Artists Revitalize Rural Manufacturing
Sculptor Hoss Haley (left) and glass-artist Rick Beck experiment with the patented materials of Floorazzo, a tile manufacturer in Siler City, NC. An innovative economic development project is bringing artisans into local…
New Showroom Opens Up World Of The All American Clothing Co. To Public.
Visitors can tour and try on USA made items with the companies` showroom opening.
All American Clothing Co., the premier online location for USA made clothing items, announces the debut of its new concept…
Making Manufacturing Cool
JOHN GUENTHER It doesn't take a fictional ad guru like Don Draper to let you know working in manufacturing has a branding problem with younger generations. The good news for the California economy is there's a new…
Military Must Purchase Made in America Steel
WASHINGTON — U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D), the author of legislation to ensure that armor plates for America’s military is truly “Made in America,” announced on Tuesday that the U.S. Department of Defense restored a 35-year…
Why Americans Love Small Business
SCOTT SHANE Small business may be the most popular institution in America. According to a 2012 poll conducted on behalf of the Public Affairs Council, 88 percent of Americans view small business favorably. In fact,…
Women Miss Out on Manufacturing Gains
By Ben Casselman American factories are hiring again. But they aren’t hiring women.
Manufacturing, one of the hardest-hit sectors during the recession, has been a leader in the recovery, although as…
Legislation To End Tax Breaks for Companies Shipping Jobs Overseas
Senator cosponsors Bring Jobs Home Act that rewards companies bringing jobs back to U.S.
WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Claire McCaskill is backing a measure to boost job creation by rewarding companies that…
Experience, Reliability Give Chinese Long Beach Electric Bus Contract
Harry Saltzgaver Long Beach Transit’s board voted Monday to award an $11.5 million contract for 10 all-electric buses to a firm whose parent company is Chinese-owned, noting that the bid complies with Made In America…
Made in USA Label Pays off For Investors
Adam Shell,
NEW YORK — The benefits of the Made-in-the-USA marketing tagline now apply to stocks as well as shoes, SUVs and software.
How so? With Europe hobbled by debt, white-hot China cooling and emerging markets…
Our Manufacturing Troubles are Cultural, not Economic
Flickr photo courtesy of Erich Ferdinand
Howard A. Tullman It's not just that shipping is expensive and labor costs are rising. The move away from 'things' is much more basic.
Is the end of traditional…
