Bangladesh Decries U.S. Cutoff of Duty-Free Access
Bangladesh expressed dismay at a U.S. decision to cut duty-free trade access, insisting Friday that the government has taken concrete steps to improve safety and working conditions since a factory collapse in April…
Ford F-150 Beats Toyota Camry in American Made Ranking
The F-150 snapped a four-year streak for the Camry and earned the No. 1 spot in Cars.com’s 2013 American-Made index. The index ranksSource: Ford Motor Co.
Ford Motor Co.’s F-150 pickup, pacing the biggest…
Top US States for New Manufacturing Jobs
A welder builds parts for finished petroleum tanks at Southern Tank and Manufacturing Inc. in Owensboro, Kentucky, U.S. | Photo Credit: Ty Wright, Bloomberg - Getty Images
Manufacturing jobs in the U.S. appear to be coming…
Lawmakers Push Government: Buy American Flags From Domestic Companies
Photo Credit: Daniel Goodman / Business Insider
Lawmakers in the House of Representatives are renewing a push to stop the federal government from buying and flying American flags made outside the country.
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PuraKai Launches 100% Made in USA ‘Seed to Shirt’
98% of the clothing sold in the USA is manufactured overseas, and nearly all of that clothing is made from fabrics that have a negative effect on the environment.
However, if the ambitious father and…
Behind Cry for Help From China Labor Camp
The administrative building of the Masanjia labor camp and other facilities in China. | Photo Credit: The New York Times
Written By: ANDREW JACOBS MASANJIA, China — The cry for help, a neatly folded letter stuffed…
Can Young Americans Revive Manufacturing in The U.S.?
Students from Hardin Valley Academy, Halls High School and Oak Ridge High School celebrate winning the 2013 championship title at the FIRST Robotics Smoky Mountains regionals. | Michael Messing/Special to The Oak Ridger
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Made in USA Documentary Debuts During USA's Largest Small Town Independence Day Celebration
In a new documentary debuting in theaters July 4, 2013, a young man from West Virginia shows what happens at the heart of small town America when families like his lose their manufacturing jobs.
Charleston,…
Can Young Americans Revive Manufacturing in The U.S.?
Michael Messing/Special to The Oak RidgerStudents from Hardin Valley Academy, Halls High School and Oak Ridge High School celebrate winning the 2013 championship title at the FIRST Robotics Smoky Mountains regionals.
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Jobs Primary Motivations for ‘Buying American’
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Six in 10 say they would pay more to buy U.S.-made products
PRINCETON, NJ -- Forty-five percent of Americans say they recently made a special effort to buy products made in the United States. When asked…
