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California Governor Loosens Definition of Made in USA for Products

California companies must now actually make their products in the U.S. to call them American-made. Mostly. That federal standard requires that “all or virtually all" of a product’s parts be manufactured domestically and that its final…

Consumer Products, Made in USA, Manufacturing, Production, Reshoring, Sourcing, Technology, Toys

How Made in USA Manufacturing Put K’NEX Back on Track

When the leader of the free world comes calling, most people jump. When the Obama administration first contacted Michael Araten, in November 2012, he hesitated. “I almost deleted the email — it seemed sort of fake,” says Araten, president…

The Reshoring Initiative and Walmart Launch Effort to Help Suppliers Reshore

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

Reshoring Initiative and Walmart Helping Suppliers Reshore

The Reshoring Initiative recently announced a program in partnership with Walmart to help companies manufacture more consumer products in the United States. Walmart has committed to increase its U.S. purchases by $50 billion annually by…

Currency Manipulation, Economy, Factory Closings, Jobs, Made in USA, Manufacturing, Trade Deficit

U.S. Factories Still Haven’t Recovered From The Recession

It took less than a year for America's factory output to rebound from the 1991 recession. It took 3½ years to bounce back from the 2001 recession. Now, six years clear of the Great Recession, manufacturing output still hasn't returned to…

Automotive, Jobs, Made in USA, Production

Ford To Begin Production of Medium-Duty Commercial Trucks

Ford Motor Co. announced, Wednesday, Aug. 12, that Ford F-650/F-750 medium-duty trucks will for the first time roll off the line in the United States, at the company’s Ohio Assembly Plant in Avon Lake. FORD SECURES 1,000-PLUS U.S. JOBS,…

7 Key Facts to Keep in Mind about Walmart’s U.S. Manufacturing Summit

Automotive, Jobs, Made in USA, Manufacturing, Production

South Carolina’s Push to Grow Jobs

CNBC's Phil LeBeau takes a look at South Carolina's efforts to become the nation's new manufacturing hub. While I am no fan of the Chinese owning Volvo, I am proud of "my" home state showing that manufacturing can be accomplished in America.…

Consumer Products, Food Products, Jobs, Made in USA, Manufacturing, Outsourcing, Production

Nabisco to Cut Chicago jobs, Send Some Work to Mexico

Mondelez International (Nabisco) will lay off half its 1,200 employees in its bakery on Chicago's Southwest Side after deciding to invest significantly in a Mexico plant rather than its long-standing facility here. The Nabisco company decided…

Innovation, Jobs, Made in USA, Manufacturing, Production, STEM, Technology

The Next Industrial Revolution Should Happen In America

The ‘Industrial Internet’ is poised to overhaul the way companies manufacture goods, in turn changing our everyday interactions with products. Imagine yourself five years from now, sitting around a picnic table with a group of friends. One…

American Made, Economy, Jobs, Made in USA, Manufacturing, Small Business, Sourcing, Sustainability

Pros and Cons of Outsourcing US Manufacturing Jobs

WHY MANUFACTURING SHOULD RETURN TO AMERICA There has been a staggering loss of manufacturing jobs in the U.S. since the early 2000s, leaving many formerly booming industrial cities as near ghost towns. While many companies try to justify…

Consumer Products, Country of Origin (COOL), Domestic Sourcing, Economy, Made in USA, Manufacturing, Outsourcing, Reshoring, Sourcing, Walmart

7 Key Facts to Keep in Mind about Walmart’s U.S. Manufacturing Summit

It’s been two and a half years since Walmart announced its so-called “U.S. manufacturing initiative”, which means it’s time for another PR-heavy, Walmart manufacturing “summit,” this one in Bentonville, Arkansas on July…