Tribune Endorsement: Too Many Mitts
President Barack Obama speaks about the choice facing women in the upcoming election, Friday, Oct. 19, 2012, at a campaign event at George Mason University in Fairfax, Va. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster) October 19, 2012 | Last Updated:…
Montauk Tackle Company: Why we Make Our Apparel in The United States of America
Written by:Ron Cesark President/FounderMontauk Tackle Company
Today I was thinking about all the folks Montauk Tackle Company (MTC) does business with and the families we affect by making our apparel…
Defense Department Pushed to Buy 'Made in America' Military Uniforms
By SUSANNA KIM (@skimm)Oct. 18, 2012 Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, wrote a letter to the Department of Defense requesting that it comply with a rule that requires military service members to wear clothes made in the…
What did President Barack Obama and Gov. Mitt Romney actually say? Transcript And Audio: Second Presidential Debate
President Obama and Republican nominee Mitt Romney shake hands before their debate Tuesday in Hempstead, N.Y. | Photo Credit: Michael Reynolds/Pool/Getty Images
October 16, 2012 Transcript of the second debate…
More Jobs Return To The U.S.: Is it a Trend?
By ERIK SHERMAN October 15, 2012 (MoneyWatch) After years of jobs moving overseas by the million, some are trickling back. China's largest PC manufacturer, Lenovo Group, recently announced that it will open its…
Leading Manufacturing Companies Unveil Veteran Job-Training Program
Oct. 16, 2012By Kevin FrekingAssociated Press WASHINGTON - Some of the nation's leading manufacturing companies announced a new program Monday to help veterans gain the skills necessary to fill some of the estimated…
Moment of Truth Approaching for U.S. Manufacturers
Scott Malone October 12, 2012 BOSTON (Reuters) - How far can cost-cutting get you in a slowing economy?
That's the question the U.S. manufacturing sector will answer over the coming weeks. Through the…
Walmart Strikes Mark New Chapter In Labor's Fight With Mega-Retailer
Dave JamiesonDave.Jamieson@huffingtonpost.comOctober 15, 2012 When a strike among Walmart store employees spread to twelves cities last week, a spokesman for the largest private-sector employer in the world made a curious clarification…
Hot Springs Manufacturing Company Alliance Rubber Reaching 90 Years
Oct 11, 2012 HOT SPRINGS, Ark. (KTHV) -- A current documentary playing in Little Rock showcases the struggles of the U.S. manufacturing business. We recently told you about the film "Death by China" on Today's THV This Morning. But…
U.S. Will Place Tariffs on Chinese Solar Panels
A worker in Zhejiang province in February. | Photo Credit: Reuters
By DIANE CARDWELL and KEITH BRADSHER
October 10, 2012
The Commerce Department issued its final ruling Wednesday in a long-simmering trade dispute with China, imposing…
