5 Keys to American-Made Holiday Shopping
The gift-giving edge you may need this holiday.
The race to find holiday presents is underway, and there's both good news and bad news for the shoppers out there.
Let's start with the bad news: Gift giving is a competitive sport - a…
Manufacturing Jobs Loss To Stop, Says Study
(MoneyWatch) COMMENTARY The net loss of manufacturing jobs from the U.S. to China may have finally come to an end, according to a study by strategy and operations consultancy The Hackett Group. And because of changing…
Manufacturing’s Role in The U.S. Economy
We’re all aware of how critical manufacturing has been to the U.S. economy over the past several decades. Most of us are equally aware that it still plays a huge role. But do you realize how big a role it still plays?…
Effort Afoot To Make Blue Laces a Symbol of Support For U.S. Goods
A new Kickstarter campaign,launched by the founder of Flint and Tinder, wants to make blue shoelaces a symbol of American manufacturing. (The Blue Lace Project)
The Bluelace Project, which launched on Tuesday via a Kickstarter…
Walmart Collecting Food For Employees Who Can't Afford Thanksgiving Dinner.
The Walmart on Atlantic Boulevard in Canton is collecting food for employees who can't afford Thanksgiving dinner. The company said this is proof that employees look out for one another. The group of employees who have held national strikes…
Chinese Labor Camp Inmate Tells of True Horror of Halloween 'SOS'
Tree leaves were turning yellow and red in Damascus, Oregon, in late October. Competing with fall foliage for attention were Halloween decorations, which adorned almost every house in this sleepy middle-class suburb of Portland on America's…
More Jobs Announced From Wal-Mart Onshoring Effort
The push by Wal-Mart Stores to return manufacturing to the U.S. has gathered more momentum with the global retailer announcing that three companies will support manufacturing operations in Georgia, South Carolina and…
Toy Firm To Invest $6.5 Million, Add 74 Jobs in Rogers
Rogers is famous for Daisy BB guns but it will soon be home to another toy maker, Redman & Associates, who announced a $6.5 million investment to relocate its ride-on toy manufacturing business from Shanghai to…
Industry Expert: Economy Turning A Corner
A job-seeker, right, talks to a prospective employer at a job fair earlier this year at Prairie State College in Chicago Heights. Jeff Korzenik, chief investment strategist at Fifth Third Bank, said there was not a lot…
