Reshoring Success: AirGuide moving manufacturing from Mexico to Clarksdale
Ted CarterAugust 14, 2012 A Florida company’s decision to relocate part of its manufacturing operation from Mexico to Clarksdale gives Mississippi a win in a national “reshoring” effort by which states hope…
7 Reasons to Expect US Manufacturing Resurgence
Farok J. ContractorYaleGlobal, 7 August 2012 NEWARK, NJ: Some 2.8 million American jobs – 70 percent of them in manufacturing – have been lost since 2001 because of the US trade deficit with China, according to a recent Economic…
Manufacturing in America: Start of a Renaissance?
Hal Sirkin08/12/2012 The U.S. is at the start of a manufacturing renaissance that will generate two to three million jobs and provide $100 billion of added economic growth over this decade. This renaissance is being sparked by a trend…
Manufacturing is Returning to America
Photo Credit: Daniel Marsula/Post-Gazette August 12, 2012 By Vivek Wadhwa A furor broke out after it was reported that the uniforms of U.S. Olympians had been manufactured in China. "They should take all the uniforms, put them in a…
For Some U.S. Companies, ‘Reshoring’ Jobs from China Makes 'Cents'
Dee DepassAugust 10, 2012 MINNEAPOLIS - Two years ago, Calibur11 in Duluth, Minn., did what any other cash-strapped manufacturer looking to prune costs would do: Turn to China.
But the maker of game…
We Don't Cotton to Tax Cuts for the Rich
BY ERIC HENRY AUG 09, 2012 If anyone tells you that ending the Bush tax cuts for the richest 2 percent would hurt job creation, tell them to talk with me. We founded our business, TS Designs, in 1977 as a small…
Manufacturing in U.S. and Nation's Future Depend on Attracting Skilled People into Field
August 09, 2012By: By Troy A. Mills Many in the general population may not realize we are at a critical point in U.S. manufacturing, and no nation has ever thrived without a strong manufacturing base.
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Original Sin: Complying with Country of Origin Laws
by Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP 8/10/2012 Congress recently introduced the whimsically titled bill, the “Team U.S.A. Made in America Act,” which would require the United States Olympic Committee…
How America Can Win an Olympic Gold for Its Economy
August 10, 2012
By PAUL A. ARGENTI
Professor of corporate communication at the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth College.
Over the last few weeks, as the United States competed and mostly won in the international…
Fake Chinese Parts in US-Made Arms Leave India at Risk
India will acquire ten C-17 Globemaster-III aircrafts from Boeing for $4.1 billion, which will be delivered in 2013. | Picture courtesy: Boeing
Aug 11, 2012 by Uttara Choudhury New York: India, a big buyer of…