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Faced with a sluggish economy and a Congress expected to be notably unproductive, President Obama is calling for “a year of action.” Where he can, he says, he’ll go it alone. And thus we have the manufacturing institute that his administration awarded earlier this month to a consortium in Raleigh, N.C. […]
A construction worker pauses at the Second Avenue Subway project site in New York, Jan. 10, 2014. SPENCER PLATT/GETTY The president will raise the minimum wage for federal contractors to $10.10, NBC News has learned. He will announce the executive order during Tuesday’s State of the Union address. This means that new contracts for construction […]
White House Press Secretary Jay Carney predicted that President Barack Obama will “bypass Congress” when necessary in 2014, taking unilateral executive action to carry out his agenda. Speaking on ABC’s “This Week” ahead of Tuesday’s State of the Union address, Carney was asked how the president could get things done this year, when Republicans in […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Congressman Mike Thompson’s (D-St. Helena) bipartisan provision requiring every American flag purchased by the Department of Defense (DOD) to be 100-percent manufactured in the United States, from articles, materials, or supplies that are 100-percent of grown, produced or manufactured in the United States, was passed by the House […]
From 2010, here is the 100,000th Honda Civic produced at the Honda Manufacturing of Indiana plant in Greensburg, Ind. Honda now exports more than imports (Photo: Wieck) DETROIT — For the first time since building its first Accord in Marysville, Ohio, Honda exported more U.S-made cars than it imported from Japan […]
Foxconn’s founder and Chairman Terry Gou told reporters any U.S. investment would not be for labor-intensive manufacturing such as assembling smartphones and tablet computers. Photographer: Ashley Pon/Bloomberg Foxconn Technology Group, the maker of Apple Inc.’s iPhone, is in talks with U.S. states including Arizona and Colorado to build advanced manufacturing facilities as part […]
General Electric’s Appliance Park has been in Louisville, Ky., since 1951. But it’s putting new power behind its U.S. production. The advantages to making products in the U.S. are starting to stack up — and companies are taking notice. Among them are Apple, and General Electric, which is making big investments at home. It’s […]
This isn’t your father’s America. Gone are the days you could graduate high school, get a job at a local factory, and have a job for life. The data suggests manufacturing jobs are in a permanent decline. Even so, we’re now manufacturing more and more stuff in the United […]
The rover Jade Rabbit, also known as Yutu, has been exploring the Moon’s soil China’s Jade Rabbit Moon rover is in trouble after experiencing a “mechanical control abnormality”, state media report. The Moon exploration vehicle ran into problems due to the moon’s “complicated lunar surface environment”, Xinhua news agency […]
The TODAY anchors got into the Olympic spirit, dressing up in the official Team USA uniforms as Ralph Lauren’s David Lauren (center, left) made the big reveal. TODAY The 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics are only two weeks away, and so it’s about time we got a close look at our athletes’ festive wardrobe. They’re 100 […]
On Tuesday, January 28 at 9pm ET, President Obama will deliver his fifth State of the Union Address. This year there will be more ways than ever to take part in the State of the Union, including a new way to watch the speech and share exclusive graphics with your […]
Vehicles move slowly through heavy smog in Beijing on Thursday, January 16. China’s manufacturing of exports generates pollution that harms air quality — not only in Asia but also all the way across the Pacific Ocean in the Western United States, according to a new study. (CNN) — Pollution doesn’t respect national […]
The downtown Los Angeles skyline on December 14, 2011 (AFP Photo/Frederic J. Brown) Washington (AFP) – Air pollution from China blows across the Pacific Ocean and ends up over the US west coast — and American consumerism is to blame for a portion of it, said a study Monday. […]
Study finds blowback causes extra day per year of ozone smog in LA. Chinese air pollution blowing across the Pacific Ocean is often caused by the manufacturing of goods for export to the U.S. and Europe, according to findings by UC Irvine and other researchers published today in the Proceedings […]
It is time to put a tired idea to bed. Not long ago, people were predicting the demise of manufacturing. They said that manufacturing was a relic of the past, that the service sector alone could grow an economy and drive innovation. They could not have been more wrong. […]
January 11, 2014 WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama’s international trade agenda is dead in the water if he doesn’t do a better job engaging with Democrats in Congress, and his administration appears to be getting that message, Democrats said Friday. Congressional Democrats have often been frustrated by his lack of attention to their concerns, but […]
