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American Made, Consumer Products, Domestic Sourcing, Made in USA, Manufacturing

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…

Currency Manipulation, Economy, Jobs, Manufacturing, Trade Deficit

The Trade Deficit is Responsible for Manufacturing Job Loss

Growing trade deficit and the collapse of manufacturing output following the Great Recession are directly responsible for the loss of 5 million U.S. manufacturing jobs that occurred between 2000 and 2014. As the figure below shows, manufacturing…

Chinese Made Cars Arrive in U.S. Showrooms, Will U.S. Get Buick Made in China?

Automotive, Manufacturing

Is the U.S. Ready for a Buick Made in China?

In 2013, General Motors polled some U.S. Buick dealers about their volume and model-mix expectations for a new vehicle: a compact crossover that has since been launched in China as the Buick Envision. It's two years later and there's…

Automotive, Manufacturing

UAW to Address Possible China-Made Buick Import

The UAW said Tuesday it plans to address during contract negotiations the speculation that General Motors Co. is considering importing a Buick SUV to the U.S. from China. “After the sacrifices made by U.S. taxpayers and the U.S. workforce…

American Made, Country of Origin (COOL), Domestic Sourcing, Economy, Jobs, MANUFACTURERS, Manufacturing, Production

Chinese Textile Manufacturers Bring Jobs Back to America

Twenty-five years ago, Ni Meijuan earned $19 a month working the spinning machines at a vast textile factory in the Chinese city of Hangzhou. Now at the Keer Group’s cotton mill in South Carolina, which opened in March, Ms. Ni is training…

Economy, Jobs, MANUFACTURERS, Manufacturing, Public Policy, Technology

What’s So Great About Manufacturing?

Democrats and Republicans disagree on a lot, but leaders of both parties are as keen now as they were decades ago to embrace manufacturing jobs. G.O.P. Presidential candidates, including Jeb Bush and Marco Rubio, have spoken of a “renaissance”…

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.…