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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…

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…

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,…

China Abuses WTO Rules to Control Foreign Tech Firms

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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.…

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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…

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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…

Nike CEO Mark Parker told President Obama about U.S. manufacturing 4 years ago. POTUS, Nike Made in USA, American made Nike, Made in USA Sneakers

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Nike CEO told POTUS About U.S. Manufacturing 4 Years Ago

When President Obama visited Oregon in 2011, Nike Chief Executive Mark Parker foreshadowed what was on the sneaker giant's horizon. Obama was in the state to visit Intel in Hillsboro. But Parker found a moment to tell the president something…

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Nike To Create 10,000 Jobs in U.S. with Approved Trade Pact

As it prepared to welcome President Obama to its headquarters campus Friday morning, Nike announced it would pour more money into advanced footwear manufacturing in the United States if and when the Trans-Pacific Partnership free trade agreement…

Domestic Sourcing, Economy, FOOTWEAR AND ACCESSORIES, Jobs, Made in USA, Manufacturing, Production, Reshoring, TPP

Read Obama’s Speech at Nike: Full text

The White House posted the full text of President Barack Obama's speech at Nike headquarters near Beaverton on Friday morning. The White House has also posted a video of the speech. THE PRESIDENT: Hello, Oregon! (Applause.) Well,…

Domestic Sourcing, Economy, Manufacturing, Politics, Production, Technology, World Trade Organization (WTO)

China Abuses WTO Rules to Control Foreign Tech Firms

The Chinese Communist Party has created a new law that allows it to selectively ban foreign imports while propping up its own companies. The new law uses a loophole in world trade, and could push U.S. technology companies out of China. It…