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American Made, Apparel, Domestic Sourcing, Manufacturing, Reshoring, Sustainability

Why Clothing Startups Are Returning To American Factories

Startups are returning to American factories, and it's no longer (just) about patriotism or marketing. These brands want to create the best, most innovative clothes in the world. At the swanky Prudential Center in the heart of Boston's shopping…

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

China Is Buying Its Way Into the U.S. Economy

The concept of "Made in America" is slowly giving way to "Made by China … in America," as Chinese investors are increasingly snatching up U.S.-based companies and assets and raising the eyebrows of some regulators and market spectators. Since…

Education, Innovation, Jobs, Manufacturing, Skills Gap, STEM, Technology

Made In America: $75 Million Grant Helps Students Gain Technical Skills Employers Need

When you back up a commitment with $75 million, people tend to pay attention. I’m certainly paying attention to New Skills for Youth (NSFY), the $75 million grant initiative sponsored by JPMorgan Chase to change the way we approach career…

FOOTWEAR AND ACCESSORIES, Jobs, Manufacturing

What Made in America feels like: Telic Featured on ESPN

Aaron Azzarito, Vice President of Marketing, illustrates the features and benefits of Telic Footwear and shares the purpose behind the brand. (Read on for your chance to win a pair of TELICs!) Telic is a comfort recovery footwear manufacturer…

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

Towels in US Marriott Hotels to Be Made in USA

Travelers staying at any of Marriott's nearly 3,000 U.S. hotels may notice a little something different in their guest rooms in the coming year. The hotel chain announced recently that it would be swapping out its hand towels and bath towels…

Economy, Jobs, Manufacturing, Outsourcing, TPP

How the TPP Could Affect You and Your Business

On February 4, 2016, President Obama signed the Trans Pacific Partnership Agreement on behalf of the United States. The TPP agreement has been in negotiation behind closed doors since 2010 between the United States and 11 other countries around…

Economy, Education, Jobs, MANUFACTURERS, Manufacturing, Skills Gap, STEM, Technology

Education: 5 Ways to Inspire the Next Generation of Manufacturers

HIGHER EDUCATION The importance of manufacturing to our economic well-being is not a mystery to the manufacturing industry. But how can we get today’s youth to see the value of a manufacturing career? There is a surprising yet nevertheless…

Economy, Jobs, Manufacturing, Reshoring

Reshoring Effort Returning, Keeping Jobs in USA

The stream of millions of U.S. jobs going overseas has stopped, according to a report from the Chicago-based Reshoring Initiative. The net gain on reshoring and foreign investment in the United States was measured at 67,000 jobs nationwide…

Economy, Innovation, Manufacturing, Production, Reshoring, Technology

Look Out China, US Manufacturing is Headed for No. 1

Advanced manufacturing technologies are helping to push the United States back toward being the most competitive manufacturing nation in the world, according to a new survey of global CEOs and other senior executives. While China is the world’s…

Education, Innovation, Jobs, Manufacturing, Middles Class, Policy Makers, Skills Gap, Technology

Does America Really Need Manufacturing?

Too many American companies base decisions about how to source manufacturing largely on narrow financial criteria, never taking into account the potential strategic value of domestic locations. Proposals for plants are treated like any other…