Lawmakers Push for American Flags to be 'Made in the U.S.A.'
By Richard Simon for the Los Angeles TimesJuly 3, 2012 WASHINGTON — Should U.S. flags that fly from federal buildings be made entirely in the U.S.A.? So ask sponsors of the All-American Flag Act, introduced in response…
Google Tries Something Retro: Made in the U.S.A.
By JOHN MARKOFFPublished: June 28, 2012 SAN JOSE, Calif. - Etched into the base of Google's new wireless home media player that was introduced on Wednesday is its most intriguing feature. On the underside of the Nexus…
Advanced Manufacturing Could Spark Next Industrial Revolution
By: Elizabeth Alterman | Special to CNBC.com Manufacturing may be poised for a quantum leap that will rival the transformation that took place nearly 100 years ago when Henry Ford revolutionized industry with…
Manufacturing Reshoring, Trickle Could Turn To Flood
EMPLOYMENT SPECTATOR Editorial StaffJim Vassallo | Chelsei HendersonEmployment Spectator202 S Lake Ave, Unit 250Pasadena, CA 91101 Many manufacturing businesses in the US where wiped out, by low-cost…
How To Shop Locally And Save Money
By David Bakke | Investopedia – Fri, Feb 17, 2012 @YahooFinance on Twitter, become a fan on Facebook There are many ways to save money on groceries, such as clipping coupons or buying generic brands in…
Re-Shoring: Manufacturers Make a U-Turn
Chesapeake Bay Candle's U.S. factory in Glen Burnie, Maryland. By: Chris Morris, Special to CNBC.com Published: Wednesday, 23 May 2012 Chesapeake Bay Candle never thought twice about offshoring its manufacturing when the company…
Craft Beers Brew Up Booming Business Across USA
Bottles of Razor Wit Belgian Style White Ale on a conveyor belt at Highland Brewing. The Brewers Association defines craft beer as that made by a relatively small, local or regional brewery, producing fewer than 6 million barrels annually,…
Changing to WTO's 'Made in the World' Labeling Would Harm Americans
Michele Nash-HoffAuthor, 'Can American Manufacturing be Saved? Why We Should and How We Can' Follow Michele Nash-Hoff on Twitter: www.twitter.com/saveusmfg How would you like to go shopping and find that everywhere you went, the…
Chinese Firm Buying AMC Movie Theater Chain
BEIJING – The Chinese are coming — to your local movie theater. With the fanfare from Superman, and toasts of red wine, representatives of Chinese company Wanda signed a deal in Beijing Monday morning to buy AMC, the second-largest…
Seattle Leading an American #Manufacturing Revival
A Boeing 747-8 Freighter is shown during a tour of the Boeing 747-8 Intercontinental and Freighter assembly line on Saturday, February 12, 2011 at the Boeing plant in Everett. Photo: Joshua Trujillo, Seattlepi.com…