January 9, 2014WASHINGTON — House Democrats balked Thursday at a bill designed to clear congressional hurdles for President Barack Obama’s controversial Trans-Pacific Partnership trade pact. By refusing to put forward a co-sponsor for the legislation, House Democrats have significantly hampered the prospects for the bill’s passage. The legislation, introduced […]
November 13, 2013 WASHINGTON — WikiLeaks on Wednesday published a critical chapter of an international trade deal the United States is currently negotiating with 11 Pacific nations. The document confirms what some public health experts and Internet freedom advocates had long feared: The Obama administration is aggressively pursuing terms that would increase the cost of medicines and […]
November 12, 2013 WASHINGTON — Separate groups of House Republicans and Democrats on Tuesday condemned the Obama administration’s proposed sweeping free trade agreement with 11 Pacific nations, known as the Trans-Pacific Partnership. Strongly worded letters to President Barack Obama Tuesday were signed by hardline tea partiers, true-blue progressives, and moderate, corporate-friendly lawmakers in both parties, […]
In late 2013, U.S. Senator Chris Coons (D-Del.) announced the creation of the “Manufacturing Jobs for America” initiative, which aims to “train Washington’s focus on manufacturing jobs.” The initiative, with 22 backers in the Senate, all Democrats, wants to bring new legislation to Congress and the President that will help American manufacturers grow and hire new employees, […]
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Chris Coons (D-Del.) led a group of 22 U.S. senators Tuesday in the launch of a campaign designed to train Washington’s focus on manufacturing jobs. The Manufacturing Jobs for Americainitiative aims to build bipartisan support for legislation that will modernize America’s manufacturing sector, help American manufacturers […]
The ADP and Moody’s Analytics job report shows that December was the strongest month in 2013 and the construction industry experienced its best month since 2006. According to the report released today by payroll company ADP and Moody’s Analytics, the U.S. nonfarm private sector added 238,000 jobs in December. This is the strongest job growth for any […]
Including a prominent “Made in America” label on a product or in advertising can be an effective marketing tool. As unemployment in the United States remains a concern, some consumers may actively seek out American-made goods. But what does that Made in the USA label really mean? The “All or Virtually All” Standard The Federal […]
Comprised of surveys from around 100 New York executives, The Empire State Manufacturing Survey attempts to determine whether certain components of manufacturing have experienced growth (positive number), or contraction (negative number). Investors watch New York manufacturing (and other regions, as well) as a possible signal of larger economic upswings or downturns. For January, the survey’s […]
RALEIGH– Air Force One landed at RDU Wednesday afternoon, kicking off President Barack Obama’s visit to the Triangle. His visit began with a stop in RTP to tour Vacon, a company that designs drives used to power everything from elevators to exhaust fans. President announced the Manufacturing Innovation Institute, a new manufacturing venture for the […]
That giant sucking sound predicted by Ross Perot commenced 20 years ago last week. It is the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) vacuuming up U.S. jobs and depositing them in Mexico. Written by: Leo W. Gerard Independent presidential candidate Perot was right. NAFTA swept U.S. industry south of the border. It made Wall Street happy. It made […]
NAFTA had little to do with trade and everything to do with corp investment rights. NAFTA was fundamentally different than past trade agreements in that it was only partially about trade. Indeed, it shattered the boundaries of past U.S. trade pacts, which had focused narrowly on cutting tariffs and easing quotas. In contrast, NAFTA created new […]
Dallas, TX, December 20, 2013 – Expo Management, Inc. has designed the most comprehensive, national business to consumer exposition showcasing and celebrating American made products held May 16-18, 2014 at the Will Rogers Memorial Center in Fort Worth, TX. For exhibitors, this Expo will gather an anticipated 20,000 attendees over a three day period to […]
Ms. Tabitha St. Bernard, co-founder and designer of Tabii Just, a zero waste clothing line designed and manufactured in New York City, has agreed to come on board as Fashion & Beauty Editor for The Made in America Movement. Tabii Just provides chic, versatile clothing to the modern woman while maintaining sustainable business practices that […]
Senator Max Baucus and Representative Dave Camp filed the dangerous Fast Track bill to ram secretly negotiated negotiated trade and global governance agreements through Congress. We asked for a national priority goal of balanced trade. They said no. We asked for legislation to neutralize foreign currency manipulation. They said no. We asked for comprehensive tax […]
