacturing, Tourism & Retail in Buffalo Niagara"
On a sunny, late summer afternoon, Mark Andol – Founder and CEO of the Made in America Store – led a groundbreaking for his latest project,…

Call Centers: Reshoring Instead of Offshoring
Call centers are coming back to America, and flyover country is proving to be the biggest beneficiary in new jobs and overall boosts to local economies.
As major U.S.-based operators of call centers and contact centers increasingly sour on relying…