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U.S. Manufacturing Isn’t Dead Yet

An American factory worker in a scene from “American Made Movie.” | Photo Credit: Variance Films Technology, global competitiveness and outsourcing put manufacturing on life support in America, but after touring small towns and cities across the country and talking to business leaders who still manufacture their products domestically, we are […]

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U.S. Manufacturers Gain Ground

Factory workers put the finishing touches on motorcycles on the line at a Harley-Davidson assembly facility in York, Pa., where union work rules were simplified. After more than a decade of losing ground to China and other export powerhouses, U.S. manufacturers are finally showing signs of regaining their competitive edge. Reposted from The Wall Street […]

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P&G Voluntarily Recalls Limited Quantity of Dry Pet Food

CINCINNATI–(BUSINESS WIRE)–The Procter & Gamble Company (P&G) has voluntarily recalled specific lots of dry pet food because they have the potential to be contaminated with Salmonella. These lots were distributed in the United States and represent roughly one-tenth of one percent (0.1%) of annual production. No Salmonella-related illnesses have been reported […]

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Making It In The U.S.A. One Step At A Time

In the early 1940s, in order to advance the domestic industrial base in the time of war, Congress passed a law that required America’s military to use American-made equipment. The so-called “Berry Amendment” mandated American soldiers to train and operate with uniforms and gear made in the United States. […]

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'Manufacturing 2.0' Finds Home in New York

An engineer at Shapeways removes finished products from a 3D Printer at the company’s factory in New York City. Anyone can upload a 3-D design to Shapeways’ website and submit an order to have it “printed” in plastic at the factory. Photograph by: Mary Altaffer, The Associated Press Photos , The Associated […]

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Manufacturing Council Eyes Retraining Curriculum For Skilled Jobs

Nationwide, manufacturers say that there is a gap between available jobs and the skills job seekers needed to fill those jobs — a recent report by Deloitte LLP and the Manufacturing Institute contends that as many as 600,000 skilled production and production support jobs are going unfilled. Reposted from the Watertown Daily Times: Circumstances are […]

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10 States Where Manufacturing Still Matters

Factory manufacturing output increased for the second straight month. Overall industrial production has increased 0.8%. (Photo: Mike De Sisti, AP) While some experts are predicting a revival, manufacturing has lagged the economy for years. The country has lost nearly 2.5 million manufacturing jobs in the past 10 years. Last year, the manufacturing sector was responsible […]

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The American Dream Is Built on Fair Wages

My life is a tribute to the American Dream. My business partner and I started with 300 record albums and a $20 booth at the local farmers market. That was nearly 34 years ago. Vintage Vinyl has grown into a multi-million dollar company with 23 employees. We stage 150 in-store concerts […]

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Re-Shoring Jobs With The Moto X

Reposted from Forbes: Recent news in and around the smartphone space points to an increasingly challenging environment: Weaker-than-expected shipments from Samsung; Weaker-than-expected June quarter shipments followed by price cuts and layoffs at Research in Motion – Blackberry; A sour outlook from HTC that calls for a sharp sequential drop in revenue; Apple AAPL -0.88%’s iPhone shipments fell 16.5% sequentially […]

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Crumbling American Dreams

The demolition of the old Port Clinton Middle and Jefferson Elementary Schools in Port Clinton, Ohio. Andrew Borowiec for The New York Times. By ROBERT D. PUTNAM My hometown — Port Clinton, Ohio, population 6,050 — was in the 1950s a passable embodiment of the American dream, a place that offered decent opportunity for the children […]

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Daytona State offers manufacturing training

Daytona State College’s Center for Business & Industry will offer an 11-week “Manufacturing Fast-Track” training program beginning Sept. 9 for those are interested in careers in either machining or welding. Scholarships for the program are also available. Reposted from News Journal Online: Daytona Beach News-Journal – DAYTONA BEACH —  The purpose of the course, according to […]

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July Jobs Report: Only 162,000 Jobs Added

The economy added 162,000 jobs in July, fewer than economists expected, as unemployment fell to 7.4 percent, the Labor Department reported today. Unfortunately your browser does not support IFrames. Breaking News | Celebrity News | More ABC News Videos Reposted from ABC News: Many economists expected the addition of 175,000 to 185,000 jobs in July […]

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The Price of ‘Made in China’

HERE is a symbol of China’s assault on the American economy: the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge, which connects Brooklyn and Staten Island. This landmark, which opened in 1964, is North America’s longest suspension bridge. It’s also in urgent need of renovation. Unfortunately, $34 million in steel production and fabrication work has been outsourced to China. Reposted from […]

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Small Manufacturers Bet on Detroit Brand Despite Bankruptcy

