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Becoming a Lean Enterprise is Critical to Rebuilding American Manufacturing

When I wrote the chapter on what manufacturers can do to save themselves for my first book, Can American Manufacturing be Saved? Why we should and how we can, published in 2009, one of my top recommendations was to begin the Lean journey to…

Government, Made in USA, News, Policy Makers, Public Policy

Inventors’ Rights Must Be Restored

Ever since the Leahy–Smith America Invents Act (AIA) was passed in 2011, there have been bills introduced in Congress with the purported purpose of restoring inventors’ rights and fixing some of the problems generated by that Act. None…

Margarita Mendoza and Kurt Uhlir at the Made in America Roundtable in the East Room of the White House.

Government, Made in USA, Manufacturing, News, Policy Makers, Politics, Public Policy

President Trump Invites The Made in America Movement to the White House

This remote factory is where Trump may finally draw the line on trade, aluminum, chinese aluminum, military, defense

Domestic Sourcing, Economy, Jobs, Made in USA, Military, Public Policy

This Factory is Where Trump May Draw The Line on Trade

When Bill Hughes went to fight in Iraq in 2003, members of his Army unit lined their vehicles with scrap metal, sandbags and bulletproof vests to protect themselves from roadside bombs. By the time his younger brother Ryan Young was in Iraq…

Economy, Government, Policy Makers, Public Policy

Tell Congress: Stop China’s Buying Spree of U.S. Companies

TAKE ACTION TODAY! Instructions on how to contact your local representatives are below. Join The Alliance For American Manufacturing and Tell Congress to stop China’s buying spree of U.S. companies. Our national security is at risk. China’s…

American History, Economy, Government, News, Politics, Public Policy

Trump: Here Is What He Wants To Do In His First 100 Day

At the end of October, Donald Trump spoke in Gettysburg, Pa., and released a plan for his first 100 days in office. The plan (below) outlines three main areas of focus in the Trump agenda: cleaning up Washington, including by imposing term…

Economy, Factory Closings, Jobs, Manufacturing, Public Policy

House votes to penalize corporations leaving Indiana for Mexico

The Indiana House approved an amendment to Senate Bill 308 on Tuesday that penalizes companies like Carrier Corp., which is moving 1,400 Hoosier jobs to Mexico. The amendment, sponsored by state Rep. Karlee Macer, D-Indianapolis, places sanctions…

Economy, Jobs, Manufacturing, Production, Public Policy, TPP

TPP: Another Nail in the Coffin of American Manufacturing

On January 25, 2016, the Peterson Institute for International Economics (PIIE) released a report on the TPP (Trans-Pacific Partnership) trade agreement. The Coalition for a Prosperous America (CPA) promptly released their commentary on the…

Currency Manipulation, Economy, Jobs, Made in USA, News, Politics, Public Policy, TPP

TPP Trade Deal Being Sold With Bogus Economic Models

The Trans-Pacific Partnership Trade deal is terrible even apart from its quantifiable economic effects, as it threatens our environment, our health, our democracy, our sovereignty, our security and many other things. But it is also a lousy deal…

American Made, Consumer Products, Domestic Sourcing, Made in USA, Made in USA Certified, Manufacturing, Public Policy, Sourcing

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…