DETROIT (Reuters) – For nearly six decades Detroit’s story has been one of relentless erosion of its once mighty manufacturing base, but even as the Motor City faces a long bankruptcy a clutch of small producers has moved in to rekindle the “Made in Detroit” brand. Reposted from Reuters: […]

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iPhone 6 Could Be First ‘Made In USA’ iPhone

Foxconn are considering a move to the USA. As you know the iPhone 5 is made at Foxconn in China right now and it has been causing quite a few problems for both the manufacturer and Apple. Foxconn are now looking into cities in the US, which include Los Angeles and Detroit to determine which […]

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iPhone 6 Release Date Could Happen On Labor Day 2013

Rumour has it that we could see Apple iPhone 6 before the end of August or by early September at the latest. Everyone is waiting to hear that the iPhone 6 is in production, it would have to be sometime soon if it is to come out with iOS 7. We have seen many concepts […]

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Playing ‘The Game’ Of U.S. Clothing Manufacturing

The Game, a Phenix City, Ala.-based manufacturer of sporting apparel for nearly a thousand collegiate baseball teams, recently announced a new line of American-made products — American Threads — to be manufactured in North Carolina. The company, founded in 1986 by Neil Stillwell, owns manufacturing operations in Mexico, Honduras and El […]

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Detroit: Gold mine for China

Workers prepare engine cylinder liners for packaging at the US distribution arm of ZYNP China Manufacturing, in Romulus, Michigan, near Detroit. Michael Barris / China Daily Despite the Motor City’s bankruptcy filing last week, its abundant engineering talent and car history lure Chinese automobile companies seeking global expansion, as Michael Barris […]

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"Made in America": The Competitiveness Imperative

Politicians love promoting “made in America” during an election season but tend to forget about it once the dust settles. And so, for all the praise of American manufacturing in the last campaign — by Democrats and Republicans alike — very little has actually been done. So what happened to a […]

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Moto X: All the Details About Motorola's Made-in-America Smartphone

Moto X Colors Thousands of Android devices have been made by consumer electronics manufacturers. Maybe you know the Samsung Galaxy S4 or a Verizon Droid, but the rest of them can easily blend together. Unfortunately your browser does not support IFrames. Breaking News | Celebrity News | More ABC News Videos But, after a year in the works, […]

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Motorola's New Smartphone: Made in the U.S.A., but Not for Much Pay

Factory workers assembling the Moto X will make as little as $9-an-hour, if the help wanted ads are to be believed. Reposted from The Atlantic Today, Google-owned Motorola is officially announcing the new Moto X, an Android-powered device that, as its ads remind us, will be the first smartphone actually manufactured in the […]

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Obama's Amazon Economy

The President of the United States will be speaking about rebuilding America’s middle class from the depths of an Amazon warehouse in Tennessee. His message and the site from which he’ll deliver it are dissonant, given Amazon’s prominence as a massive importer and employer of temporary workers, two truths that make it harder […]

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Bangladesh Garment Workers Set Fire to Factory over Benefits

Bangladeshi garment workers shout slogans during a protest in Dhaka, on July 14, 2013. Hundreds of Bangladeshi garment workers have set fire to their factory to demand a better bonus before the country’s main Muslim festival. police tell AFP. (AFP/File) DHAKA (AFP) –  Hundreds of Bangladeshi garment workers set fire to […]

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Made in America Trend Drives Industrial Demand

It’s clear that “made in America” is an evolving trend affecting the industrial real estate market today.  Reposted from GlobeST.com: As manufacturers continue to weigh the costs of moving goods in today’s market, increases in labor, shipping, and fuel expenses are driving many global companies to bring production back to North America. The result is an increasing […]

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Can Fashion Clean Up Its Act?

In the wake of Bangladesh’s Rana Plaza disaster, consumers are showing new interest in brands that do right by their workers. No matter how many people switch to thrift store shopping or donning dresses stitched by a local designer, fast fashion isn’t going anywhere anytime soon. But big retailers such as H&M operate on such […]

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Apple’s Supplier, Pegatron Group, Violates Workers’ Rights

Today (07/29/13), China Labor Watch (CLW) published an investigative report detailing the labor violations of three factories of Pegatron Group, a major supplier to Apple. In 2013, Apple has increased its orders to these factories, which have benefited from and relied upon labor violations to increase their competitive edge. CLW’s investigations revealed at least 86 […]

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Government Extends Review of Smithfield Sale to Chinese Firm

A sign advertising Smithfield hams hangs at the Taste of Smithfield restaurant and gourmet market in Smithfield, Virginia May 30, 2013. Photo Credit: Reuters/Rich-Joseph Facun (Reuters) – The government has decided to take an additional 45 days to review a Chinese company’s plan to purchase Smithfield Foods, the world’s largest pork […]

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